Money Ha Ha
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 110 ratingsSmart, funny friends Dara M Wilson and Yasmine Khan bring money talk out of the shame drawer and onto the table.
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(026) Freelancing: Quit your jobs, suckers! (LIVE w/ Alexandria Love)
February 18, 2020 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBOur first-ever live show (at San Francisco’s Sketchfest comedy festival) is action-packed! Stand-up comedian Alexandria Love is delightful as our guest, even after we trigger her severe frog phobia; Yas announces that she’s expecting a baby girl; Dara’s dad takes the stage to improvise a song in the style of Marvin Gaye; and audience members share embarrassing stories about freelance finances gone awry. Along with all the excitement, we dish out facts about some places where the cash is gre...
(25.5) Sketchfest Announcement!: It’s the Most Moneyful Time of the Year
December 24, 2019 08:07 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBHappy holidays, everybody! Dara and Yas are here with a lil’ shorty ep to share some exciting pod news as well as a couple tips for making it through this time of year without all your money going . First up, the ladies announce they’ll be doing a live show at San Francisco Sketchfest “next year” (A.K.A. 1/18/2020—that’s some sleepover humor for you, tee-hee!!). Grab your free tickets now at mhhpod.com/sketchfest! We’ve also got Yasmine’s ideas on how to smooth out your holiday expenses, an...
(25) Saving for a vacation: Vacation Like a Grownup: Without Debt! (w/ Erin Ryan)
October 08, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBSometimes we all need to take a break, indulge, and have new experiences. That’s what vacations are all about. This week’s guest is here to talk to us about how she vacations like a grown up: without debt! Erin Ryan is a writer for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and host of the Hysteria podcast. She shares how saving up for her dream trip to the Himalayas taught her that she can have great new experiences, as long as she’s financially disciplined beforehand. Pro tip: when you go ...
(25) Saving for Vacation: Like a Grown-up! (w/ Erin Ryan)
October 08, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBSometimes we all need to take a break, indulge, and have new experiences. That’s what vacations are all about. This week’s guest is here to talk to us about how she vacations like a grown up: without debt! Erin Ryan is a writer for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and host of the Hysteria podcast. She shares how saving up for her dream trip to the Himalayas taught her that she can have great new experiences, as long as she’s financially disciplined beforehand. Pro tip: when you go ...
(025) Saving for Vacation: Like a Grown-up! (w/ Erin Ryan)
October 08, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBSometimes we all need to take a break, indulge, and have new experiences. That’s what vacations are all about. This week’s guest is here to talk to us about how she vacations like a grown up: without debt! Erin Ryan is a writer for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and host of the Hysteria podcast. She shares how saving up for her dream trip to the Himalayas taught her that she can have great new experiences, as long as she’s financially disciplined beforehand. Pro tip: when you go out for d...
(024) Cash Crunch Borrowing: No Shame in the Game! (w/ Rachel Schneider)
October 01, 2019 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBIt’s hot in the Bay, and so many of us are already sweatin’ to make ends meet every month. This week’s expert guest is here to give us perspective. Rachel Schneider followed the money stories of hundreds of Americans as part of co-authoring The Financial Diaries. She breaks down why so many of us find ourselves needing to borrow money from time to time, and how hidden inequality and generational wealth privilege play their part in that. Dara, Yas and Rachel talk about the common traps peopl...
(023) Medical Expenses: No, Thank You (w/ Erin Whitehead)
September 24, 2019 10:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBHealth care costs are a quadruple-whammy: They’re expensive, they’re confusing, they’re communicated in a way that can make you feel powerless, and they come at a time when you’re extra vulnerable—because you’re sick! This week’s guest, writer/actor/improviser Erin Whitehead, is no stranger to the wild and woolly land of out-of-network costs. Based on the tales of woe she and Dara + Yasmine share in the no-judgement zone, should our motto for medical expenses be “Abandon hope”?? “Heck, no!”...
(022) The Cost of Raising Kids: Mom Goggles (w/ Christina Elmore)
September 17, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBWith their great big eyes and sweet little bellies (that we want to drum on), children are designed to make us love them—and spend money on them! Mom and actor Christina Elmore (Insecure) joins us this week to share how her finances have changed since she had her (super cute–check out her Insta) little boy. Though not yet moms themselves, Dara and Yas reminisce about how expensive they were as kids, and how their parents got revenge by putting them in the hardest math classes. As always, we...
(021) Bad Financial Advice: If it’s too Good to be True… (w/ Berna Anat)
September 10, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBWhether well-meaning or not, bad financial advice can mess you up, and this week’s guest is having none of it! Self-styled “financial hype woman” Berna Anat (@heyberna to her scads of followers) stops by Studio Ha this week to teach us how to tell good financial tips from bad. When we’re in that vulnerable place of not-knowing, it’s tempting to swallow whatever advice we’re told just so we can “scurry back in the hole.” But with a few pointers from Berna and a whole lot of common sense, it’s...
(020) Bank Fees: Mundane Shame (w/ Atsuko Okatsuka)
September 03, 2019 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBFresh from riffing her way straight through a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that tried to interrupt her stand-up set, our guest Atsuko Okatsuka can conquer anything—including this week’s topic, bank fees! Together we break down the types of fees you’re probably getting charged, how much they’re costing you, and how they like to multiply like bunnies—especially when those unpredictable “pending” transactions start racking up the overdrafts. We start light with talk of Barbies and race cars, but e...
(019) Financial Avoidance: The Actual Shame Drawer (w/ Danielle Perez)
August 27, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBMoney Ha Ha is about bringing money talk out of the shame drawer and onto the table, and this week we’re opening up that drawer (or bag, or box—everyone’s system is different) to discuss why we keep stuffing our unopened bills in there: financial avoidance. This week comedian Danielle Perez invites us into her L.A. home to chat about why our brains don’t like to go to the scary money place, and how we can tempt them to at least pay it a visit. Don’t avoid this episode, cause we’ve got Danie...
(018) Moving Expenses: It Gets So Real (w/ Matt Lieb)
August 20, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBComedian/writer/actor Matt Lieb joined Dara and Yasmine to talk about all the stuff you have to shell out for when you move. Though some costs of moving are unavoidable (like that new shower curtain!), this resourceful crew turns you on to a number of money-saving measures, from light cat burglary (cheaper than a locksmith) to guilting sympathetic strangers into lugging your heavy stuff up the stairs. In an especially philosophical episode, the group ponders questions such as where the butt...
(017) Privilege: It Must Be Nice! (w/ Heather Anne Campbell)
August 13, 2019 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBComedy writer and podcast co-host Heather Anne Campbell (The Twilight Zone, How Did This Get Played?) joins Dara and Yas this week to talk about the privilege of growing up with money. The group shares experiences from both sides of the wealth privilege spectrum—from driving a car purchased for $1, to “failing up” by being sent to private school as punishment—and how those experiences shaped how they see themselves today. Though the stats on how your family’s wealth (or lack thereof) affect...
(016) Borrowing and Lending with Family and Friends: Wigglin’ (w/ Carl Tart)
August 06, 2019 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Comedian and actor Carl Tart (Brooklyn 99, Mad TV) stopped by our LA studio to talk all about borrowing and lending money with family and friends. Luckily, he’s a pro at helping out his loved ones and living his best life, so he shares some great ideas with Dara and Yasmine for negotiating interpersonal loans and setting boundaries ...
(015) Biweekly Pay: We Math Excellent (w/ Zeke Nicholson)
July 30, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Turn down your cathartic, bleak music and listen to our chat with writer/comedian Zeke Nicholson (AP Bio, Miracle Workers). This week’s topic is thriving on paychecks that arrive two weeks apart. We walk you through creating a budget that works for you, step-by-step, including some treats to help motivate you along the way. Did you ...
(014) Gender Income Gap: Ask for Everything (w/ Tawny Newsome)
July 23, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Dara + Yasmine kick off a few weeks in LA this week by talking all things gender wage gap with Yo, Is This Racist? co-host and star of Brockmire, Tawny Newsome. We’ve got a starfish callback and a check-in on Dara’s quest to get a good night's rest, plus some tasty dishing about Meryl Streep, Laura Dern and all the rest of the Big L...
(013) FOMO Spending: Flipper the Script (w/ Natasha Muse)
July 16, 2019 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Comedian Natasha Muse is in the studio to talk with Dara and Yasmine about FOMO spending—shelling out cash for cool experiences you may not be able to afford. Those experiences may involve Instagrammable trips to the Amalfi Coast, boozy brunches with friends, meetups that require a car, or even artisanal beef jerky. We also brainsto...
(012) Money Buddies: Bubbly Fun Days (w/ Sipiwe Moyo)
July 09, 2019 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Orange is the New Black actor Sipiwe Moyo is our first ever call-in guest on this very chill, very holistic, slightly serious chat about money buddies: the friends who keep us accountable for our financial goals. We break down how to choose your buddy, how to track your progress, when to celebrate your accomplishments and much more....
(011) Student Loans: More Syllables, More Commas (w/ Pendarvis Harshaw)
July 02, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Summer is finally here, so we’ve got Oakland-based educator and journalist Pendarvis Harshaw in the studio to talk about student loans. Today we’re focusing on folks who have student debt even though they couldn’t complete their four year degree. If this is you, don’t worry—Money Ha Ha is always a No Judgement Zone. We know that eve...
(010) Income Shocks: Ghosts in Our Throats
June 25, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Student loan snafus, layoffs, family illness—we could go on and on about the dozens of reasons you might experience an income shock. But we’d rather clue you in on how to handle your business when your paycheck falls short of expectations. Put on your emergency flats and get ready to throw a community resources potluck in comfortabl...
(009) Expensive Pets: Iguanas Matter
June 18, 2019 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Yas and Dara delve into the secret costs of pets this week—WOOF. Inviting a furry (or scaly) friend into your life can be a wonderful thing, but it can also trigger a lot of unexpected spending to keep your animal fam healthy and happy. We’re talking emergency vet trips, pet insurance, dog walkers, groomers and more. As usual, ther...
(008) Needs vs. Wants: Humans Gonna Human (w/ JM Contreras)
June 11, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic When it comes to spending smart, the most important thing is knowing the difference between things you need and things you want. Though there’s no hard-and-fast rule for what makes something a need vs. a want (it’s different for everybody), this week’s guest JM Contreras shares how you can use some tricks borrowed from cognitive neu...
(007) Short-Term Saving: Chronoptimism
June 04, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Did you know that socking money away for the short-term can also be a powerful form of self-care? Dara and Yas get real about the myth that saving money is only for big things off in the far away future, like retirement and down payments. Setting aside small amounts can make all the difference, whether you’re prepping for your usual...
(006) Advice to Our Younger Selves: A Very Special Episode (w/ Sharon Wilson)
May 28, 2019 13:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Take off your desperation coat and roll out the red carpet for Villanova professor Sharon Wilson. Not only is she an accomplished tax attorney and author—she’s also Dara’s mom! Things get spicy as she chats with her daughter and Yas all about things they wish they’d known sooner about money. Bonus: Sharon reveals filmmaker Ava DuVer...
(005) Credit Scores: A Star Full of Skies (w/ Gaby Lapera)
May 21, 2019 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Credit score expert/chiweenie enthusiast Gaby Lapera joins us this week to download everything she knows into your ear holes! Okay, maybe not everything, but she does an amazing job of breaking down the super-secret inner workings of the “big three” credit bureaus. Get ready, because Yas and Dara are busting out some shiny new segme...
(004) Credit Cards: Shame Magnets (w/ Kelly Anneken)
May 14, 2019 13:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic This week, we’re going deep on credit cards as we welcome our first-ever guest, notable non-math person and co-host of Handmaid’s Tale recap podcast Red All Over: Kelly Anneken! Yas busts a bunch of common credit card myths and Dara gets personal about her own experience with debt. You’ll also be learning new facts about Gwen Stefan...
(003) Money Goals: Stop the Panic
May 07, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBFOLLOW US ON: Instagram Twitter Facebook SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic It’s time to make it emotional as we talk money goals! Today we’re going to break down how to bring a strong goal game to the table and share strategies on the short-term goals that help you turn your financial dreams into reality. Money Ha Ha is a no-judgement zone (even when we talk about the movie Grease), so these tips will work...
(001) Stress Spending: Scratch That, Reverse It
April 23, 2019 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBSUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic It’s us, your funny friends Dara and Yasmine! On our first full-length episode, we’re armed with a wall of facts to break down the psychology behind stress spending. We know from our research and our own experience that it’s hard to make good choices when stress strikes, so this week’s action item turns a simple jar into a powerful way to chill out without breaking the bank. ...
(002) Money Trade-offs: Don’t Talk to My Friend Like That
April 23, 2019 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBSUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic There are always more needs and wants than cash to pay for them, so all of us face money trade-offs: pay this bill or that one? treat my kids now, or save for their future? In this episode, Dara and Yasmine chat about just how common money trade-offs are, share some times they’ve traded off one thing for another, and realize they have lots of thoughts about sleep. One of the ...
Money Ha Ha Preview: Hugs for Your Ears
April 17, 2019 04:56 - 9 minutes - 9.05 MBSUBSCRIBE TO MONEY HA HA: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Pocket Casts Spotify Overcast RadioPublic Welcome to Money Ha Ha, the comedy podcast where smart, funny friends bring money talk out of the shame drawer and onto the table. We’re your co-hosts, Dara + Yasmine, and we want to let you know what you can expect every Tuesday when we drop a new episode of Money Ha Ha. We’ll be blending research with personal experience so everyone can make small changes that can have a big impact on their ...