Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

Originally Aired October 5th, 2021. In a prior episode, Nicole spoke about the importance of employers implementing a miscarriage leave policy after going through a miscarriage herself. In this follow-up episode, Nicole speaks with Senator Tammy Duckworth on the Support Through Loss Act, legislation providing for paid time off after the loss of pregnancy, or other challenges to starting a family. Plus, Nicole talks with her partner Joe Sanberg about their experience taking time off after their miscarriage, and how he implemented miscarriage leave at his company. If you’d like to sign Nicole’s petition urging companies to offer miscarriage leave, click here: https://www.change.org/p/businesses-companies-need-to-have-miscarriage-leave If you'd like to learn how to get in touch with your local representative to talk about the Support Through Loss Act, click here: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired on May 10, 2021. Miscarriage leave is the kind of leave no one ever wants to have to take. But nevertheless, it’s the kind of leave that must exist. In today’s episode, Nicole opens up for the first time about her own miscarriage and sits down with writer Ayana Lage for a deep dive into the financial costs of miscarriage that no one is talking about. Sign Nicole’s miscarriage leave petition here: https://www.change.org/p/businesses-companies-need-to-have-miscarriage-leave Read Ayana’s piece here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/12/11/hidden-financial-toll-having-miscarriage/ Find more of Ayana’s work here: https://ayanalage.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the last two years, COVID probably disrupted your travel plans once or twice… and that means that you likely have a travel voucher that you’re figuring out how to use. Today, Nicole explains how to redeem those travel vouchers, and cash in on your dream vacation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicole brings on her two favorite freelancers to share the best tips for contract workers: from the ways to maximize the money in your pocket come tax season, to how to deduct your moisturizer.  We got 99 problems, but a 1099 ain't one!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We'd sugarcoat it but... it's the truth: car loans are a mistake. In this episode, Nicole explains why and what you should do instead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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If you’re diving into homeownership for the first time, your first question will be: WTF kind of mortgage should I get? And the second question will be, of course: How-TF do I get it? Today, Nicole explains.

Not sure what to say when you come face-to-face with the car salesperson? Fear not! Today, Nicole shares her foolproof negotiation script.

Between the used car shortage, rising gas prices, supply chain issues and inflation— it’s a really tricky time to buy a car. Today, Nicole brings on auto broker Alec Johnston to give the best advice if you’re looking to get a car in these, yes, unprecedented times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Monday, Twitter leadership announced it had agreed to sell the company to Elon Musk for roughly $44 billion. But what does that mean for Twitter users? How does a company go from public to private? And will Trump live to tweet again? All this and more on today's episode.  To learn more, check out these articles: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/25/tech/elon-musk-twitter-sale-agreement/index.html https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-going-private-what-will-it-mean-users-1700975 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.