Money Making Sense

About Money Making Sense

The goal of Money Making Sense, a 5-time People's Choice Podcast Award finalist, is to help you find more financial peace. Host Heather Kelly and guest experts focus on personal finances and analyzing family decisions. The show discusses vacationing on a budget, how money affects relationships, retirement savings, reducing household expenses, and the financial impact of owning pets. Along with celebrity interviews from the Sundance Film Festival and FanX Salt Lake focusing on finances. Money Making Sense will give you practical ideas on how to improve your bottom line.

Publisher

KSL Newsradio

Category

business · education · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jun 2022

Latest episode

2 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

148 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Apr 2025

   Emotional Farewell -- Thank you for listening

   Host Heather Wagenhals reflects on eight years of "Money Making Sense," expressing gratitude to guests and listeners for the podcast's journey.

2. 

   2 Apr 2025

   What's happening to Social Security?

   Chad Waddoups, VP of Wealth Management at Mountain America Investment Services, explains Social Security's current function, future concerns, and personal protection strategies in this interview with host Heather.

3. 

   26 Mar 2025

   Climbing out of debt during a divorce

   Reporter Adam Small shares his personal journey of overcoming $34,000 in debt during a divorce with host Heather Kelly, revealing his strategies and avoidance of debt consolidation.

Who has been a guest on Money Making Sense

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chad Waddoups
• Adam Small
• Lisa Zeiderman
• Mark Steber
• Sam Vadakekut

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

7,921

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

21 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

92

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.