No-Spend Month 2.0, and Recovering From Credit Damage
b'A no-spend month is a chance to retool your relationship with how you spend money \\u2014 and tuck away some extra cash. To start this episode, Sean Pyles and Liz Weston talk about how they\\u2019re approaching the no-spend-month challenge this year.\\nThen they answer a listener\\u2019s question about how to recover from damage to their credit, including how to land an apartment or get a car loan.\\nTo send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email podcast@nerdwallet.com.\\nAlso, we are running a book sweepstakes ahead of our next Book Club episode! In February, we\'re talking with Axton Betz-Hamilton, author of "The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets and Stolen Identity,\\u201d a book about what happens when the person who steals your identity is your own family member.\\nTo enter for a chance to win our book giveaway, send an email to podcast@nerdwallet.com with the subject "Book Sweepstakes" during the sweepstakes period. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. PST on Feb. 16. Include the following information: your first and last name, email address, ZIP code and phone number. For more information, please visit our official sweepstakes rules page.\\nTimestamps:\\nThis Week in Your Money segment: 0:00 - 10:59\\xa0\\nMoney Question segment: 11:00 - 22:53\\xa0\\nLike what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend.'