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Fast frugal talk for real households.
The Kristen Hagopian Show is a high-energy frugal-living program built around coffee, household stories, and common-sense money moves. It mixes savings advice with seasonal routines, family finances, travel planning, sponsor segments, and occasional health-focused interviews.
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The Kristen Hagopian Show makes frugal living feel loud, lively, and close to home. It is not a spreadsheet-first personal finance program. It is a coffee-on-the-desk, weather-out-the-window, what-can-be-fixed-this-week kind of show. The money advice tends to start in ordinary places: carpets that might not need replacing, a spring cleaning list, a family trip that can be planned smarter, or a box of cookies that becomes a lesson in supporting kids and teaching responsibility. The pace is brisk. The tone is encouraging, occasionally indignant, and usually comic around wasteful spending. The show keeps circling back to a core belief that households can save serious money by noticing what is already in front of them. That might mean deep cleaning before buying new. It might mean planning micro trips instead of treating travel as impossible. It might mean helping kids understand grades, cash, and the pride of owning their decisions. The domestic details are the point. Coffee mugs, cold mornings, city views, spring weather, report cards, and school fundraisers all become part of a wider frugal-living worldview. Recent episodes also include public-service and interview material that broadens the format. There are sponsor messages around substance abuse treatment and conversations about inherited amyloidosis, plasma donation, and serious medical needs. Those segments give the show a community-radio texture, with practical household advice sitting beside health awareness and advocacy. The result is energetic, plainspoken money coaching for people who want thrift to feel doable rather than punishing. It is built for listeners who want permission to be practical, to laugh at the mess, and to get back to saving one decision at a time.
Made for: The show is for budget-conscious families, homebodies, parents, and practical listeners who want money advice tied to ordinary routines. It especially fits people who like personal finance delivered with warmth, speed, and domestic detail.
What sets it apart: Its edge is the mix of pep-talk energy and household specificity: savings advice arrives through coffee, carpets, cookies, weather, school lessons, and family logistics. The show feels less like financial instruction and more like a weekly push to stop wasting money in plain sight.
The Kristen Hagopian Show is a money-saving, time-saving, sanity-saving Show that takes a (often humorous) glimpse each week into the life of Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host, Syndicated Columnist, busy wife & Mom, Kristen Hagopian.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · July 2026
A syndicated frugal-living radio show that keeps personal finance at kitchen-table scale, with practical money-saving habits in place of investment strategy.
Kristen Hagopian's weekly show is syndicated across more than 200 stations on the BizTalk and BBS radio networks, and it treats money as a household habit rather than a market story. The message stays simple: spend less, pay down debt, and let savings follow.
You want frugality with coffee, carpet panic, and a real phone number for help.
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A plainspoken look at family clues, unusual symptoms, and getting tested early.
This episode gives HATTR amyloidosis a clear, grounded treatment. It explains how the inherited TTR variant misfolds and builds amyloid deposits in the nerves, heart, and digestive system, then lays out the symptoms listeners can watch for: carpal tunnel syndrome, tingling and…
Practical frugality talk centered on travel planning and household savings.
This episode treats travel as something people try to fit into ordinary budgets, not a luxury hobby. It stays on practical money habits: short trips, family travel, and the value of planning ahead so a break does not turn into a bruising expense.
A brisk frugal-living hour that widens into public health advice and a satisfying declutter payoff.
This episode keeps a practical line from the start: Kristen Agopian pairs frugal-living advice with a hurricane check-in for the Southeast, then shifts into a physician-led COVID discussion that puts risk, comorbidities, and updated vaccine guidance into plain language.
A porch-side blend of bird talk, travel, and thrift.
Bird feeders, hummingbirds, late-summer wildlife, and plain frugality give this segment its shape. The hummingbird moment is the best of it: first read as a bug, then recognized with a small burst of delight, which gives the piece a real lift.
Back-to-school allergy advice that reads like a practical checklist, not a lecture.
Kristen Agofian frames a September back-to-school conversation around food allergies, school routines, and the planning that helps kids stay included and confident.
Paul Haavardsrud unpacks Canadian money stories, from ski-hill VIP pricing to French butter tariffs.
Real-estate freedom, taught in plain numbers.
Kristen Hagopian covers strategies to slash college costs — including dual-enrollment high school courses, community college, textbook alternatives, and the frugal philosophy that 'boredom is the enemy of your wallet' — alongside a medical segment on hereditary ATTR amyloidosis and a recurring real estate segment with her father John Herriot.
Kristen Hagopian and guests cover three topics: tax-reduction strategies from NerdWallet including 401k contributions up to $19,000 per year and FSA/HSA accounts, a tax-day travel promotion from Orbitz offering refunds on taxes and fees for bookings at destinations like the British Virgin Islands, and a real estate investment segment with John Herriot of Keller Williams.
The host introduces the show with sponsor messages, shares personal updates about coffee and mugs, comments on spring weather in Philadelphia, and teases a shocking news statistic that will dominate the episode.
This episode of the Kristen Hagopian Show focuses on frugal living, saving money, and debt reduction while incorporating casual banter about weather and coffee.
This episode discusses the critical importance of plasma donations for treating blood disorders like hemophilia, featuring an interview with filmmaker and advocate Patrick James Lynch.
This episode focuses on the mental, physical, and financial benefits of spring, offering frugal tips to save money during the season.
This episode of the Kristen Hagopian Show opens with greetings to listeners and sponsors, focusing on promoting Elite Rehab for substance abuse help while sharing casual studio moments.
Kristen Hagopian encourages listeners to buy Girl Scout cookies as a guilt-free investment in youth development and personal happiness.
Host Kristen Hagopian welcomes listeners, gives shout outs, promotes a rehab sponsor, and sets a casual tone for a show about frugal living.
Host Kristen Hagopian interviews celebrity trainer Isaac Boots about fitness and weight loss tips for the new year.
Kristen Hagopian shares money-saving and frugal living tips, with sponsor messages and listener shout-outs.
Host Kristen Hagopian discusses frugal living tips and introduces a sponsor for substance abuse treatment, then previews a two-part series on school choice.
Kristen Hagopian covers fall decluttering strategies, a COVID-19 update with former U.S.
A pet turtle gets the first laugh.
Back-to-school allergies get real fast.
Kristen Hagopian shares humorous anecdotes about her daughter's first week of high school and school picture day.
Host Kristen Hagopian interviews Dr.
Kristen Hagopian interviews a caregiving consultant about easing online safety concerns for the sandwich generation.
The episode discusses a Guinness World Record attempt for most uploaded smiles, featuring an interview with actress Samantha Hanratty and Smile Train's chief smileologist.
The host discusses substance abuse epidemic and promotes a rehab service, then introduces inexpensive health solutions for common physical problems.
Kristen Hagopian shares money-saving and time-saving tips for busy families, with a humorous and practical approach.
The host discusses substance abuse recovery resources and comments on a news story about a woman who died from extreme protein dieting.
Kristen Hagopian shares money-saving tips using Craigslist and Goodwill, including a story about getting a free cabinet and an antique bike.
Host Kristen Hagopian discusses a new study on the importance of formal workplace recognition with experts from WorkHuman and Gallup.
The host shares personal travel experiences, focusing on her family's annual vacation tradition where her kids pick destinations within the U.S., highlighting their recent trip to San Antonio, Texas.
This episode of the Kristen Hagopian Show introduces the host's mission to help listeners reduce spending, increase savings, and eliminate debt, while sharing personal anecdotes about coffee and a heat wave in Philadelphia.
Kristen Hagopian interviews Matt Gromada from Chase Bank about teaching financial literacy to teens and the importance of money management skills.
Host Kristen Hagopian shares money-saving tips, DIY home improvement projects, and frugal living advice, including a recent Goodwill haul and a propane tank fix.
Kristen Hagopian shares money-saving tips, travel deals, and personal anecdotes about weather safety and everyday life.
Host Kristen Hagopian discusses strategies for slashing spending, growing savings, and eliminating debt.
This episode features an interview with Marissa Meshulam, founder of MPM Nutrition, discussing simple strategies for combining nutrition and fitness to achieve health goals, in partnership with Eglin's Best Eggs and Daily Burn.
This episode updates listeners on a budget-friendly home improvement project using Craigslist and Goodwill, sparked by audience feedback.
This episode discusses the launch of Financial Practice Week, focusing on American household debt and featuring an interview with personal finance expert Dr.