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Elizabeth Ayoola

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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

But for those of us who don't have a hole to crawl into and come out of when the dust settles, can you walk us through some ways to cope with all of the noise happening if we can't tune it out?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

But for those of us who don't have a hole to crawl into and come out of when the dust settles, can you walk us through some ways to cope with all of the noise happening if we can't tune it out?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

But for those of us who don't have a hole to crawl into and come out of when the dust settles, can you walk us through some ways to cope with all of the noise happening if we can't tune it out?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

Elizabeth, I think the traditional advice still definitely holds. It just has become more difficult. There's a lot more noise. So you want to tune out the noise that has no real potential impact, but you don't want to entirely plug your ears. And parsing the noise without impact from the potential impact is just so very difficult right now. Regardless, the fundamentals hold.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

Elizabeth, I think the traditional advice still definitely holds. It just has become more difficult. There's a lot more noise. So you want to tune out the noise that has no real potential impact, but you don't want to entirely plug your ears. And parsing the noise without impact from the potential impact is just so very difficult right now. Regardless, the fundamentals hold.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

Elizabeth, I think the traditional advice still definitely holds. It just has become more difficult. There's a lot more noise. So you want to tune out the noise that has no real potential impact, but you don't want to entirely plug your ears. And parsing the noise without impact from the potential impact is just so very difficult right now. Regardless, the fundamentals hold.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

In times of economic stress, the best advice remains to shore up your emergency fund, manage your debt responsibly, and don't get reactive with your investments.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

In times of economic stress, the best advice remains to shore up your emergency fund, manage your debt responsibly, and don't get reactive with your investments.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

In times of economic stress, the best advice remains to shore up your emergency fund, manage your debt responsibly, and don't get reactive with your investments.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

Well, I must say that people are not asking me what to do with their money, but I know what I'm doing with my money. I have personally been reviewing my budget more frequently, cutting back on unnecessary expenses like Instacart, Uber Eats. Can you believe I canceled my Amazon Prime? Proud of you. Thank you. Thank you. And also just upping my emergency savings.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

Well, I must say that people are not asking me what to do with their money, but I know what I'm doing with my money. I have personally been reviewing my budget more frequently, cutting back on unnecessary expenses like Instacart, Uber Eats. Can you believe I canceled my Amazon Prime? Proud of you. Thank you. Thank you. And also just upping my emergency savings.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

Well, I must say that people are not asking me what to do with their money, but I know what I'm doing with my money. I have personally been reviewing my budget more frequently, cutting back on unnecessary expenses like Instacart, Uber Eats. Can you believe I canceled my Amazon Prime? Proud of you. Thank you. Thank you. And also just upping my emergency savings.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

I've also increased the amount I'm contributing to my retirement accounts. And to Liz's point, I do spend time reading the news, but spend the most of my time focused on what I can control.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

I've also increased the amount I'm contributing to my retirement accounts. And to Liz's point, I do spend time reading the news, but spend the most of my time focused on what I can control.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

I've also increased the amount I'm contributing to my retirement accounts. And to Liz's point, I do spend time reading the news, but spend the most of my time focused on what I can control.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

The things that worry me as an individual aren't always the same things that worry me as an economist. And honestly, it's that difference that makes my job challenging. As an economist right now, the thing I'm concerned about is long-term effects on global trade relations and the place of the U.S. economy within the world.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

The things that worry me as an individual aren't always the same things that worry me as an economist. And honestly, it's that difference that makes my job challenging. As an economist right now, the thing I'm concerned about is long-term effects on global trade relations and the place of the U.S. economy within the world.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

The things that worry me as an individual aren't always the same things that worry me as an economist. And honestly, it's that difference that makes my job challenging. As an economist right now, the thing I'm concerned about is long-term effects on global trade relations and the place of the U.S. economy within the world.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

Day to day, I'm watching things like inflation and the impact to the labor market, and I anticipate we're going to see some uncomfortable changes in both of these areas. But bigger picture, I'm concerned that the approach to economic policies under this administration could undermine the strength of our economy longer term. This is...

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Economic Chaos and Car Costs: How to Weigh Risks in Uncertain Times

Day to day, I'm watching things like inflation and the impact to the labor market, and I anticipate we're going to see some uncomfortable changes in both of these areas. But bigger picture, I'm concerned that the approach to economic policies under this administration could undermine the strength of our economy longer term. This is...