Wallet Watch

Breaking Communication Barriers

Wallet Watch host interview Oakland University associate professor, Rebecca Mercado Jones. Dr. Mercado Jones talks about the transformative potential of a conversation, the communication axiom, and ways to determine your communication and conflict style. She also provides advice on navigating money and finance conversations.

Financial Check Up

The Wallet Watch hosts discuss ways to check in with your personal or family finances, where to start and what to focus on. The hosts also talk about creating a financial wellness day or having a day dedicated solely to your finances could empower you financially and reduce your financial stress.

Vision: Creating and Attaining Goals

In this episode of Wallet Watch, Amanda Conn introduces new host Jessica Rubio, and invites back pervious Wallet Watch hosts DaVante Montgomery and Lyndsey Morgan for one final episode to say farewell to their listeners, and discuss how they  create their vision and intentions for the year along with sharing ways to create attainable goals for their personal and professional lives.

Holiday Special: Rest, Eat, Move

This episode is the hosts’ holiday gift to listeners. With the help of wellness expert and president of On Target Living, Matt Johnson, they discuss healthy living during the holidays, and the importance of paying attention to our bodies when it is telling us things about our health.

Building Businesses with MSU Burgess Institute

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Creativity and innovation bring on new opportunities and cutting edge processes. They also bring forth new business ventures. Starting, running, or scaling a business is not an overnight operation, but takes time and effort. For today’s release, the Wallet Watch team has enlisted the help of business building expert Paul Jaques, who is the Managing Director of Venture Creation at the Burgess Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Paul talks about starting and maintaining a business, knowing when it’s time to get started, and even resources that may exist in your community.

We Never Stop Learning

Have you thought about expanding your knowledge? In this episode, the hosts talk about being life time learners, understanding continuing education and professional development. They discuss resources to continuing education affordably and how our desire for more learning can be developed.

Maintaining Balance

Have you ever stopped to reflect on how balance fits into your life? In this latest episode, the hosts and special guest Jessica discuss all things life balance. They talk about what balance means to them, the systems they use to maintain center and how the pandemic has impacted there outlook on balance.

Are You Ready for Your Future?

Education is very important and can help to get you to the career path that you desire. How do we get prepared to take that next step on our educational path? Our friends at the Capital Area College Access Network (CapCAN) tell us all about getting prepared for your next path, the importance of the FAFSA, and there involvement in the preparation process.  

Reimagining Your Money with FinTech

Do you use financial technology? Has it helped to make your life easier? You may be surprised at the answer. Listen to this episode as the hosts talk with industry experts on FinTech, the benefits and what MSUFCU is doing in the industry.

Encourage, Embrace, and Drive Change

The host reflect on the incredible season this has been and discuss how they can be effective change agents.