NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
1) Invest or Pay Down Debt? Plus How to Save Big This Holiday Season
Learn how to handle holiday shopping in an increasingly expensive spending environment. Plus, lightning round insights around debt, investing, and savings goals. How should you prepare for holiday s...Show More
2) Are You Covered? Hidden Gaps in Life Insurance That Could Cost Your Family
Learn how to choose term vs whole life insurance and calculate your coverage so your family stays protected. How much life insurance do you really need? Which is smarter, term or whole life? Hosts Se...Show More
3) What Home Sellers Can Legally Hide and How to Master Irregular Bills
Learn how to plan for surprise bills and what to ask about a home’s past so your budget and buying feel stress free. Do sellers have to disclose deaths, crimes or “hauntings” in a home? How can you b...Show More
4) Feeling Burned Out? How to Know When to Quit Your Job — and What to Do First
Learn how your habits and the cash and cards in your wallet reveal your money mindset, then learn how to know when it’s time to quit your job. What amount of cash should you keep on hand? Should yo...Show More
5) What Fewer Earnings Reports Could Mean for Investors and How to Teach Kids About Money (Video Episode)
In this special video episode, learn what proposed stock market rule changes could mean for your portfolio and how to grow your teen’s money skills. Will corporate earnings reports soon shift from qu...Show More
6) Watch the Nerds Sweat It Out: Hot Wings Meet Hot Money Takes (Video Episode)
In this special video episode, Sean and Elizabeth and special guests eat spicy wings and share hot takes on saving versus investing, inflation, crypto, and when to trade up for an electric vehicle. W...Show More
7) Budget Rehab: What Our Hosts’ Spending Reveals About Smarter Money Moves
In this special video episode, Sean and Elizabeth give each other a “budget rehab,” revealing their own budgets to help you fix yours. How can you feel more in control of your spending? How can you p...Show More
8) Stop Overpaying With Miles: The Redemption Rules Smart Travelers Use in 2025
In a special presentation of Smart Travel, learn what your points and miles are really worth in 2025 — and why the answer might change how you book travel. Should you take a $650 flight voucher or 32...Show More
9) Stay Ahead of a Government Shutdown and Learn How to Invest Extra Money Wisely
Learn how to prepare for a government shutdown and where to put $600 a month after building your emergency fund. What happens in a federal government shutdown? Where should you put $600/month after f...Show More
10) Preparing Finances for Fall and How to Help Parents Who Haven’t Saved Enough
Learn how to prepare your finances for fall and support aging parents who have limited retirement savings. How can you check in on your finances this fall? What’s the best way to help parents with li...Show More