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The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby

Parenting hot takes w/ Alex Bennett & Harrison Fugman

The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby

Matt & Abby

Society & Culture

4.816.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Matt & Abby are joined by Alex Bennett and her partner Harrison Fugman to unpack some of the internet’s spiciest parenting hot takes. From baby piercings and gender reveals to iPads at restaurants, swearing, and sleep training—they dive into the debates, share their personal takes, and compare experiences as new parents. This episode is sponsored by Zocdoc, Smalls & Hiya. Zocdoc: Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to ⁠https://Zocdoc.com/UNPLANNED⁠ to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Smalls: For a limited time only get 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping when you head to ⁠https://Smalls.com/UNPLANNED50⁠ Hiya: Go to ⁠https://hiyahealth.com/UNPLANNED⁠ and receive 50% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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You know?

0:01.0

I don't know what business person was the first to decide that a subscription model.

0:06.0

I didn't even say that.

0:08.0

Subscription?

0:09.0

Subscription model would be the way to milk more money out of people, but they were on to something,

0:15.0

you guys, because we have fallen victim to that so many times.

0:18.0

But thanks to Rocket Money, they make it so easy to cancel our unwanted subscriptions.

0:22.6

Rocket Money is a personal finance app that helps find and cancel your unwanted subscriptions,

0:27.8

monitors your spending, and helps lower your bills so you can grow your savings. What they do is

0:32.9

they help you see all of your subscriptions in one place, which is a huge major win, because

0:36.8

sometimes I'm like, do we have that? Like, I don't know, and I don't know how to find out. Rocket Money can also scan your bills to find opportunities to save you money, and then they can even negotiate for you. They did this with us, and I don't even know how this happened, but they deal with customer service so you don't have to, which that's invaluable. I hate making phone calls, especially to random customer service reps.

0:57.3

It just feels so daunting.

0:58.4

But they did it.

0:58.9

They negotiate our home security bill, so we're saving money every single month in so many ways via Rocket Money.

1:04.1

Rocket Money has over 5 million users and has saved a total of 500 million in canceled subscriptions,

1:10.3

saving members up to $740 a year when

1:13.7

using all the app's premium features.

1:15.6

Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with RocketMoney.

1:20.3

Go to rocketmoney.com slash unplanned today.

1:23.1

That's rocketmoney.com slash unplanned.

1:26.0

RocketMoney.com slash unplanned. No kids out of wedding.

1:30.1

Acceptable or rude? Totally acceptable. It's your wedding. So you get to pick. I cannot think of what

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