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First Aired - 12/09/2010 04:30PM
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To wed or not to wed? That is the question proposed on this proposal themed episode of Flash Talks Cash. Listen in as JoAnn "Flash" Fleming shares her advice on the financial side of marriage. Learn who should tie the knot and who should not, and what tax implications same sex couples might face. Also tune in for another round of "Number Nuts", this week all about billionaires. This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. FOr more information visit www.surryfarms.com.
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Flash Talks Cash Introduction: Is it Time to Pop the Question? (15:12)
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Flash Talks Cash, JoAnn 'Flash' Fleming, Andrew Newman, Heritage Radio Network, S. Wallace Edwards & Sons, when is a good time to pop the question?, tax implications, cost for children, married couples vs unmarried couples, if you have a child and you are not married, you can deduct child expenses when you get married, college tuition credits, phase outs on dependents, it's not always beneficial to be married, marriage penalties, Bush tax cuts, it can be difficult to combine two high salaries, joint property income and expenses, it's a lot of work to figure out, same sex couples don't get a break, taxes and marriage, same sex marriage, if you're not married you have to file separately, same sex marriages, married filing separately is the worst idea, calculate your taxes before walking down the aisle,Email Questions & Number Nuts (11:27)
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email questions, should we cut the Bush Tax Cuts, JoAnn says you have to stand up to the republicans!, push through the tax cuts for people who make under $250,000, extending unemployment insurance, there are a lot of people sitting on their hands and collecting unemployment, number nuts,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 07/28/2010 07:00PM
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This week on Burning Down the House Curtis sits down with cultural anthropologist Caroline Bailey and architect Jake Alspector of Alspector Architect to discuss how we treat our elders, and the options for housing them both current and future. Plus Curtis laments the lack of a WPA 2.0 in a world where 66 percent of architects are underemployed. This episode was sponsored by Tekserve: your NYC Apple specialist.
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Burning Down The House Intro (19:30)
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burning down the house, heritageradionetwork.com, Curtis B. Wayne, tekserve.com, cultural anthropology, dark standup comedy, Jake Alspector, baby boomers, retirement, retiringbydesign.com, Paris, elder housing, By Design Solutions, Princeton Windrows, Princeton, independent living, ccrc, resort living, old dudes rock, home care, continuing care retirement community, New York City, empty nesters, suburbs, Columbus Housing Authority, Columbus Indiana, Cummins Engine Company, the Miller family, Robert Venturi Fire House, world's fair of post-war architecture, hud housing, wrecktech, Caroline Bailey, www.alspectorarchitecture.com, http://retiringbydesign.com,Soylent, Shakers & Shared Housing (24:57)
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Wrecktech, Dan Breindel, Law and Order, SVU, elderly housing, Soylent Green, cultural anthropology, Ruth Benedict, Margaret Mead, different marriages for different times, elderly dating, residential country club, international collective housing models, great woodworking, Charles Dickens, the Shakers, John Ruskin, Donald Trump, ornamentation, Trump SoHo, universal design, ghettoization, Connecticut, Harvard magazine, New Hampshire, communal community living, Green Camp, Peter Cooper, the invention of Jello, Cooper Union, share house, Hamptons, collective housing, Fire Island, kibbutz, Heritage Radio Network, Roberta's, diner juke box, knifeshow, tekserve.com,WPA 2.0 (16:17)
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Jake Alspector, Caroline Bailey, independent living, Fire Island, assisted suicide, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, The Netherlands, elder care, onsite care, insurance, Upright Citizens Brigade, Matt Besser, dark comedy, Lifetime Movie parody, political satire, The Colbert Report, writer's strike, Monty Python, Terry Gilliam, Brazil, Jam, Little Britain, Heritage Foods USA, Slowfood USA, multidisciplinary, cultural anthropology, Sesame Street, Children's Television Workshop, Marxism, multiple careers, yankee collective, Tarp money, Congress, President Obama, no funding for the creative arts, Guggenheim Museum, panhandling, Charles Gwathmey, Chrysler, GM, WPA, stimulus money, Julie Iovine, Richard Meier,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 09/16/2010 04:30PM
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This week on Flash Talks Cash Andrew and Flash discuss the touchy issue of revealing debt. An engagement or even simply shacking up means shared finances, and debt is a burden just about every American shoulders to some extent. When is the right time to reveal how much YOU shoulder to that special someone? What is a healthy, reasonable amount of debt? Tune in to discover the answer to these questions and more on this debt-centric episode of Flash Talks Cash. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch: purveyors of grass-fed beef from the coast of CA.
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When to Disclose Your Debt (17:03)
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Hearst Ranch, Nat is in the studio alone today, podcast the show!, call or email us!, your debt balances, debt: the American dillemma, lots of Americans have lots of debt, more people are saving which is continuing the recession, Flash yells at people for saving instead of paying off debt, saving money feels better than paying things off, don't put $ in a college fund when you have a newborn and immediate credit card debt, debt levels are subjective, debt acceptance can be a psychological thing, when you need to tell your family or partner about your debt, types of debt, mortages are not included, student loan debt may or may not be included, this applies people moving in together or getting engaged or married, Dr. Flash, money is a deep psychological component of life, when should you disclose your debt?, disclose your debt before you even move in with someone, guitar down!, people who estimate their debt are often in denial, usually people own WAY more than they admit to themselves, a lot of people have trouble facing their debt, good debt = student loans, having a job after you graduate is a big deal now, going into certain fields means the government will pay your student loans, a lot of people can't find a job after school, some doctors and lawyers have $250K in student loans, debt will impact all of your future financial decisions, debt is baggage, there are public law schools that are way more affordable than private schools, what if both parties in a couple have high debt?, what if someone in the relationship decides they want to stay home and raise kids?, discussing these things openly makes handling it easier, don't disclose your debt to everyone, is third date too soon?, the appropriate time to disclose your debt load, a year or two?, second marriages might have more problems because there may be kids with tuitions and debt loads,Email Questions & Creative Accountant (10:47)
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Andrew thinks a year is too long to wait to disclose debt, writing off the expense of classes to study for a CPA exam, the CPA exam is difficult, travel to the classes can't be written off, study fees and license fees and joining groups can be written off, going through the post-move process of changing address and getting a license as it applies to paying income taxes, when you move you are immediately a resident of wherever you move so you HAVE to start paying taxes there, Connecticut is cheaper than New York, Creative Accountant Segment, the Storymatic Cards are to stimulate your juices to write a story, Neglected Sibling a Witness and Someone Being Followed, A Poem by TFS Pedro, the best story this month gets a bottle of wine, Driving Carefree Down Money Lane, Andrew is not good with poetry, thank you Pedro!, next week's show will be about budgets, don't count other people's money in your budget, Don't Bounce Checks!, next weeks cards are a Florist & a reluctant participant & an unwanted inheritance, don't count your live parents money in your budget, Andrew's story is going to be awesome, Flash thinks a story is worth a free bottle of wine, Flash Talks Cash is a show for EVERYBODY!,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
