First, we talk about Gaby's emotional state as the Omicron variant affects the stock market. Then, they read a fun Reddit post exploring the economics of the John Wick movies. Keanu 4ever! And finally, we read listener emails and Discord comments about LGBTQ worker protections, being conservative in the stock market, the expenses of being disabled and/or neurodivergent, and praise for our Setting Goals episode. Articles: https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/r52wra/the_economics_of_john_wick/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/business/omicron-stock-market.html https://www.npr.org/2020/06/15/863498848/supreme-court-delivers-major-victory-to-lgbtq-employees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gaby interviews Gift Of College COO Patricia Roberts about 529 plans and the ways employers can pay their employees' tuition. Then, they talk to their sister-in-law Amber DeChambeau who joined the Navy to pay for medical school about all the pros and cons of using the military to avoid student loan debt. We find out if "free" is really free when it comes to trading work and time for education in America. For a transcript of the episode visit: https://bit.ly/BWMS9E8Transcript Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad BWM Instagram: @bwmpod BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch! Check out Patricia's book Route 529: A Parent's Guide to COllege and Career Training with 529 Plans: https://www.amazon.com/Route-529-Parents-College-Training/dp/1735750603 Check out the Gift of College at https://giftofcollege.com/ Follow Amber DeChambeau on Instagram @Amber680 Bad with Money is produced and edited by Lindsey Floyd. It is sound engineered and mixed by Lindsey Floyd. The Executive Producer is Lindsey Floyd. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's mailbag, we have SO MANY emails from listeners and Gaby is STOKED. We have a couple emails about covered calls and how to not get emotional about the stock market. Then, an email about how to not get scammed by scholarship money promises. Plus, disability insurance, stock market upward trends, and how to financially help your parents. And more!! For a transcript of the episode visit: https://bit.ly/BWMS9E7BonusTranscript Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you need to know if you're going to start working for yourself? Schmidt's Naturals founder Jaime Schmidt talks about what people need to know when they're starting their own business and takes us through the ups and downs of branding and marketing and sales. Then, Gaby talks to the Freelance Solidarity Project's Haley Mlotek about collective bargaining, how freelancers can work for better industry standards, and how the hell you can get paid on time. For a transcript of the show visit: https://bit.ly/BWMS9E7Transcript Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad BWM Instagram: @bwmpod BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch! Follow Jaime Schmidt on Instagram and Twitter @JaimeSchmidt Check out Schmidt's Naturals at Scmidts.com! Follow Haley Mlotek on Instagram and Twitter @HaleyMlotek Check out the Freelance Solidarity Project: https://freelancesolidarity.org/ Bad with Money is produced and edited by Lindsey Floyd. It is sound engineered and mixed by Lindsey Floyd. The Executive Producer is Lindsey Floyd. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaby reads all your hilarious and bleak emails about working from home and why your corporate overlords are asking you to come back to the office. Then, they update our stock market minded listeners on the new electric vehicle company Rivian and why it shot up without any sales on the record and what that means. Plus, Discord's popping off and you are all calling Gaby "my liege." Wild. For a transcript of the episode visit: https://bit.ly/BWMS9E6BonusTranscript Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices