Buy The Latte
Buy The Latte
Emily May
A personal finance podcast for people who hate personal finance: we're dismantling the myths of financial responsibility and buying the latte.
Goosebumps: Millenial Homebuyers and The Adjustable Rate Mortgage
In this episode, we sit down with Mo Reilly and talk all things homebuying: what's escrow? What's equity? Are we just going to be signing PDF contracts on our phones until we die? Are polyamorous communes the only path to affording property? We solve all these mysteries and more this week on Buy the Latte. Show notes: Vox article on Pandemic housing boom https://www.vox.com/22264268/covid-19-housing-insecurity-housing-prices-mortgage-rates-pandemic-zoning-supply-demandNYT Magazine article about wealth building through home ownership: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/magazine/how-homeownership-became-the-engine-of-american-inequality.html
May 14, 2021
47 min
Long Time Spender, First Time Budgeter
In this episode, Buy the Latte sits down with Elissa as she navigates the unemployment portal and a new budget. Can budgeting be fun? Find out on Buy the Latte.
Mar 5, 2021
37 min
You Better Be Tired: Talking Small Business and Divesting From Hustle Culture with Kelly Schirmann
Buy the Latte sits down with writer, ceramicist and reluctant business owner Kelly Schirmann to talk managing time and money, as well as the insidious nature of 'hustle culture.'
Feb 25, 2021
47 min
It's Literally Not a Thing: Trying to Understand the Stock Market
This week, we sit down with Molly McClurg to talk about the stock market, post-GameStopGate. What are stocks? What is shorting, and wtf are hedge funds? Listen to maybe find out.
Feb 4, 2021
50 min
Pouring Doubles in a Pandemic: A Glance at the Current Struggles of the Service Industry
In this episode, we talk with Elissa May, who worked at a popular Brooklyn bar until it closed in November. We cover the day to day of serving people in a pandemic, what the future might hold for the industry, and what we can do to support it in this weird and terrible time.
Jan 28, 2021
24 min
I'm Your Private (Student Loan) Dancer
In this episode, we discuss the financial and emotional burden of student loans, plus get to the bottom of the difference between public and private loans with guest Meredith Rivlin.
Jan 22, 2021
52 min
It's Not Your Fault That You Don't Have Money
Welcome to Buy the Latte! In this brief introductory episode, we talk savings, financial stability for millennials and why the personal finance industry is wrong.
Jan 16, 2021
7 min