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The Scott Alan Turner Show | FINANCIAL ROCK STAR

Scott Alan Turner is a former money moron, living the paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle, losing $40k in the stock market, and racking up a load of credit card debt. But by age 35, he turned it all around and became a self-made millionaire. In a world of get-rich-quick schemes, biased advice, and financial Pied Pipers, Scott’s authentic, no-holds-barred approach makes it possible for anyone to absolutely rock their personal finances. Scott is on a mad mission to help you get financial independence, ultimate happiness and a life full of awesome experiences. With his rebel style, off-beat humor, and signature life-on-your-own-terms approach, Scott’s inspiring a movement of Financial Rock Stars across the globe. Money. Investing. Personal Finance. Financial Independence.
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Now displaying: February, 2018
Feb 28, 2018

- JT (Canada) and his wife are teachers and have been working towards a paid off home. They are trying to figure out how to guide their wealth building.

- Craig (North Dakota) put his Roth IRA funds in a bank and asks if it’s too late to put contributions in Vanguard.

- Katie shares a lunchtime salad hack.

- What are you doing with your extra paycheck money?

- Laura (Arizona) has three kids and her mother-in-law started 529 plans for each. She asks if she should contribute to the existing plans or start new ones.

- Eric is pitched on universal indexed life insurance and asks if its a good idea.

- Bob (New Jersey) has a comment on how to sleep well at night.

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Feb 26, 2018

- Celebrity Tweets have been known to cause ripples in financial markets (including your 401(k)!). Hear about the latest one from Kylie Jenner.

- Nadira (Philadelphia, PA) asks if investing is the best way to make extra money.

- Have you considered a cash-out refi to make improvements on your home?

- Consumer Reports vs. the J.D. Power Associates Rankings for vehicle quality.

- Kylie Jenner sends a tweet and causes a $1.7B loss.

- Tony is 27 and wants to purchase a house in a couple years and asks where the money should be saved to get the best return at the lowest risk.

- Ivette is starting over after a job loss and asks about using Stash and how best to diversify.

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Feb 23, 2018

- Mike (San Antonio, TX) is deploying to Korea for a year and asks if he should sell his truck to get rid of the payment, knowing he'll need to buy a new one when he returns.

- There is a new IRS tax refund scam to be aware. Protect yourself and your elders!

- Curtis has $4,500 in vintage cash and isn't sure what he should do with it.

- Dan convinced his parents to get some professional advice for their retirement planning. Learn how you can make sure your parents have enough money for life.

- The blind bad figures out how to beat the market in a span of 10 seconds. You won't want to miss this!

- What is mailbox money and why should you get some?

- Eric was approached about purchasing indexed universal life and wonders if it's a good idea.

- Katie gets some advice on buying multi-family housing.

- Have you tried figuring out how your investments would look if you had bought them years ago?

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Feb 21, 2018

- Is it possible to make money with collectables like gold/silver, antiques, or paintings?

- Anthony asks about transferring an IRA.

- Gandolf is deciding where to keep his investment money.

- Crystal has a question on not getting ripped off with work from home businesses.

- If you're 50+ or your parents are looking to do something in retirement Scott has a resource for you to check out.

- Travel hack for saving money on your next car rental.

- Money saving hack for all the moms when it comes to school pictures.

- Do you know what your spending triggers are? @debtkickinmom on Instagram has some tips for you.

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Feb 19, 2018

- Dolores (Michigan) shares a story about how a $108 car inspection saved her from buying a $5,000 lemon. Follow her tips for your next car purchase to keep from buying a dud.

- Kelly asks if mortgage accelerator programs worth $3,500 to cut years off your mortgage?

- Diea and his wife have credit scores in the 500s because of outstanding debts in collections. He asks if it's better to setup payment plans or do a lump sum payoff.

- Bologna magazine has their top picks you should ignore for 2018.

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Feb 16, 2018

The magic penny is being used to rope people into multi level marketing. How the magic penny works its magic - for others.

- Edward Scissorhands wants to manage your money. Their illustrations only give you half the info you need so buyer beware!

- The new tax code takes away a deduction many people were counting on. How will it impact your taxes?

- Are you so broke you're eating bagged cereal?

- Tony is in Chapter 13 bankruptcy and is struggling to make the payments.

- Julie is age 53 and needs some assistance from an advisor to see if she is on track.

- Nikki (TN) asks what type of investing options are available for small business owners.

- How are real estate infomercials using returns to sound more impressive than the returns really are?

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Feb 14, 2018

- Tyler earns thousands of dollars a month with Amazon FBA. Is retail arbitrage something you could do to make more money on the side?

- Lynn's boyfriend pays $5,000/year for prescription drugs and they have been charging it to a credit card. She asks if there are an assistance programs to help.

- What Prince can teach us about the importance of a will.

- Rita's husband just lost his job and is finding the ones in the salary range he desires require a degree that he doesn't have.

- Has the market really fallen that far?

- Amanda (Florida) asks if it's better to have one IRA or multiple IRAs.

- Brian has a paid off condo is almost debt free!

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Feb 12, 2018

The crew has come down with the black death (flu). But we got the intern to sift through the archives to pick an episode that was slightly above average.

Here is the original show description:

- Make a spending plan like a pro.

- Derek (Nashville, TN) has a question on the future value of money.

- Aaron asks how to teach kids about money.

- Hameed (Baton Rouge, LA) asks what should I do?

- Roger (Cranston, RI) asks if he is on the right track.

- Dustin (Llano, TX) is looking to be debt free by 35 and has a question on goal setting.

- What did Picasso have to say?

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Feb 9, 2018

- Chad asks about setting up a Roth/Traditional IRA to avoid getting fee'd to death.

- The good times caused one person to lose $4M of his own AND his friends and family's money.

- Julia is looking to become an author and wants to know how to get started.

- How is bitcoin doing for you? One person is counting on it for their pension.

- Adrian is 16 and would like to start investing but he's a minor.

- Jesse is about to have $85,000 in student loans paid off and asks about getting started investing.

- Last minute Valentine's day tips.

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Feb 7, 2018

On today's show: Jess (New York) is getting ready to close on her first rental property and asks about investing some of her emergency fund in stocks.

- Jason would like tips on where to buy life and disability insurance.

- Quicken Basic for budgeting won't cut it for your reporting needs.

- JT is 24 and wants to build his credit history to get a home. He asks if paying rent to his parents without a lease will hurt his chances.

- Travel hacks to get discounted flying upgrades.

- Jennie owes the government $37,000 because her ex husband wasn't paying taxes, and she asks what she can do.

- How's that bitcoin investment treating you?

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Feb 5, 2018

On today's show: Hear how Rachel paid off $70,000 in student loans, car loans, hospital bills, and credit cards.

- Jak (U.K.) has 4,700 in credit card debt and asks about balance transfers as an option to pay more towards principal.

- Gina is 60 years old and finds herself unemployed and asks for help on what to do.

- Bob (New Jersey) wants to know about the comparison between one big mutual fund vs. several smaller mutual funds that make up the same thing.

- February is clean your chompers month. Here is where to get dental discounts for your kids.

- You can know hear the Millionaire Money Minute every day on Alexa.

- Money Woman Abby shares the power of habit.

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Feb 2, 2018

On today's show: The many lessons that can learned from a simple trip to the grocery store. Get your money bags open for all the tips!

- Carlos came up short in his bank account and got whacked with an overdraft fee. How can he recover the money?

- Are you saving or spending during these boom times?

- Raiin (San Antonio, TX) has relatives that are bad with money and wonders how he can help them.

- The Stupendous Yapi makes an appearance and another bold prediction.

- Jazzmine wants to know if you need qualifications to invest.

- Lilly (Pikeville, KY) is going through a divorce, unemployed, and is trying to figure out how to supplement her income.

- Matthew asks about starting a Roth IRA while he's only 20 years old.

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