Debt Free in 30
Hosted by Doug Hoyes and Ted Michalos and Doug and Ted · Doug Hoyes
4.6from 141 ratings
- 632
- Episodes
- 139
- Transcribed
- 141
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2014
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About Debt Free in 30
Each week Doug Hoyes talks to industry experts about debt, money, and personal finance. Don't be confused; listen as the guest experts cut through the jargon and share practical advice.
- Publisher
- Doug Hoyes
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Sept 2014
- Latest episode
- 10 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
139 of 632 episodes have a transcript.
10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
632 – Why Your Debt Feels Smaller Than It Actually Is
3 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
631 – Carrying a Credit Card Balance? What It Really Costs You
26 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
630 – Maxed Out? The Real Problem Isn't Your Credit Limit
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632 – Why Your Debt Feels Smaller Than It Actually Is
Published 10 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so you may not think of the car loan as a debt, but it is. You may not think of the installment plan you got for your vacation as a debt, but it is. A lot of people, for some reason, don't lump in payday loans with the with their debts when we ask them so i've got three credit cards and a line of credit but you also have three payday loans and an installment loan that for some reason you don't mention when we talk initially so it's all a question of um perception or rather self-deception is that a better way to describe it that's perhaps a way to we got to seven minutes on the show before i mentioned payday loans and i brought it up there you brought it up i didn't even have to have to poke the bear Yeah, I think I would use the term layering. […]
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- YouTube views
- 1,184,567
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 67 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 74 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 95 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts Debt Free in 30?
Doug Hoyes and Ted Michalos and Doug and Ted host the show. Published by Doug Hoyes.
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