Listen Money Matters
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{{Short description|Finance website and podcast}}
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| hosting = {{ubl|Andrew Fiebert|Thomas Frank|Matt Giovanisci}}
| genre = {{Hlist|Business|finance}}
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| creator = Andrew Fiebert
| language = English
| updates = Weekly
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| began = {{Start date|2012}}
| ended = 2020/05/10
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| website = {{URL|listenmoneymatters.com}}
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Listen Money Matters is an American personal finance website and weekly podcast created by Andrew Fiebert in December 2012. The podcast describes itself as "honest and uncensored" and emphasizes a relatable, informal tone.Banjo, Shelly. [http://qz.com/410627/this-rap-video-about-your-money-is-actually-pretty-cool/ "Rap music is full of bad financial advice—but not in this video."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720151549/https://qz.com/410627/this-rap-video-about-your-money-is-actually-pretty-cool/ |date=July 20, 2022 }} Quartz. May 24, 2015"[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/listen-money-matters-free-your-inner-financial-badass/id736826307 Listen Money Matters] ". iTunes. Undated. Accessed April 20, 2016. Matt Giovanisci served as co-host until 2015, when he was replaced by Thomas Frank. Since the podcast's debut, the brand has expanded to include a community forum, book club, and a 2014 book, Mastering Mint.[https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/ Listen Money Matters home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406060356/https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/ |date=April 6, 2016 }}. Listen Money Matters. Undated. Accessed April 20, 2016.
History
Listen Money Matters was founded in December 2012 by Andrew Fiebert. Fiebert had been displaced by Hurricane Sandy and was reconsidering his personal finances, and future co-host Matt Giovanisci, who at the time was heavily in debt, had turned to Fiebert for financial advice. Giovanisci says that he and Fiebert sought to create a podcast that "wasn't just two boring white dudes on the Internet spouting off about how they should be investing in Vanguard mutual funds... The idea was to be fun, joke, curse, drink, and just be real people who happen to be sneaking in some personal finance information".
Business Insider named Listen Money Matters one of their "11 podcasts to listen to if you want to get rich", writing that "This lively show... will keep you alert and laughing. The hosts offer actionable personal finance advice, and deliver it in a very raw and honest tone."Elkins, Kathleen. "[http://www.businessinsider.com/podcasts-about-money-2015-6 11 podcasts to listen to if you want to get rich] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413080109/http://www.businessinsider.com/podcasts-about-money-2015-6 |date=April 13, 2016 }}." Business Insider. June 23, 2015. Forbes has described the podcast as a "hit" that "has millennials all over America listening".Talty, Alexandra. "[https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandratalty/2015/01/13/how-to-invest-your-first-5000/#6993a7d75dfe How To Invest Your First $5,000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209140851/http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandratalty/2015/01/13/how-to-invest-your-first-5000/#6993a7d75dfe |date=December 9, 2016 }}." Forbes. January 13, 2015.Talty, Alexandra. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandratalty/2015/02/17/detox-your-daily-spending-before-fun-filled-summer/#1a938f6c5ffe "Detox Your Daily Spending Before Fun-Filled Summer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806081511/http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandratalty/2015/02/17/detox-your-daily-spending-before-fun-filled-summer/#1a938f6c5ffe |date=August 6, 2016 }}. Forbes. February 17, 2015. In 2015, Instavest named Listen Money Matters as one of the "Six Best Personal Finance Podcasters on the Internet"."[http://blog.instavest.com/top-5-personal-finance-podcasters Six Best Personal Finance Podcasters on the Internet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417003331/http://blog.instavest.com/top-5-personal-finance-podcasters |date=April 17, 2016 }}". Instavest. November 4, 2015.
In 2014, Fiebert and Giovanisci released a book, Mastering Mint, advising investors on how to manage their finances with the service Mint.com.Frank, Thomas. "[http://collegeinfogeek.com/listen-money-matters/ Mastering Your Money With Matt And Andrew of Listen Money Matters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325141843/http://collegeinfogeek.com/listen-money-matters/ |date=March 25, 2016 }}". College Info Geek. May 6, 2014. In May 2015, Listen Money Matters produced a rap video about personal finance titled "All My Money".Davidson, Lauren. "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/11630012/Forget-Jay-Z-and-Kanye...-this-rap-song-has-real-financial-advice.html Forget Jay Z and Kanye... this rap song has real financial advice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010353/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/11630012/Forget-Jay-Z-and-Kanye...-this-rap-song-has-real-financial-advice.html |date=January 18, 2018 }}". The Telegraph. May 29, 2015. Quartz wrote of the video that "it's rare to come across something [in financial discussions] as fun—and actually educational—as this rap video".
Founders
Andrew Fiebert took a job as a data engineer at an investment bank following college. After Hurricane Sandy struck the Eastern United States in October 2012, he was forced to move back in with his parents. The experience caused him to reconsider his finances, and his wife suggested that he put his thoughts into a podcast. He describes himself as Listen Money Matters{{'}} "Chief Nerd"."[https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/team/andrew-fiebert/ Andrew Fiebert: Chief Nerd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611133306/https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/team/andrew-fiebert/ |date=June 11, 2016 }}." Listen Money Matters. Undated. Accessed April 20, 2016.
Matt Giovanisci left the podcast in 2015 to concentrate on his Swim University brand, which produces a podcast and other material on pool and hot tub maintenance."[http://www.swimuniversity.com/about/ Making Pool and Hot Tub Care Easy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412131030/http://www.swimuniversity.com/about/ |date=April 12, 2016 }}". Swim University. Undated. Accessed April 20, 2016. He was replaced on the podcast by Thomas Frank of College Info Geek."[https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/team/thomas-frank/ Thomas Frank: College and Habit Master] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611145117/https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/team/thomas-frank/ |date=June 11, 2016 }}". Listen Money Matters. Undated. Accessed April 20, 2016.Stalter, Kate. "[http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/mutual-funds/articles/2015/02/23/how-one-recent-college-grad-intends-to-retire-at-40 How One Recent College Grad Intends to Retire at 40] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507120617/http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/mutual-funds/articles/2015/02/23/how-one-recent-college-grad-intends-to-retire-at-40 |date=May 7, 2016 }}. U.S. News & World Report. February 23, 2015.
On the podcast's July 23, 2018, episode, Frank announced that he would be stepping down and that Giovanisci would return as co-host.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/}}