Listen Money Matters - Free Your Inner Financial Badass. All The Stuff You Should Know About Personal Finance.

 Listener Daniel Murrell to analyze his financial situation.  He shares a great strategy for making college affordable. Daniel is twenty three, lives in Southern California, works and goes to school.  And he has a smooooth voice.  Daniel works in overnight freight for Home Depot.  Daniel shares an apartment with his brother.  His portion of the rent is $475 a month and the utilities are $65 a month.  Daniel makes about $1300 a month, paid bi-weekly.  He’s able to use one check for living expenses. He drives a motor cycle to work rain or shine.  Daniel’s transportation situation is one of the things working for him and working against him. He rides his motorcycle to work rain or shine.  Daniel bought the bike used, spends $13 for gas a week and pays $140 a year for insurance.  However, Daniel bought a car with a personal loan a few years ago.  The car is long gone, traded in for the awesome bike but he’s stuck with the payment.  The balance on the loan is about $3500. Daniel is investing monthly in Betterme