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

There is no doubt about it, being broke sucks. But that isn’t to say you can’t learn valuable lessons from being broke. These are the most important lessons I learned from being broke. * Credit cards are a good thing when used correctly.  You can earn cash back, free flights, and free hotel stays, win! * Debt is the devil.  It is the devil waiting to poke you with its pointy pitchfork.  No one likes that. * Banks are the devil too.  Fees, fines, charges, crap interest.  The banks are the devil with two pointy pitchforks. * Mint is mint.  We have a lot of love for Mint at LMM.  For a lot of us, it was our first step in taking control of our finances. * Investing is what makes people rich. Starting your own business is one path to riches, but  not everyone can or wants to start their own business.  But all of us can and should be investing.  Always be investing. * I don’t need everything.  Neither do you.  Stop buying shit! * Staying home is ok.  Invite friends over to cook a meal, watch the game, play