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Small changes, made over time, can produce significant results. Much like a high performance engine, or an entire orchestra, when even a small part is not doing what it is supposed to do, everything suffers. And the same is true of your finances. Fireproof Your Retirement is dedicated to the small t…

Michael J Markey Jr.


    • Jan 22, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 151 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Fireproof Your Finances

    Making Inflation Exciting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022


    In this show Michael and Vanessa find a way to make inflation interesting and help you understand the ebb and flow of inflation, as well as the permanence. To worry, or not to worrry?

    Going Backwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022


    What does it mean when you "go backwards" when it comes to your financial picture and is that necessarily a bad thing?

    3 Reasons The World Loves the US Dollar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021


    This week, Ebay says Michael is vintage, Vanessa looks up facts about oil and the Paris Peace Treaty, and Michael lays out the 3 reasons why world governments want the US dollar to be the currency of choice.

    Buying a Company by Accident and Estate Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021


    This week, Michael accidentally buys a company, Vanessa shares the dirt on her family, and they discuss why children shouldn't handle their parents' estates.

    To Zoom or Not To Zoom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021


    This week Vanessa becomes a Zoom expert, Michael warns about remote work, and they discuss the perfect time to retire.

    Peasant Hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021


    This week, Vanessa guesses wrong, then she guesses right, and Michael shares why Millennials and Inflation are the two biggest threats.

    Own Up to Your Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021


    This week, Vanessa shares what she did in college, Michael tells listeners his biggest financial mistake, and they agree that we should all, for the betterment of others, share our biggest financial blunders.

    The Rise of the Evil Apple Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020


    This week, Vanessa yells at kids, Michael can't install a faucet, and together they discuss the financial waste we all have--including them.

    Vanessa Goes Knee Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020


    This week, Michael and Vanessa relive their childhood, Michael discusses Capital One's oxy-moronic new business practice, and Vanessa digs and digs...and digs further.

    Thanksgiving Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020


    This week, Vanessa misses the show because she has "A JOB," Michael explains how to buy the dip and why most can't, and he brings in two surprise guests.

    Doordash

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020


    This week, Michael buys an arcade game, Vanessa over pays for a salad, and they discuss why tech is "fah-reeeeeeee."

    Steroids and Stimulus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020


    This week, Vanessa yells at Michael, Michael explains how behaviors affect confidence and consumption, and finally, they discuss what will happen after the election.

    The Island of Thailand

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020


    This week, Vanessa shows geography isn't her thing, they agree to banish the term "new normal," and Michael explains why dividend paying stocks should be avoided.

    Swedish Meatballs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020


    This week, Michael and Vanessa discuss school vouchers, Sweden's socialistic reversal, and postulate if all meatballs in Sweden are Swedish...or are some BBQ?

    AMC Pub and Grill

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020


    This week, Michael gives AMC theaters a million dollar idea, Vanessa tries to kill 'the' duck, and they share one way to save money and bring families closer.

    Market Dismorphia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020


    This week, Michael explains cash is king, the market reaches all time highs, and Vanessa tries to convince Michael that kids aren't skipping school.

    If I had a Million Dollars (I'd be called a jerk)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020


    This week, Michael refuses blood pressure meds, he has a near cardiac -arrest while reading from Bloomberg, and Vanessa makes sense of the whole thing.

    Real-Estate Boom or Doom?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020


    This week, Vanessa pushes pushy people, Michael discusses real-estate trends, and they give a dire warning to remote employment.

    Oh Robinhood Where Art Thou?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020


    This week, Vanessa pronounces a French name, Michael describes the money multiplier, and they agree to never blame the knife.

    Shareful vs. Godenizing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020


    This week, Michael makes up words, they discuss how to talk with kids about money, and Vanessa becomes a mind reader.

    Don't Get Stabbed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020


    This week, Michael and Vanessa talk about individual liberties, they discuss if a vaccine should be mandatory, and review HUGE sba error.

    Sweet 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020


    This week our brave hosts discuss masks, ask if ALL students missed out on prom, and break down the State of Michigan's lawsuit over 16 million dollars.

    Nest Eggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020


    This week, Vanessa tries to kill a bird and it's unborn children, Michael gasps, and they discuss nest eggs (the non-aviary kind)

    Irrational Exuberance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020


    Michael offends North Dakota, Vanessa drinks from a half-full glass, and they patent the 3 "i's" of finance.

    Top Soil Isn't Poo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020


    This week Michael and Vanessa actually give financial tips, Vanessa wants a haircut, and Michael is reminded he's still not essential.

    The Toledo War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020


    This week Vanessa goes back to work, Michael, of all people, asks "why can't we just all get along," and together they gloat about Michigan giving up Toledo for the U.P.

    Cops

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020


    This week, Vanessa meets a cop, Michael upsets a listener, and they share how to invest in oil.

    Vanessa L.L. Velociraptor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020


    This week, Vanessa scares her kids, Michael says yes to Dope(amine), and Vanessa admits to a B & E.

    Stimulus This!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020


    This week, Michael talks of earning season like it's wedding season, Vanessa talks to her family, and they discuss what you should do with your stimulus check.

    Biggest Losers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020


    This week, Michael says which industries will be the biggest losers, Vanessa tries to say she was right, and they explain how to make money by breaking even.

    The Sky is Falling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020


    This week, Vanessa asks why can't we all get along, Michael watches CNN, and they share that they just went back into stock...wait...what?

    Boeing's Corona Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020


    This week, Michael asks what scarier, corona virus or flying in a Boeing, Vanessa yells at a co-worker, and they reiterate what they've been telling everyone since day one.

    Corona Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020


    This week, Vanessa measures a tub, Michael talks about the Fed, and they discuss market fears.

    Bye Bye John Beilein

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020


    This week, Vanessa breaks the Beilein news to Michael, compares top 100 NBA salaries to top 100 CEO salaries, and like a true millennial Michael makes up his own words.

    Are Leases Fleeces?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020


    This week, Michael share Bernie Sanders insightful negotiation tactics, Vanessa talks about 30 year-old BMW's, and they break down who Leasing makes sense for.

    It's Not Oriental it's Mediterranean

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020


    This week, Vanessa bets on San Fran, Michael yells about money abstraction, and they both realize Disney's nuts are too expensive.

    Put Down the CHAIR!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020


    This week, Michael salivates over oatmeal cookies, Vanessa shares a secret about her mum, and we learn athletes are similar to investors, mostly rational but sometimes stupid.

    Apparently this isn't a Sport's show...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020


    This week, Vanessa raps Eminem, Michael sounds like Dick Vitale, and they prove college athletes are already being paid.

    A-New-A-Tees

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2019


    This week, Vanessa catches Ebola, Michael mans the helm alone, and the love/hate Annuity is dissected.

    Shaquille O'Neal's Donut Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019


    This week, despite being a female millennial, Vanessa stands by Peloton; Michael proves millennials get lost simply buying tools; and together, they reveal Shaq's secret to building an investment empire out of donuts.

    Statistical Sandwiches

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019


    This week, Michael uses the studio as his personal confessional, Vanessa tries to eat a car, and they tell amateur investors to stop competing against Tiger Woods.

    Turkey Day Surprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019


    This week, Vanessa is missing, Michael plays his favorite Thanksgiving song, and a surprise guest joins the team in studio.

    Rhymes with "Myna"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019


    This week, Michael and Vanessa laugh at a broken chain, Vanessa yells at Measles, and they dig into debt to GDP myths.

    The Scotty Paradox

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019


    This week, Michael and Vanessa discuss her father's vacation paradox, Michael shares a client story, and Vanessa questions if he'll ever learn the name to movies.

    Stimulus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019


    This week, Michael and Vanessa discuss the secret Fed stimulus, Vanessa talks about Kimmy K, and Michael goes 32,000 years in the past.

    Take that Dale

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019


    This week, Michael and Vanessa prove they can stay on topic, Michael laments about W-I-S-C-O-N-S-I-N, and together they make everyone questions Sanders' tax projections using Sanders' own tax returns.

    Cutting The Cord

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019


    This week, Michael drops a bombshell, Vanessa talks about bad habits, and together they break down how many days per month you habits cost you.

    FOOTBALL!!! ...and finances?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019


    This week, Michael and Vanessa discuss simple ways to reach a $5,000 emergency fund, Michael insults half the audience, and Vanessa reins him in.

    The Wage Lie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019


    This week, Vanessa talks to the Norton Shores Police Department, Michael digs into wages, and together they solve the student loan "crisis."

    Dangerously Close to Political

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019


    This week Michael biffs common sayings, Vanessa forgoes her fish bowl of coffee, and they dive into financial double-talk by political parties.

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