Hey friends, welcome back to episode 884 of the Money Girl podcast.

I'm your host, Laura Adams.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by a special guest and friend, Tony Stewart.

He's an award-winning author, podcaster, insurance analyst, and financial preparedness advocate

who is passionate about changing the way we think about money. Tony has written multiple

financial books and workbooks, including questions and answers on life insurance, the life

insurance toolbook, and get ready, a step-by-step planner for maintaining your financial first aid kit. And he's the

host of the Get Ready Money podcast. You can learn more at tony stewart.com. It's t-O-N-Y-S-T-E-U-E-R.com.

As you'll hear in today's interview, Tony has deep knowledge in insurance and finances. We talk about

what should be in your financial and insurance first aid kit. How to navigate open enrollment and

choose the right insurance policies. Exactly who needs life and disability insurance? Why

getting life insurance outside of work can make sense.

What disasters are never covered in standard homeowners and renters insurance?

How to save money on home insurance with things like discounts, remediation, and comparison shopping.

And we cover a lot more.

So I won't make you wait. Here we cover a lot more.

So I won't make you wait.

Here's my interview with Tony.

Tony, I'm super excited to have you on the Money Girl podcast.

We've known each other a long time, but I have been wanting to get you on the show and talk about insurance and disaster preparedness and all that good stuff for a while. So I appreciate you being here. Yeah, excited to be here, Laura. I've always appreciated the way you make

things understandable for people and how you make complex subject simple. So we're

completely aligned on how we approach things. Absolutely.

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