The Saving Whiz Podcast
Gina Zakaria, founder of Saving Whiz, is a personal finance educator on a mission to help you fix your finances the easy way. Gina is a wife, mom, and recovering spender turned money-saving ninja. She breaks down dense money topics into simple, bite-sized concepts so it's easy, actionable, and empowers you to take positive steps with your money. Gina helps you navigate all things money, including budgeting, frugal living, easy ways to save money, debt freedom, investing and building wealth. New episodes every Thursday.
Episodes
55 episodes
How My Greatest Loss Became My Financial Breakthrough
Welcome back to the Saving Whiz podcast! In this highly personal and heartfelt episode, Gina returns after a two-year hiatus, sharing the powerful life events that have shaped her financial journey and led to her renewed purpose. I...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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41:20
How to Pay Off Student Loan Debt with Nika Booth
In this episode, Gina talks with Nika Booth about student loan debt, her personal journey, what to watch out for, and what you can do to pay off your student loan debt quicker so you can live your life debt-free!
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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26:01
How to Create A Debt Payoff Plan That Works
In this episode, Gina helps you create a debt payoff plan that works so you can make more progress with less effort and start enjoying your debt freedom sooner.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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11:07
Top 3 Mistakes You Need to Avoid with Your Budget
In this episode, Gina helps you avoid 3 mistakes that can break your budget if you're not careful. And she shares tips on how to create a budget that works for you.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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8:25
Top 5 Kitchen Habits That Waste Your Grocery Money
In today's episode, Gina shares the top 5 habits that may be wasting your grocery money without you noticing and how you can tweak those habits to start saving money instead!Gina's favorite recipe sites:
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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14:36
Sharing Untold Industry Secrets to Raise Your Credit Score with Alisa Glutz
In this episode, Gina chats with Alisa Glutz, an author, speaker and founder of Color My Credit to share best kept industry secrets to raising your credit score without ever getting into debt.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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19:55
Want to Reach Your Money Goals This Year? Try This...
In this episode, Gina shows you a different method for achieving your money goals, so you can reach them in a simpler, more practical way that's realistic for your income and lifestyle.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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9:46
Why Grocery Prices Are Increasing and What You Can To Save Money
In this episode, Gina breaks it down and explains the reason(s) behind our current grocery price increases and gives you easy action steps to help you save money and still buy everything on your grocery list.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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7:29
How to Create a Stockpile Routine That Saves You Money This Week
In this episode, Gina talks all about stockpiling and helps you get started with your own system.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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11:35
3 Grocery Store Secrets They Don’t Want You to Know
In this episode, Gina shines some light on grocery tactics you can use this week to buy the things you need, stock up on sale items, and save money EVERYTIME you shop!
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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12:05
The Secret to Getting Back on Track This Week
In this episode, Gina is showing you how to create and essentials budget to get back on track if you want to stop the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle and get back in control of your spending.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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12:31
Home Buying Secrets Revealed with Rebecca Richardson, The Mortgage Mentor
In today's episode, Gina talks with Rebecca Richardson, The Mortgage Mentor on all things home buying. Together, they dive deep into dispelling common myths, give you starter steps into buying your first home, and break down everything so it's ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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30:14
5 Kitchen Tools You Need to Reduce Your Grocery Budget and Save Time
In this episode, Gina shares her favorite kitchen tools and explains why they are on her top 5 list and why they should be on yours too.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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17:29
How to Create A Healthy Money Mindset with Sofia Mendoza LCSW
In this episode, Gina talks with Mending Roots Therapy founder, Sofia Mendoza, LCSW, about the importance of creating a healthy mindset around money and how it can affect the way we use it and the way it ultimately serves us and our lifestyle.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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24:15
How to Conquer Spending Guilt and Stay in Balance
In this episode, Gina addresses a topic that comes up a lot with our spending and helps you find a balance between spending and saving so you no longer carry guilt every time you spend your own money!
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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11:38
11 Ways to Keep Your Home Tidy in Less Time
In this episode, Gina shares her tips and tricks for keeping your home tidy and organized in less time. She shares some of her most helpful, tried and true systems that have been proven to work well, even when you're busy.
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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11:40
How to Avoid Hustle Culture and What To Do Instead
In this episode, Gina reveals the harmful nature of current hustle culture and what you should work on instead to generate passive income and wealth without compromising your quality of life.
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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13:09
10 Non-Toy Gift Ideas Your Kids Will Love
In this episode, Gina shares her favorite non-toy gift ideas that your kids will love! Toys and clothes are popular gift items, but they only go so far. These gift ideas are budget-friendly for parents and a ton of fun for kids.
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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10:10
If You're Feeling Stuck In Debt, Do This Now
In this episode, Gina shows you how some simple tweaks can transform your debt payoff strategy and get you back on track so you can get to debt freedom faster.
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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8:40
Answering Your Budget Questions
In this episode, Gina answers your most common questions about budgeting, categories, saving, and spending your money.
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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12:01
Credit Cards Aren't the Problem, Here's What Is
In this episode, Gina breaks down the proper way to use credit cards, how they originally were intended to be used and how banks counted on consumerism and instant gratification to trap us in debt.
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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10:15
10 Shocking Ways Your Relationship with Food and Money Are the Same
Gina's giving you the EXACT steps to transform your finances so you can take action immediately and start thriving with your money and living your best life! Seats are limited so grab yours now!
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25:59
Breaking the Stigma of Talking About Money
In this episode, Gina talks about the importance of being more vocal about money in order for us to grow as a community and do better in our financial path as individuals.
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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13:28
7 Reasons Why Your Budget Failed Last Month
Gina shows how these 7 key reasons result in your budget failures time and time again. Tune in to hear what they are and how to fix them so you can move forward and create a budget that serves you and gives you the freedom to spend on things yo...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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19:01