Money may be the root of all evil, but it's certainly much easier to do good if you've got it. We talk a bit about budgeting and how we handle our finances.\nFull show notes\nThings mentioned in this episode:\n\nMint\nThe Ultimate Guide To Budgeting In College\nDaily Budget for iOS\nDaily Budget alternative for Android\nTom's net worth tracker\nTom's budget modeler\nKu Cha House of Tea\nListen Money Matters\nCredit Karma\nNerdwallet\nNerdwallet - Best College Student Credit Cards of 2017\nA Crash Course on How to Start Investing (Even If You\u2019re in Debt) (Ep. 168)\nHow One Recent College Grad Intends to Retire at 40\nMr. Money Mustache\n\nWant more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page.\nYou can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter.\nTimestamps:\n\n0:00:28 \u2013 Some info about the tea\n0:02:12 \u2013 Defining your financial goals and retiring like Mr. Money Mustache\n0:12:44 \u2013 Automating payments and finances in general\n0:16:50 \u2013 Visualizing your finances through the money pipeline analogy\n0:18:03 \u2013 Filling up the essential money pipeline \u201cbuckets\u201d\n0:26:57 \u2013 Managing the remaining \u201cbuckets\u201d based on your personal needs\n0:35:15 \u2013 Dealing with non-monthly, yet predictable expenses\n0:37:43 \u2013 Sacrificing fun and happiness in favor of important expenses\n0:43:32 \u2013 Sponsor: FreshBooks (Working as a freelancer)\n0:46:17 \u2013 Martin\u2019s budgeting method\n0:55:08 \u2013 Keeping track of expenses and more on trading happiness for money\n1:06:32 \u2013 Tips and benefits of using credit cards\n1:15:55 \u2013 Being a deadbeat vs having a lot of credit card debt\n1:22:36 \u2013 Recap and conclusion\n\nIf you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.