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slash setup welcome to the nerd wallet smart money podcast where we answer your

personal finance questions

and help you feel a little smarter about what you do with your money.

I'm your host, Liz Weston.

And I'm your other host, Sean Piles.

As always, be sure to send us your money questions, call or text us on the Nerd Hotline at

901-730-6373.

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This episode, we're talking about something that I admittedly know very little about, which is

expenses to plan for as a new parent. But fortunately, Liz and I are talking with Kim Palmer,

a nerd who has tons of firsthand experience with her own kids, and Liz has her own experience, too,

which is great. First, though, we'll dive into our this week in your money segment. This time

around, we're going to talk about how we think about donating to social causes and nonprofit

organizations that we care about and how to vet platforms you're think about donating to social causes and nonprofit organizations that we care

about and how to vet platforms you're thinking of donating too. Right. This is something I've been

thinking about a lot recently, how I can use the privilege I have to benefit and amplify the causes

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