December 5, 2018December 30, 2020 by bbpodcast

OBG: b&b135 Is Christmas gifting worth it? B/W Chaz Kangas Christmas songs!

This week's Oldie-but-Goodie: The average American spends about $830 on Christmas gifts alone and 30% of us spend over $1,000, yet somehow, we seem to forget every year to plan for this…
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March 29, 2018December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

OBG b&b101 Investing for Dummylekt Part 1

Check out this week's Oldie-but-Goodie episode! For the last several months, we’ve been using Dyalekt as a guinea pig for different investment platforms to see how they feel when you use them…
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October 17, 2017December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

b&b176 Ashé Cultural Arts Center: How to use art and culture to support human, community and economic development. [#ProsperityNow]

Located in the New Orleans area, the Ashé Cultural Center is a non-profit organization, which uses art and culture to serve its community. We spoke with Carol Bebelle (Co-Founder/Exec Director) and Jo…
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December 26, 2016December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

b&b135 Is Christmas gifting worth it? B/W Chaz Kangas Christmas songs!

The average American spends about $830 on Christmas gifts alone and 30% of us spend over $1,000, yet somehow, we seem to forget every year to plan for this time of year.…
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November 30, 2016December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

b&b131 Do economic boycotts actually work?

In light of the election results, tons of boycotts have sprung up around the country on both sides, with folks being urged to stop spending at companies that support Trump and others…
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September 4, 2016January 3, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b118 Why no one wants to host the Olympics anymore

In recent memory, the Olympic Games coverage seemed to be filled with as much controversy as gold medals, from the corruption-laden Soche Winter Olympics to the most recent summer Olympics in Rio.…
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August 3, 2016January 3, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b114 Would legalizing crime for one day lead to a better economy?

If you legalized all crime for one day, or really one night, would it lead to a better economy? This is the premise of The Purge trilogy of movies, the most recent…
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June 15, 2015January 9, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b55 The Economics of Legalizing Weed

If you haven't heard, Colorado legalized the possession of marijuana as of January, 2014. We wanted to check in and see how the state has been doing from a fiscal perspective, now…
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February 2, 2015January 9, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b36 SOTU and Middle Class Economics

President Obama's 2015 State of the Union address was inspiring. He called for focusing on building a "middle class economics" and outlined three ingredients that would be needed to achieve this: 1.…
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