Have you ever had a relationship that started out amazing, made you feel like you had everything you ever wanted, until one day you realized it was ruining your life? No, we're not talking about your ex, we're talking about your credit card! Let's talk about the warning signs of a toxic financial relationship and how to finally break up with debt for good!

At first, you go through the honeymoon phase, until the bills start to show up and suddenly the APR is 25%!

What red flags do you see with your credit cards? Minimum payments that never make a dent?

How do you break up with your credit cards?

How do you move on and stay strong?

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What happens if you are in a situation where you need to sell your house? You're in foreclosure? Or you've filed a bankruptcy?

How can you avoid predators and scams if you're in a situation where you're forced to sell your home, or if you're in financial distress?

This week's guest on the Crushing Debt Podcast is Sandra Cantu, who brings over 25 years of real estate expertise and a deeply personal understanding of homeowner challenges. Her journey from facing foreclosure as a single mom to becoming a trusted cash home buyer across New York, Arizona, and Florida has fueled my passion for helping homeowners in distress.

You can reach Sandy at info@SandyBuysHouses.com or Info@FloridaProbatecare.com.

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Also check out George's webinar on Money Mindset, on Tuesday, February 25th at 6 PM EST: From Overdrawn to Abundance: https://www.shawnahuber.com/money-mindset-webinar

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What are some comfort lies you tell yourself about money?

What are some future lies you tell yourself about money?

What are some identity lies you tell yourself about money?

In this week's episode Shawn & George talk about the money lies we tell ourselves. Things like:

• I deserve it.
• I'll start saving when I make more money.
• Everyone has debt, it's normal.
• I'll work forever, so I don't need to save for retirement.
• Investing is too risky; I'll just keep cash.
• I'll make it up later.
• I'm just not good with money.
• More money will solve my problems.
• I have plenty of time to figure it out.

What are some money lies that you tell yourself. Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!

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Also check out George's webinar on Money Mindset, on Tuesday, February 25th at 6 PM EST: From Overdrawn to Abundance: https://www.shawnahuber.com/money-mindset-webinar

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at Shawn@Yesnerlaw.com or visit www.YesnerLaw.com. And please consider a donation to Pancreatic Cancer research and education by joining Shawn's team at MY Legacy Striders: http://support.pancan.org/goto/MYLegacy8

What are the five money personas?

What are the four "F's" of money (nots this is not an explicit] episode).

How do dopamine, endorphins, oxytocin and seratonin factor in to your attitudes about money?

On this week's episode of The Crushing Debt Podcast, Shawn & George talk to Gino Barbaro of the Jake & Gino Show to talk about your attitudes towards and relationship with money. Gino is a published author, Wheelbarrow Profits, The Honey Bee, Family Food and the Friars, and his latest book Happy Money, Happy Family, Happy Legacy. Gino is also a real estate investor, having grown his real estate portfolio to over 2,000 multifamily units and $250 million in Assets under management.

When dealing with money, are you Amy the Avoider, Steve the Saver, Gary the Gambler, Ivan the Investor, or Sara the Spender. Once you identify your attitutde towards money, you can then better take control of your money.

You can find more information about Gino and his books at his website, www.Barbaro360.com.

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Do you get a tax refund every year?

Is that a good thing?

If you're in financial distress, what can you do with your tax refund?

On this week's episode of the Crushing Debt podcast, Shawn & George talk about tax refunds, how tax refunds are treated in Chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy, what to do so that your refund is less but your take-home pay is more, and other topics related to bankruptcy.

For example, did you know that Child Support and Alimony are not dischargeable in a bankruptcy? What about Homeowner Association and Condo Association liens? What happens to a debt in bankruptcy when one co-signor files for bankruptcy but the other does not?

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Or, you can support the show by visiting our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt

To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

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Do you want an extra hour each day for yourself? For your employees?

Do you know the purpose of work meetings?

Who spends more time working on priority activities?

How is AI changing productivity?

The three areas of life that people tend to focus on the most: (1) body image, (2) time management and (3) financial management.

On this week's episode of the Crushing Debt Podcast, Shawn & George spend a very efficient amount of time talking to productivity expert Mark Ellwood. Mark is the president of Pace Productivity Inc., and the author of A Complete Waste of Time, Cut the Glut of Email, and The Poetic Path to Getting More Done, which can all be found on his website, www.GetMoreDone.com.

We talk about measuring productivity, how emails are an unnecessary waste of time (unless you're reading the email about this episode), and how everyone at the meeting has the right & responsibility to improve the dynamics of the meeting. We talk about how time management and financial management relate, and how improving your time management can help improve your financial management.

You can also reach Mark via email at Mark@GetMoreDone.com

Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!

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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

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What will Monday, January 20, mean for you?

What political party has a majority in the Federal House of Representatives and Senate? What political party has a majority in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate? In your home state? And what will that all mean for you, your family, your wallet?

Back in Episode 440, Financial Literacy and Politics, Shawn and George discussed similar issues following the results of the 2024 Presidential Elections. As a result of that show, we met Jamie Miller, this week's guest.

Jamie is the former Executive Director of the Republican Party of Florida, a US Senate Campaign Manager, Director of Field Operations for the FL 2000 Elecection & Recount, Lead Consultant for the North Carolina House Caucus 2010, a podcaster, blogger and published author (PR Handbook, Crisis Communications).

Not just a Hemmingway look-alike, Jamie talks about the Election Results, and how a majority for one political party impacts the fiscal policies of both the Country and local municipalities. We also discuss inflation, the FL insurance market, and how President Trump's policies may impact the Country over the next four years and beyond.

To be fair, we would be open to interviewing any Democrat-party leadership on the same topics. If you have an interest in being on the show please reach out!

You can contact Jamie at MillerStrategiesLLC@gmail.com, or listen to his podcast at www.ReasonableArguments.com, also his blog at www.ReasonableArguments.blog.

Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!

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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

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Happy New Year!

What Resolutions did you set for yourself this year?

What is it about the New Year that makes us want to set Resolutions?

How can you ensure that your resolutions don't drift away after a few weeks or months?

On this week's episode of the Crushing Debt Podcast, the first of 2025, George and Shawn talk about mindset, momentum and motivation, celebrating small victories, learning from setbacks and measuring yourself after where you started rather than your goal.

How much do you need in emergency funds? Check out this site: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/banking/emergency-fund-calculator?msockid=2dc6f4b8f8c961fc04a4e6cdf959609d

What are some of your New Year's Resolutions? Let us know and we can hold each other accountable together!

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Or, you can support the show by visiting our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt

To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

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