# Love, Death & Taxes > Conversations about the Inevitable ## Posts - [Avoiding Holiday Scams: Expert Tips and Real-Life Stories](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/avoiding-holiday-scams-expert-tips-and-real-life-stories/): Agnes and Ryan walk through common holiday scams, including fake IRS calls demanding gift cards or threatening arrest, phishing emails, fake package-tracking texts, advance-fee and check scams, and overpayment scams on resale marketplaces. They also cover year-end bookkeeping and marketing prep for - [Happy Thanksgiving! Reflections & Embracing Change](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/happy-thanksgiving-reflections-embracing-change/): In this Thanksgiving week episode, Agnes and Ryan talk about what they are grateful for, why change in life and marriage is inevitable and worth supporting, and how AI changed their work this year. Agnes shares a large tax settlement for a client, and the episode closes with Black Friday memories an - [Innocent Spouse Tax Relief: Could it Save Your Family?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/innocent-spouse-tax-relief-could-it-save-your-family/): Agnes explains innocent spouse relief: how one spouse's unpaid taxes on a joint return can lead to liens on both partners' accounts and home, and how the other spouse may qualify for relief. She also covers injured spouse relief, relief for new partners in a business, how slow IRS processing has bec - [Managing Grief: Bereavement Groups](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/managing-grief-bereavement-groups/): Agnes, who facilitates peer bereavement groups on Long Island, explains how an eight-week group works, who can join and why grieving with people in a similar loss helps. She and Ryan discuss why there is no snapping out of grief, how faith, gender and the type of loss shape it, and how to handle ang - [Agnes Has some Questions for Ryan](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/agnes-has-some-questions-for-ryan/): In a lighter episode, Agnes surprises Ryan with three "would you ever" dating questions inspired by reality TV: would he marry someone in prison, marry a stranger sight unseen as on Married at First Sight, and stay with a partner who has an unusual habit or fetish. Ryan's answers lead into what coup - [Hot Takes - Love, Death and Taxes :: October 20, 2023](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/hot-takes/): In a news-driven episode, Agnes and Ryan react to the war in Israel, the death of actress Suzanne Somers, and Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's public discussion of their marriage, with Agnes giving a relationship-coach view of drifting apart and rebuilding trust. Agnes also describes waiting mont - [Building Strong Relationships with your Adult Children](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/building-strong-relationships-with-your-adult-children/): Agnes and Ryan talk about building good relationships with adult children: when kids should move out, how to give grown children freedom and respect while living under your roof, curfews, and handling conflict. They also cover holiday traditions when children marry, why constructive criticism should - [Avoiding Lender-Placed Insurance Fees with attorney Zakiya Watson-Caffe, Esq.](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/avoiding-lender-placed-insurance-fees-with-attorney-zakiya-watson-caff/): Agnes and Ryan talk with attorney Zakiya Watson-Caffe, who practices in New York and Georgia, about lender-placed insurance, where a mortgage servicer buys coverage on your home after a lapse or a gap and charges you far more than your own policy. She explains escrow, why these policies often cost h - [Relax and Rejuvenate with Massage featuring Gennaro Ferraro, LMT](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/relax-and-rejuvenate-with-massage-featuring-gennaro-ferraro-lmt/): Agnes and Ryan talk with licensed massage therapist Gennaro Ferraro about why regular massage is a form of self-care, how he blends Eastern techniques with medical massage, and how to prepare for a session. He explains deep tissue work, how often to book, his membership and package options, and his - [Love Death and (Real Estate) Taxes, with special guest Shanna Manram, Real Estate Agent](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-real-estate-taxes-with-special-guest-shanna-manram-real-2/): Agnes and Ryan talk with Queens real estate agent Shanna Manram about the 2023 market: very low inventory, sellers who still price as if the pandemic rush never ended, and buyers waiting for old 2.5 percent mortgage rates to return. She explains how first-time buyers should start with a mortgage bro - [Remembering 9-11 :: Love Death and Taxes Sept 11, 2023](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/remembering-9-11/): In this special episode recorded on September 11, 2023, Agnes and Ryan share where they were on 9/11: Agnes driving to her Brooklyn office and watching the second plane hit, Ryan working in a Manhattan law firm and then walking downtown to bring his stepdaughter home from school. They talk about how - [Tax Problems, Offer in Compromise and IRS Letters Explained](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/tax-problems-offer-in-compromise-and-irs-letters-explained/): Ryan and Agnes reintroduce the show in a new in-person setting, and Agnes explains her tax resolution work: offers in compromise, payment agreements, catching up on unfiled returns, and why bankruptcy does not erase recent tax debt. Ryan notes that the IRS first contacts people by letter, not by pho - [Would You Rather...? with Love Death and Taxes 8-25-2023](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/would-you-rather-with-love-death-and-taxes-8-25-2023/): Agnes and Ryan play a game of Would You Rather across love, death and taxes. Questions include under-the-table pay versus a regular job, meeting a soulmate early or late in life, knowing the date or cause of your death, a 100 percent inheritance tax versus gift tax, arranged marriage, and being audi - [In-Laws Matter: The Impact of Extended Family on Marital Life ~ Love Death and Taxes](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/in-laws-matter-the-impact-of-extended-family-on-marital-life-love-deat/): Agnes, drawing on her work as a wedding officiant and counselor and her own experience as a mother-in-law, and Ryan discuss how in-laws affect a marriage. They cover putting the marriage first, setting healthy boundaries, wedding-eve confrontations over ceremony choices, having no expectations when - [Avoiding Tax Mistakes when Living Abroad](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/avoiding-tax-mistakes-when-living-abroad/): Agnes explains what U.S. citizens living abroad must still do on their taxes: file a federal return every year, claim the foreign earned income exclusion and foreign tax credit, and report foreign bank accounts and assets above set thresholds. Ryan and Agnes also cover foreign gifts, the cost-of-liv - [Love Death and Taxes, ft Dr. Stephen Dini, DPM](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-ft-dr-stephen-dini-dpm/): Agnes and Ryan talk with Long Island podiatrist Dr. Stephen Dini about how high heels and narrow shoes lead to bunions, hammer toes and a tight Achilles tendon, and what newer bunion surgeries such as lapiplasty and minimally invasive techniques involve. He also explains how a small cut can turn int - [Relationship Communication Tips From a Coach: Trust and Fighting Fair](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/relationship-communication-tips-from-a-coach-trust-and-fighting-fair/): In this communication episode, Ryan shares his own relationship mistakes and Agnes explains, from her coaching work with couples, why partners who say the same thing still end up arguing. They cover differing communication styles, lack of trust, treating each other as teammates against the problem, - [The Five Stages of Grief Explained by a Bereavement Counselor](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-five-stages-of-grief-explained-by-a-bereavement-counselor/): Agnes, a bereavement counselor at her church, and Ryan walk through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. They share personal experiences of losing parents, grieving while going through a divorce, and how men and women often express grief differently, and th - [Love Death and Taxes - Ryan's Rules on Love Pt 2: Coming and Going](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-ryan-s-rules-on-love-pt-2-coming-and-going/): In part two of his "rules of love", Ryan covers the "coming and going" category with Agnes weighing in: reading the mood, building romance across the whole day, dancing and massage as a prelude, and putting effort in rather than relying on porn expectations. They then turn to the "going" side with t - [Love Death and (Real Estate) Taxes, with special guest Shanna Manram, Real Estate Agent](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-real-estate-taxes-with-special-guest-shanna-manram-real/): Agnes and Ryan talk with Shanna Manram, a Keller Williams real estate agent in Bayside, Queens, about the 2023 market: low inventory, sellers who still expect pandemic-era prices, and buyers waiting for lower mortgage rates. Shanna advises first-time buyers to get pre-approved and know their monthly - [Ryan's Rules of Love: Balance of Power and Vetting a Partner](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/ryan-s-rules-of-love-balance-of-power-and-vetting-a-partner/): Ryan opens his "rules of love" list, framed as things he has learned do not work, and Agnes pushes back. They debate the balance of power when a man is the stay-at-home parent or earns less, then move to romance and what women look for, why vetting a new partner matters, and whether to stay attracti - [Love Death and Taxes Jun 23, 2023 ... Guest Erin Delfino](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-jun-23-2023-guest-erin-delfino/): In part two of their grief conversation, Agnes and Ryan talk with a guest who writes a grief blog and runs a bereavement group at her church after her husband's sudden death. They cover well-meant phrases that hurt, such as 'she's in a better place', what to say or do instead, how friendships change - [Why Do We Need Bookkeepers? - Love, Death and Taxes Jun 16, 2023](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/why-do-we-need-bookkeepers/): Agnes explains what a bookkeeper does and how it differs from an accountant, drawing on her start in tax resolution, offers in compromise, and a job cleaning up a large company's unpaid and duplicated invoices. Agnes and Ryan cover red flags in the books, how monthly internal audits catch overspendi - [Destination Wedding in Poland: Church, Traditions, Food and Travel Costs](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/destination-wedding-in-poland-church-traditions-food-and-travel-costs/): Ryan and Agnes look back at her wedding celebration in Poland, going through photos and videos. They cover her hometown church, the bread and salt blessing, the extensive Polish breakfast buffet and meat table, the hotel and its tunnels, the music and dancing, the fireworks, the mix of American and - [Love, Death and Taxes :: in POLAND Pt 2](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-in-poland-pt-2/): Broadcasting from a palace hotel and wedding venue in Poland, Ryan and Agnes talk about Agnes renewing her wedding vows with her husband in the church of her childhood. They cover the venue and its spa, Agnes's hometown and its history, the year of paperwork to get the bishop's permission for a Frid - [Love, Death and Taxes :: IN POLAND pt 1](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-in-poland-pt-1/): Agnes and Ryan walk through the palace-style hotel and resort in Poland where Agnes's wedding celebration was held. They tour the restaurant, library, reception hall, hair and makeup rooms, the tunnels between buildings, the spa and wellness center, and the lake behind the grounds, with comments on - [Love Death and Taxes, with Special Guest Blogger Erin Delfino - Fri 6-2-2023](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-with-special-guest-blogger-erin-delfino-fri-6-2-2/): Agnes and Ryan talk with Erin Delfino, who writes the blog Being Grief Full, about their volunteer training as bereavement group facilitators at a local church. Erin shares how she lost her husband suddenly two years ago, how her blog turns everyday things like tacos and Thanksgiving mashed potatoes - [Communication is Key - Love, Death and Taxes | May 5, 2023](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/communication-is-key/): Agnes and Ryan talk about communication as the number one relationship skill, from the gap between romantic movies and married life to gaslighting, withholding information and keeping someone on hold. They discuss arranged marriages, the 'disposable' attitude toward relationships, resolving conflict - [The Power of Love - May 5, 2023](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-power-of-love-may-5-2023/): On Cinco de Mayo and National Small Business Week, Agnes and Ryan catch up after tax season, talk about using ChatGPT to speed up paperwork, then turn to the power of love. Agnes lays out three kinds of love (first love, learning love and mature love), and they cover premarital counseling, why hones - [Love Death and Taxes - It's Tax Deadline Week! 5-14-2023](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-it-s-tax-deadline-week-5-14-2023/): Recorded the Friday before the 2023 filing deadline, Agnes gives short tax tips on keeping receipts, partly deductible business meals, mileage versus commuting, charity receipts, how Bitcoin is taxed as property, boosting a refund through withholding and filing status, and filing an extension while - [Sacrifice, Change and Renewal: A Good Friday Conversation](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/sacrifice-change-and-renewal-a-good-friday-conversation/): On Good Friday 2023, Agnes and Ryan talk about sacrifice, change and renewal, tying Lent, Passover and Easter to the way people reshape their own lives. They discuss accepting change you cannot control, a neighbor's move after decades in one home, and practical steps like breathing, gratitude lists - [Is There a One? Soul Mates, Fate and Real Love](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/is-there-a-one-soul-mates-fate-and-real-love/): Agnes and Ryan ask whether there is one person meant for you. They compare destiny with choosing a compatible partner, falling in love versus loving someone, and how earlier relationships teach you what you want. Agnes shares a premonition that she would marry her husband, and Ryan jokes about psych - [When Is Enough Enough With Difficult People and Family](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/when-is-enough-enough-with-difficult-people-and-family/): Agnes and Ryan discuss how to decide when enough is enough with a difficult person who is close to you, such as family or a longtime friend. They cover setting ultimatums, limits on patience, protecting your family, and when emotional or mental health problems call for professional help, with a deto - [Love Death and Taxes 3-17-2023 Parenting Pt 2](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-3-17-2023-parenting-pt-2/): In part two of their parenting conversation, Agnes and Ryan look at parenting from the child's side: Agnes's complicated relationship with her mother and the reconciliation before her mother died, and Ryan's mother raising him with an absent father. They also discuss when to step back from adult chi - [How Having Children Changes Your Life: Parenting Stages and Letting Go](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/how-having-children-changes-your-life-parenting-stages-and-letting-go/): Agnes and Ryan talk about how having and raising children changes your life: the weight of responsibility, learning from older relatives, and the pain of holding on too tightly when children grow up and pair off. They cover how kids question family values and religion at school, the line between par - [Love Death and Taxes - Tax Preparation Pep Talk](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-tax-preparation-pep-talk/): Agnes, a tax resolution professional, gives a tax-season pep talk on why people with back taxes should keep filing returns even when they cannot pay. She and Ryan cover penalties and interest piling up, payment agreements, offers in compromise, the records needed to prove hardship, and why IRS notic - [Self-Care After Losing a Loved One: How to Get Through Grief](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/self-care-after-losing-a-loved-one-how-to-get-through-grief/): Agnes shares her Valentine's Day stay at Oheka Castle in Huntington, then she and Ryan turn to self-care after the loss of a loved one. They discuss how the quiet after a funeral is when grief hits hardest, why people should eat, exercise and see a doctor, how anniversaries and photo reminders trigg - [Love Death and Taxes Feb 17, 2023 :: Valentine's](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-feb-17-2023-valentine-s/): In this Valentine's week episode, Ryan and Agnes swap Valentine's Day stories, including making sorrel, and argue that sincere small gestures beat showy ones. They go on to cover trust and phone passwords, jealousy, why a work spouse can blur emotional lines, flirting versus friendly networking ener - [Love Death and Taxes: PS I Love You Day](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-ps-i-love-you-day/): On P.S. I Love You Day, the second Friday in February, Agnes and Ryan talk about mental health awareness and the Long Island organization two sisters founded after their father's suicide. They discuss the stigma families put on mental illness, how young people are learning to talk about it, the role - [Valentine's Day Gift Ideas, Rose Colors and Keeping the Spark Alive](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/valentine-s-day-gift-ideas-rose-colors-and-keeping-the-spark-alive/): Ahead of Valentine's Day, Agnes and Ryan share stories and tips on gifts, from the meaning of rose colors and when to give earrings, to keeping mystery and effort alive in a long marriage. They also talk about breakups before Valentine's Day, simple low-cost gestures, why loving yourself comes first - [Valentine's Day Is Coming: Short Preview, Feb 3 2023](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/valentine-s-day-is-coming-short-preview-feb-3-2023/): Ryan and Agnes begin the February 3, 2023 episode by greeting viewers, noting that February brings Black History Month and Valentine's Day, and starting to explain what Love Death & Taxes is about. This short upload covers only the opening of the episode. - [Offer in Compromise Explained, Plus How Perception Shapes Us](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/offer-in-compromise-explained-plus-how-perception-shapes-us/): Agnes explains what an offer in compromise is and what documents it takes to prepare one for the IRS or New York State. The rest of the episode is about perception: Ryan describes changing his behavior after a misread encounter at a yoga class, and both hosts talk about upbringing, trust in marriage - [2023: What's Coming Next?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/2023-what-s-coming-next/): Ryan and Agnes open 2023 with tax-season prep: pulling online bank statements to find deductible transactions, reporting crypto, expecting W-2s and 1099s, and preparing for a recession. Agnes also talks about a bereavement group and a recent family loss, and both hosts urge acting on dreams now. The - [Happy New Year 2023 from Love, Death and Taxes :: Episode 201](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/happy-new-year-2023-from-love-death-and-taxes-episode-201/): In their New Year 2023 episode, Ryan and Agnes talk about goals versus resolutions. Agnes says she starts the year organizing her receipts for taxes, explains her tax resolution work, and both hosts name what they want to leave behind, including toxic people and excuses. They also cover choices, get - [The Holiday Traditions Episode :: Love, Death and Taxes 106 ft. Agnes Amisano](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-holiday-traditions-episode/): In a holiday episode, Agnes and Ryan compare Christmas traditions from Poland and Jamaica, including the Polish Christmas Eve table with an empty place setting, the multi-dish Christmas Eve meal, Jamaican black cake and the pouring of rum for ancestors. They talk about nostalgia for midnight Mass an - [The 5 New Business Tax Tips Episode :: Love, Death and Taxes Ep. 105 ft. Agnes Amisano](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-5-new-business-tax-tips-episode/): Agnes, a tax resolution specialist, gives Ryan her top five tax tips for people starting a business: choose the right entity, handle sales tax filings, separate employees from contractors, keep receipts, and track deductible expenses and operating losses. They also cover meals and mileage deductions - [Too Thin to Be Healthy? GLP-1s, Aging & the New $1,000 Trump Accounts](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/too-thin-to-be-healthy-glp-1s-aging-the-new-1-000-trump-accounts/): Back from a month-long break, Agnes and Ryan react to widely shared photos of a public figure's extreme weight loss and talk about the health risks of losing too much body fat, GLP-1 drugs, and the pressure on women to look younger and thinner. They then turn to the new Trump Accounts for children a - [Starts, Stops and Restarts - Relationship Beginnings Pt 2](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/starts-stops-and-restarts-relationship-beginnings-pt-2/): Agnes and Ryan talk about first-encounter nerves in a new relationship, including Agnes's own early dates with her husband and six common reasons people feel anxious before a first physical encounter after a long break. Agnes offers four ways to ease that stress, and the episode closes with a short - [Starts, Stops and Restarts - Relationship Beginnings](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/starts-stops-and-restarts-relationship-beginnings/): Recorded in person, Agnes and Ryan trade stories about how relationships begin, stall and restart. Agnes tells how she met her husband online 16 years ago and how they broke up several times in the first year, along with some bad first dates and the emergency phone call exit. They also talk about th - ['Forbidden Love' written by Agnes Amisano](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/forbidden-love-written-by-agnes-amisano/): Ryan interviews Agnes about her book Forbidden Love, a prequel to Seven Rings, One Love, set in post-war rural Poland and based on her family's history. They discuss how generations of women were bound by what people would say, how choices and forgiveness can break repeating patterns, and how Agnes - [15 Relationship Red Flags That Seem Small at First](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/15-relationship-red-flags-that-seem-small-at-first/): In the August 7, 2026 episode, Ryan plays a pharaoh character while he and Agnes work through a list of 15 relationship red flags that seem small at first, such as demanding instant replies, blaming every ex, insults disguised as jokes, fake apologies, and treating privacy as secrecy. Agnes also des - [What Married Men Regret: Avoiding Conflict, Trust, Money and More](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/what-married-men-regret-avoiding-conflict-trust-money-and-more/): Agnes and Ryan work through a list of things married men commonly regret: avoiding conflict, leaving chores to a wife, breaking trust, staying in a marriage too long, not going to therapy sooner, hiding money, not expressing appreciation and overlooking small daily gestures. The conversation covers - [Agnes's New Book, Family Reactions and Knowing Your Worth](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/agnes-s-new-book-family-reactions-and-knowing-your-worth/): Ryan and Agnes open with Ryan on using AI tools to build projects, then spend most of the episode on how readers and relatives reacted to Agnes's books, including a mature scene that upset some family members. The conversation moves to women's agency in marriage across generations and cultures, how - [5 Habits to Stay Together: Pray, Play, Serve, Don't Keep Score, Keep Kissing](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/5-habits-to-stay-together-pray-play-serve-don-t-keep-score-keep-kissin/): Agnes, speaking as a relationship coach, walks Ryan through five habits that help couples stay together: praying or meditating together, playing together while knowing your limits with alcohol, serving each other with small acts, not keeping score, and a daily kiss. They discuss how couples of diffe - [Behaviors That Push Away a Good Husband: Relationship Advice](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/behaviors-that-push-away-a-good-husband-relationship-advice/): Agnes and Ryan discuss behaviors that can wear down even a loving, long-standing husband or partner, including nagging and belittling him in public or in front of the children, dismissing his feelings, turning every disagreement into a fight, controlling his time and not reciprocating emotional supp - [Love Death and Taxes - Juneteenth 2026](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-juneteenth-2026/): On Juneteenth 2026, Agnes tells Ryan about officiating a wedding as an interfaith minister, how she personalizes ceremonies, and vow wording such as obey and till death do us part. Ryan explains what Juneteenth commemorates and compares it with Jamaica's emancipation day on August 1. They swap stori - [Italy Travel Stories: Catacombs, St. Peter's Mass and Real Italian Food](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/italy-travel-stories-catacombs-st-peter-s-mass-and-real-italian-food/): Agnes returns from an anniversary and birthday trip through Italy and shares stories from Milan, Lake Como, Palermo's catacombs, Rome and the Amalfi Coast, including a mass at St. Peter's Basilica where a priest scolded her at communion. She and Ryan also talk about how fellow immigrants go quiet wh - [πŸŽ™οΈ Expectations, Experiences and Exits](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/expectations-experiences-and-exits/): Agnes and Ryan talk about the assumptions people carry into relationships, what the relationship turns out to be like, and the different ways it ends. They cover assumed expectations, the early grand gestures that fade, why marriage is work, situationships, taking time before moving in together, bei - [Death Doulas, AI Phone Assistants & Agnes's New Songs](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/death-doulas-ai-phone-assistants-agnes-s-new-songs/): In the April 17, 2026 episode, Agnes shares news about songs she wrote the lyrics for to go with her memoir Seven Rings, One Love, and the hosts discuss what end-of-life specialists and death doulas do. Ryan describes a reader's complaint about a playful events post he wrote, explains the AI phone a - [What a Death Doula Does: End-of-Life Support, Grief and Wake Traditions](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/what-a-death-doula-does-end-of-life-support-grief-and-wake-traditions/): Agnes and Ryan talk about what a death doula, or end-of-life specialist, actually does: emotional and practical support before and after a death, vigils, legacy projects and help for the family left behind. Along the way they share family losses, a Jamaican wake tradition, how a church bereavement g - [Preparing for the Inevitable: Types of Funerals](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/preparing-for-the-inevitable-types-of-funerals/): Agnes and Ryan discuss the many ways families say goodbye, starting with Agnes's work as an end-of-life specialist and bereavement group facilitator. They cover the value of leaving written instructions and avoiding delays at probate, then compare burial and cremation options, from woven biodegradab - [Estate Planning Basics: Wills, Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/estate-planning-basics-wills-power-of-attorney-health-care-proxy/): Agnes and Ryan talk about getting your affairs in order: why Agnes is studying to be an end of life specialist, then wills and probate, beneficiaries and joint accounts, adding a name to a deed, guardianship for children, power of attorney, health care proxies and HIPAA release forms. They say repea - [Lent, Lunar New Year of the Fire Horse and Remembering Notable Passings](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/lent-lunar-new-year-of-the-fire-horse-and-remembering-notable-passings/): In this relaxed, unscripted episode, Agnes and Ryan catch up on Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day, a miniseries about President Garfield, and the difference between Fat Tuesday and Polish Fat Thursday. They discuss the Lunar New Year and the year of the fire horse, Lent overlapping with Ramadan, a - [πŸŽ™οΈ The Mixed Signal Playbook: Promises, Plans and Ghosting](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-mixed-signal-playbook-promises-plans-and-ghosting/): In this Valentine's Day eve episode, Agnes and Ryan unpack romantic mixed signals: misleading texts and dating-app flirting, people who ghost or never show up, and kindness mistaken for interest. They separate unintentional mixed messages from manipulation and love bombing, and say to ask early wher - [πŸŽ™οΈ Envy: Why Your Success Triggers Their Insecurity](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/envy-why-your-success-triggers-their-insecurity/): Ryan and Agnes explain the difference between envy and jealousy and discuss why other people's success can trigger insecurity, which Ryan calls bad mind in Jamaican speech. They talk about friends who envy instead of celebrating, comparing yourself to others, social media's polished picture of life, - [Simp, Serve or Set Yourself Free](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/simp-serve-or-set-yourself-free/): Agnes and Ryan discuss simping, meaning giving excessive money, attention or devotion to someone who does not reciprocate, and where generosity ends and self-neglect begins. They cover love bombing and controlling behavior, the trad wife trend, why mothering a partner kills romance, and how friends - [Inheritance and Legacy: Do Parents Owe Kids Everything?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/inheritance-and-legacy-do-parents-owe-kids-everything/): Agnes and Ryan open with Agnes's new memoir Seven Rings, One Love, then take up a death-themed topic: who inherits what, and whether parents owe their children everything. Using Leona Helmsley's will as a starting point, they argue that legacy is more about character and example than money, that han - [Seven Rings, One Love by author Agnes Amisano](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/seven-rings-one-love-by-author-agnes-amisano/): A two-minute promotional trailer for Agnes Amisano's memoir Seven Rings, One Love, about six difficult engagements and a seventh relationship that became her first marriage. It points viewers to an interview on another program and to the Love, Death, and Taxes podcast, and says the book is available - [First Date Etiquette: Who Pays, Doors, Ordering & Exes](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/first-date-etiquette-who-pays-doors-ordering-exes/): Ahead of Valentine's Day, Agnes and Ryan go through a viral list of minimum first-date expectations for men, including who pays the bill, opening doors, letting her order first, walking her to her car, and not talking about your ex. They debate the tone of the list versus its substance, with Agnes a - [Happy New Year! from Love Death and Taxes](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/happy-new-year-from-love-death-and-taxes/): In their New Year episode, Ryan and Agnes celebrate Agnes's 2025 as an author, including her novel Seven Rings, One Love, a theme song a relative wrote for it, and its arrival at Barnes & Noble. They talk about plans for 2026, Agnes's move into full-time relationship coaching, how younger generation - [Author Agnes Amisano - 7 Rings One Love](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/author-agnes-amisano-7-rings-one-love/): Ryan interviews Agnes about her memoir Seven Rings, One Love, why she spent more than ten years writing it, and what she learned from her marriages. They cover refusing to see herself as a victim, forgiving her mother and herself, leaving Poland at 20, and the difference between attention and love. - [Agnes Amisano, Auhor of "Seven Rings, One Love"](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/agnes-amisano-auhor-of-seven-rings-one-love/): Ryan interviews Agnes about her new memoir Seven Rings, One Love, now available on Amazon in English and Polish. Agnes explains why it took over ten years to finish, how she had to forgive herself and her family, and what six failed engagements taught her about marrying out of need instead of love. - [Dating Your Spouse: Revolutionary Concept or Common Sense?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/dating-your-spouse-revolutionary-concept-or-common-sense/): After Agnes returns from travel and announces her new novel, she and Ryan discuss why couples should keep dating after marriage. They cover how routine, children and work crowd out romance, low-cost date nights at home, the risk of seeking appreciation elsewhere, quarterly getaways, and simple ways - [πŸŽ™οΈ We’re Back! Surprise Book, Global Travels & Small Business Season](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/were-back-surprise-book-global-travels-small-business-season/): Agnes returns from a trip to Poland and Europe, where she and her husband marked All Saints Day and visited family, and Ryan updates her on the news at home, including the hurricane damage in Jamaica. They discuss Agnes's book Hearts and Chains, which helps readers recognize toxic relationships, and - [Secrets of a Retired Tax Pro - the Book!](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/secrets-of-a-retired-tax-pro-the-book/): Agnes and Ryan introduce the book Secrets of a Retired Tax Pro, a collection of Agnes's tax and money advice built from episodes of the show. They walk through chapters on filing on time, innocent spouse relief, retiring abroad, and why couples may want to file separately when one owns a business, t - [The Language of Modern Love: Do You Know What They're Really Saying?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-language-of-modern-love-do-you-know-what-they-re-really-saying/): Agnes and Ryan decode modern dating slang: ghosting, situationships, breadcrumbing, love bombing, cuffing season and turkey drop, benching, rizz, soft launching and gaslighting. They share examples from their own lives and from friends, compare how breakups worked a generation ago, and plug Agnes's - [Published Authors?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/published-authors/): Ryan and Agnes introduce their new book, So You Think You're Ready to Be Married, and its companion on tax problems, and explain how the podcast became an audiobook, then a paperback and a Polish edition. They walk through the topics the marriage book covers, including finances, family, faith, intim - [πŸŽ™οΈ The Cheating Episode – Part 2](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-cheating-episode-part-2/): In part two of their cheating episode, Agnes and Ryan finish a list of ten warning signs, covering altered schedules, friends who act uncomfortable around you, unexplained expenses, faded emotional intimacy and a partner who deflects when asked directly. They mix in satirical tips from a chatbot on - [πŸŽ™οΈ The Cheating Episode](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-cheating-episode/): In part one of the cheating episode, Agnes and Ryan go through the first five of ten warning signs that a partner may be cheating: a sudden change in appearance, secretive phone or computer use, being unreachable, changes in the couple's sex life, and growing hostility and resentment. They also disc - [Finding Mr. and Mrs. Right – Part 2](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/finding-mr-and-mrs-right-part-2/): In part two of their Mr. and Mrs. Right series, Agnes and Ryan talk about what a man should look for in a long-term partner, moving from first-glance attraction to kindness, shared interests, humor, money habits and conflict style. Ryan says men need peace, loyalty and acknowledgment, Agnes stresses - [Finding Mr and Mrs Right Pt 1](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/finding-mr-and-mrs-right-pt-1/): In part one of a two-part series, Agnes and Ryan discuss how to tell "Mr. Right" from "Mr. Right now" at the start of summer. They cover physical attraction as the opening hook, why looks fade while the way a partner looks at you does not, and what to check before committing: shared values, wanting - [Free Speech, Tariffs and Agnes's Memoir Preview](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/free-speech-tariffs-and-agnes-s-memoir-preview/): In this April 2025 episode, Agnes and Ryan talk about free speech, how political climates change, tariffs and trade deficits, and what they see as threats to due process. They then turn to Agnes's upcoming memoir, which Ryan describes as a hero's journey, and finish on gratitude, remembering an acto - [10 Golden Rules for a Happy Relationship from a Wedding Officiant](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/10-golden-rules-for-a-happy-relationship-from-a-wedding-officiant/): Agnes shares the 10 golden rules for staying happy with the one you love, a list she hands every couple she marries, and Ryan adds his own experiences. The rules cover saying I love you often, accepting differences, continuing to date, taking care of each other, gratitude, never speaking badly of yo - [The Joy and Pain of In-Laws](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-joy-and-pain-of-in-laws/): Agnes and Ryan talk about in-laws from every side: Agnes as a daughter-in-law and now a mother-in-law, Ryan as a son-in-law. They cover meddling parents at weddings, culture, language and religion clashes (including a wedding-eve dispute over a church ceremony), miscommunication, what not to tell yo - [International Women's Day](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/international-women-s-day/): For International Women's Day, Agnes and Ryan talk about the day's UN origins and this year's theme, Agnes's mother's advice never to depend on a man, and the economics of two-income households, childcare costs and the value of unpaid housework. They discuss how to honor women in your life respectfu - [LIVE from the FUTURE](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/live-from-the-future/): In a satirical skit, Ryan pretends to call in from a bleak imagined 2035 and describes an exaggerated future of political upheaval, climate trouble, collapsing public services, AI control and a bribe-driven tax agency, while Agnes plays along. Midway the hosts talk about real delays in the IRS offer - [Happy Valentine's Day from Love, Death and Taxes](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/happy-valentine-s-day-from-love-death-and-taxes/): On Valentine's Day 2025, Agnes and Ryan talk about celebrating with atmosphere and small moments instead of gifts or big spending, then answer several audience questions: a partner's family expecting extravagant gifts, a partner who ignores the holiday, a best friend dating an ex, and a date who wen - [TikTok, Tax Time and Online Trouble: Your Data is the New Goldmine](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/tiktok-tax-time-and-online-trouble-your-data-is-the-new-goldmine-2/): Agnes and Ryan discuss the January 2025 TikTok ban ruling and what data apps can collect, then spend most of the episode on scams: fake IRS calls, celebrity romance scams, phishing emails, marketplace overpayment tricks and spoofed email addresses. They explain how to verify a caller, why the IRS st - [Your Dream Wedding with Rev. Agnes](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/your-dream-wedding-with-rev-agnes/): Ryan and Agnes talk about planning a dream wedding with Agnes in her role as a wedding officiant. She explains how a ceremony can be customized across religions and cultures, why she asks couples to do at least six weeks of premarital counseling, and how blended-family ceremonies like candle and sce - [Love Death and Taxes - A Whirlwind Week](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-a-whirlwind-week/): Agnes and Ryan go through the news of the week of January 19, 2025 in a quiz format: the inauguration falling on Martin Luther King Day, the TikTok shutdown and sale deadline, record cold in the South, Thailand recognizing same-sex marriage, the border emergency, birthright citizenship and dual pass - [TikTok, Tax Time and Online Trouble: Your Data is the New Goldmine](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/tiktok-tax-time-and-online-trouble-your-data-is-the-new-goldmine/): Agnes and Ryan react to the Supreme Court upholding the TikTok ban and use it to talk about how much personal data apps and scammers can collect. They cover phone and text scams, fake business-listing calls, social media impersonation, spoofed emails, tax scams that pose as the IRS, data breaches an - [2025: New Year, New Show, Who Dis?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/2025-new-year-new-show-who-dis/): Agnes and Ryan open 2025 with reflections on the Los Angeles wildfires and the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, then talk about leaving a lasting mark, including Agnes's book project. They spend most of the episode on setting goals by starting with the end in mind, treating failure as part o - [Christmas Eve Show: 9 Ways to Get in Trouble for the Holidays](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/christmas-eve-show-9-ways-to-get-in-trouble-for-the-holidays/): On Christmas Eve, Agnes and Ryan compare Jamaican and European Christmas traditions and then run through nine ways to get into trouble over the holidays. The list covers gift mistakes, last-minute plans, family arguments, bottling up grief, burning yourself out over cooking, and overspending on gift - [Grieving Complicated Relationships: Finding Peace Amid Mixed Emotions](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/grieving-complicated-relationships-finding-peace-amid-mixed-emotions/): Agnes and Ryan talk about how to grieve or react when someone who died had a difficult reputation or a hard relationship with you, sparked by the online reaction to the killing of a health insurance CEO and a debate over a controversial cabinet nominee's past. They weigh honesty against the rule not - [Post-Election Relationship Fallout: You Voted for WHO?!](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/post-election-relationship-fallout-you-voted-for-who-2/): Ryan and Agnes talk about how the 2024 election affected relationships, from couples and parents with grown children to friends and coworkers. They discuss separating a person's vote from their character, why some voters prioritized issues like immigration and prices, why Agnes avoids arguing politi - [A Glossary of Relationship Terms](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/a-glossary-of-relationship-terms/): Agnes and Ryan define common relationship terms: red flags, attachment styles, boundaries, codependency, love languages and gaslighting. They give examples of each and discuss why communicating your needs early matters. Situationships, trauma bonding and other terms are saved for a later episode. - [Post-Election Relationship Fallout: You Voted for WHO?!](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/post-election-relationship-fallout-you-voted-for-who/): Agnes and Ryan talk about how the 2024 presidential election strained relationships between partners, parents and grown children, and friends. They discuss separating a person from their vote, setting a no-politics rule at the dinner table, and disengaging when a conversation turns into shouting. - [Disappointed? But Not Surprised](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/disappointed-but-not-surprised/): Recorded days after the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Ryan and Agnes share their disappointment and talk through why the result did not surprise them: misinformation and information silos, immigration, turnout, how women and Black men voted, and the economy and inflation. They also discuss pay se - [Race, Religion, and Politics in Relationships: Can We Talk? PART 3](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/race-religion-and-politics-in-relationships-can-we-talk-part-3/): In part three of their series on politics, religion and race in relationships, Agnes and Ryan talk about race. They share their own experiences with interracial relationships, family disapproval, microaggressions and stares, and compare how race is viewed in Jamaica, Poland and the United States. Th - [Race, Religion, and Politics in Relationships: Can We Talk? PART 2](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/race-religion-and-politics-in-relationships-can-we-talk-part-2/): In part two of a three-part series, Agnes and Ryan talk about how religion and politics play out in relationships and families. They discuss keeping the peace over political differences, an Al Smith dinner and the politics-religion overlap, Catholic and Anglican traditions, interfaith marriages, hid - [Race, Religion and Politics in Relationships: Can we talk?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/race-religion-and-politics-in-relationships-can-we-talk/): In part one of a series on race, religion and politics in relationships, Agnes and Ryan talk about why couples and families avoid these topics and how they keep the peace. Agnes explains her view of legal immigration, ESTA travel authorization and her own immigration vetting, Ryan describes early jo - [ASK Agnes: Multiple Choice Madness](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/ask-agnes-multiple-choice-madness/): In a multiple-choice edition of Ask Agnes, Ryan reads listener questions with four AI-written answers, some sensible and some silly, and Agnes picks and explains. The questions cover a couple struggling with debt, grieving together after a parent's death, a partner who spends too much time on social - [The Success-Happiness Link: Myth or Reality?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-success-happiness-link-myth-or-reality/): Ryan and Agnes ask whether success actually makes people happy, on Agnes's birthday weekend. They argue that success and happiness are defined differently by each person, that material wealth does not guarantee contentment, and that hedonic adaptation pulls people back to a baseline after big wins. - [Ask Agnes: Emotional Distance, Partner's Friends and Different Life Goals](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/ask-agnes-emotional-distance-partner-s-friends-and-different-life-goal/): In another Ask Agnes episode, Agnes answers three viewer questions: how to raise an emotional distance in a six-year marriage without making a partner defensive, how to handle feeling like an outsider in a partner's close friend group, and how a couple can bridge different goals when one wants to tr - [Ask Agnes: Saver vs Spender and Interfering In-Laws](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/ask-agnes-saver-vs-spender-and-interfering-in-laws/): Agnes and Ryan open with Agnes's trip to Las Vegas and Arizona in the desert heat, including the Skywalk, then answer two viewer questions. One is about a saver whose girlfriend has credit card debt as they plan to move in together, the other about a girlfriend dealing with her boyfriend's parents' - [Recover from Burnout with West Door Yoga Studios](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/recover-from-burnout-with-west-door-yoga-studios-2/): Agnes and Ryan talk with Dee Morrow, a registered nurse, and Lisa Hogan, the yoga teachers behind West Door Yoga Studios in Bay Shore, about how yoga and breathwork can help professional women recover from burnout. They explain fight or flight versus rest and digest, how yin, hatha and vinyasa class - [Odd Marriage and Relationship Laws in the United States](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/odd-marriage-and-relationship-laws-in-the-united-states/): In a special Ask Agnes episode, Ryan reads reader questions about odd and outdated U.S. marriage and relationship laws, and Agnes reacts. Topics include a permission rule for false teeth, a bird-shooting rule, a law on seduction under promise of marriage, marriage on a dare, proxy marriages for depl - [Recover from Burnout with West Door Yoga Studios](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/recover-from-burnout-with-west-door-yoga-studios/): Agnes and Ryan talk with the two founders of West Door Yoga Studios in Bayshore, New York about how yoga can help with burnout. The guests share how they came to yoga, explain how a constant fight or flight state wears people down, describe yin and gentle restorative classes, and announce the studio - [Relationship Problems? Ask Agnes!](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/relationship-problems-ask-agnes/): Agnes, a certified relationship coach, answers three mailbag questions live: how to help children in a blended family adjust without hurting the marriage, how a couple with different love languages (words of affirmation versus acts of service) can connect, and what to do when jealousy surfaces in an - [Answering Your Relationship Questions](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/answering-your-relationship-questions/): Agnes answers viewer relationship questions: a partner who dodges exclusivity, a couple who argue without listening, a long-distance relationship with a college student, a marriage that lost intimacy, and a couple whose spending habits clash. Her advice centers on trust, being teammates, regular dat - [Ask Agnes - Sensible Answers to Your Relationship Questions](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/ask-agnes-sensible-answers-to-your-relationship-questions/): In an Ask Agnes format modeled on classic advice shows, Agnes answers five viewer questions: being ghosted after a few months of dating, a partner who wants to move abroad, falling for a best friend, an emotional affair with a coworker, and a boyfriend who likes other women's posts on social media. - [Flirting vs. Harassment - Drawing the Line](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/flirting-vs-harassment-drawing-the-line/): Agnes and Ryan discuss where flirting ends and harassment begins, defining flirting as mutual, playful and consensual and harassment as unwelcome attention, often involving a power imbalance. They draw on the Anita Hill hearings, workplace examples, how to turn someone down kindly, why a smile is no - [The Secret to Managing Finances in a Relationship](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-secret-to-managing-finances-in-a-relationship/): In this short clip, Agnes explains how couples can organize joint finances: put at least half of each paycheck into a joint account that covers household expenses, and keep a separate personal account each so small purchases do not need the other partner's approval. - [Budgeting as a Couple](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/budgeting-as-a-couple/): In this short clip, Agnes explains how couples can approach budgeting, from calling creditors directly to set up affordable payment plans instead of paying a debt relief company, to using financial counseling when a couple cannot agree. She stresses compromise and putting living expenses and childre - [Setting Financial Goals Together](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/setting-financial-goals-together/): In this short clip, Agnes and Ryan discuss how couples should handle money together. Shared costs like rent, cars and utilities come from a joint account and are joint decisions, and each couple should sit down early to decide which financial goals matter most. - [Dealing with Debt in Relationships](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/dealing-with-debt-in-relationships/): A short clip on what to do when you discover your partner has debt after the relationship began. Agnes says debt taken on before the relationship is the original borrower's responsibility, though helping a partner out is a generous gesture, and suggests splitting income between a joint account and p - [Setting Financial Goals Together - Part 2](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/setting-financial-goals-together-part-2/): In this short clip, Agnes explains how couples can handle shared money, including which expenses should come from a joint account and what financial goals couples might set together. Common goals include saving for a house, a vacation, a business or the children's college education. - [Celebration of Life Ceremonies](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/celebration-of-life-ceremonies/): Agnes and Ryan discuss celebration of life ceremonies as a more personal, uplifting alternative to a traditional funeral, including holding one on the first anniversary of a death. They share experiences such as a large memorial with a loved one's favorite music, Jamaican nine night customs, Polish - [Maintaining Your Independence](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/maintaining-your-independence/): Recorded on Independence Day weekend, Agnes and Ryan talk about keeping your own identity, hobbies and goals inside a relationship without pushing your partner away. They cover why you cannot change a partner, why growth and change are expected, how to explain your passions so your partner understan - [Performance Anxiety: The Pressure of High Expectations](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/performance-anxiety-the-pressure-of-high-expectations/): Agnes and Ryan talk about performance anxiety and the pressure of high expectations, from exam season and new jobs to first dates. They cover the common causes (unrealistic expectations, fear of failure, low confidence), the emotional, thinking and behavior symptoms, and practical ways to cope, incl - [Who's Your Daddy: Celebrating Father's Day](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/who-s-your-daddy-celebrating-father-s-day/): For Father's Day weekend 2024, Agnes and Ryan discuss what fathers do beyond providing: passing on wisdom, showing up when something goes wrong, and cooking and co-parenting. They cover changing family roles, stay-at-home dads and the "trad wife" trend, ignoring outside advice using the Aesop fable - [Getting Back into the Dating Game](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/getting-back-into-the-dating-game/): Ryan says he is thinking about dating again and asks Agnes for first-date advice. They cover the best day and time (a Saturday late afternoon), keeping the first meeting short with coffee and cake instead of dinner or a movie, what to ask, whether to discuss intentions, asking before physical contac - [Marriage Counselling is a Must: Here's Why](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/marriage-counselling-is-a-must-here-s-why/): Agnes, a marriage counselor and wedding officiant, and Ryan explain why couples benefit from marriage counseling: unspoken differences in goals, culture, parenting, holidays and handling life changes. They also cover the unity candle ceremony, why you cannot change a partner, and Agnes's advice to l - [Miscommunications and Misunderstandings](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/miscommunications-and-misunderstandings/): On Memorial Day weekend 2024, Agnes and Ryan talk about how miscommunication and misunderstanding happen: assuming people know what you mean, third parties passing along messages, cultural differences like taking shoes off at the door, and strangers misreading looks and short texts. They give practi - [The Power of Your Life Story with Richard Squires of Life Story Memoir](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-power-of-your-life-story-with-richard-squires-of-life-story-memoir/): Agnes and Ryan interview Richard Squires of Life Story Memoir, who has written about 55 memoirs and is helping Agnes finish her own book. He explains how he interviews clients, writes love stories for couples and a photographer's coffee table book, and why family stories are lost within a few genera - [Coming and Going: How Travel can widen your horizons and improve your Relationship](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/coming-and-going-how-travel-can-widen-your-horizons-and-improve-your-r/): Agnes and Ryan talk about how traveling together can strengthen a relationship. Agnes describes a recent trip through Switzerland, Austria and Germany, a night in an old English hunting lodge that she loved and her husband found creepy, and trips to Iceland and Scandinavia. They cover planning, comp - [The Psychology of Money: How Our Beliefs Shape Our Financial Behavior](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-psychology-of-money-how-our-beliefs-shape-our-financial-behavior/): Agnes and Ryan talk about how childhood beliefs such as "more money, more problems" and "money is the root of all evil" shape adult spending, saving and debt. They cover starting to invest early, living on credit, when couples therapy or a financial adviser can help, and the "good job versus start a - [Love Death and Taxes Jun 23, 2023 ... Guest Erin Delfino](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-death-and-taxes-jun-23-2023-guest-erin-delfino-2/): In part two of their grief conversation with a guest who writes a grief blog, Agnes and Ryan go through the well-meant things people say at funerals that hurt, such as 'she's in a better place,' and what to say instead. They cover why there is no timeline for grief, the value of listening and follow - [Mutual Respect: A Two-Way Street Pt 2 - Significant Others](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/mutual-respect-a-two-way-street-pt-2-significant-others/): In part two of their mutual respect series, Agnes and Ryan focus on partners who say "I deserve" without giving anything back. They cover why no one is responsible for another person's happiness, the difference between venting and badmouthing a spouse, communication versus demands, sacrifice used as - [Mutual Respect: A Two-Way Street to Relationship Success Pt. 1](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/mutual-respect-a-two-way-street-to-relationship-success-pt-1/): In part one of a two-part talk, Agnes and Ryan discuss mutual respect, focusing on the workplace: whether respect is earned or demanded, dealing with bosses who expect respect, and how self-respect, boundaries and body language shape how others treat you. Ryan also shares his experience with workpla - [New Season, New Focus - Spring, Tax Season and Your 2024 Q2](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/new-season-new-focus-spring-tax-season-and-your-2024-q2/): Agnes and Ryan open the second quarter of 2024 with the April 15 filing deadline, why unfiled returns and spring collections matter, and how payroll trust fund taxes differ from personal income tax. Ryan explains brand storytelling, where the customer is the hero and the business is the guide, and t - [The Corporate Transparency Act: What Business Owners Need to Know](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-corporate-transparency-act-what-business-owners-need-to-know-2/): Agnes and Ryan explain the Corporate Transparency Act and its Beneficial Ownership Information report for LLCs and corporations: who has to file with FinCEN, the January 1, 2025 deadline for existing companies, 90 days for new 2024 companies, and the daily penalty for missing it. They answer viewer - [Exploring Grief's Manifestations and Meanings](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/exploring-grief-s-manifestations-and-meanings/): After a short run of tax tips about IRS scam calls, innocent spouse relief, passport restrictions and wage garnishment, Agnes and Ryan turn to grief. Agnes explains that grief follows many kinds of loss, not only death, and describes its emotional, physical, social and spiritual signs, how to suppor - [Reclaim Your Future: A Guide to Debt Consolidation Solutions](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/reclaim-your-future-a-guide-to-debt-consolidation-solutions/): Recorded on International Women's Day 2024, Agnes and Ryan discuss debt consolidation and debt relief offers. Agnes explains why advertised consolidation and settlement companies can cost thousands in fees while a credit score takes a hit anyway, why she prefers calling unsecured creditors directly - [Love and Technology: How dating apps, social media and the internet are reshaping Romance](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/love-and-technology-how-dating-apps-social-media-and-the-internet-are/): Agnes and Ryan discuss how dating apps, social media and the internet have changed romance. They cover wish-list profiles and exaggeration, catfishing and romance scams, the constant option to swipe on to someone else, fantasy and unrealistic expectations, success stories like Agnes meeting her husb - [Unexpected Seasonal Intruders with Howie Ryder, Pest Control Specialist](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/unexpected-seasonal-intruders-with-howie-ryder-pest-control-specialist/): Agnes and Ryan talk with Howie Ryder, a pest control specialist with All Ways Pest Control, about the seasonal intruders Long Islanders deal with in winter: mice and rats, spider crickets, earwigs, bed bugs, fleas and raccoons. Howie explains how bait stations and crack and crevice treatments work, - [Valentine's Day Hits, Misses, and Everything in Between](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/valentine-s-day-hits-misses-and-everything-in-between/): Agnes and Ryan look back on Valentine's Day: favorite and awkward memories, why small gestures and time together matter more than spending money, and how to celebrate solo or with friends. They also discuss the habit of breaking up around the holiday, how to handle gifts you do not like, and why ask - [Blended Bonds: Navigating Love with Children in the Mix](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/blended-bonds-navigating-love-with-children-in-the-mix/): Agnes and Ryan talk about dating and building a family when children from earlier relationships are involved. They cover when to say you have kids, how long to wait before introducing a partner, the role of a stepparent, co-parenting with an ex, money in blended households, and how a child's age cha - [Oh No! Do you have Imposter Syndrome?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/oh-no-do-you-have-imposter-syndrome/): Agnes and Ryan discuss imposter syndrome: what it is and why it is not a formal diagnosis, how upbringing, comparison, perfectionism and life changes trigger it, and the five types (perfectionist, expert, natural genius, soloist and superhuman). They explain how it affects relationships and business - [Extra-Marital Affairs](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/extra-marital-affairs/): Agnes and Ryan talk through extramarital affairs: why people cheat at different life stages, why a "work husband" or "work wife" is risky, and what an affair costs a marriage, children and extended family. They also cover whether counseling can repair trust, staying together for assets or the kids, - [The Corporate Transparency Act: What Business Owners Need to Know](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/the-corporate-transparency-act-what-business-owners-need-to-know/): Recorded in January 2024, Agnes and Ryan explain the Corporate Transparency Act as it stood then: beneficial ownership reports to FinCEN for LLCs and corporations, the penalties discussed, and what information is requested. They also answer viewer questions on registered agents, closing inactive LLC - [πŸŽ™οΈ Navigating Complex Grief: Loving and Letting Go](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/navigating-complex-grief-loving-and-letting-go/): Agnes and Ryan talk with returning guest Erin Delfino, a grief blogger and fellow grief counselor, about complex grief: mourning someone you loved but also struggled with. They cover why everyone becomes a saint after death, anger and guilt, forgiving yourself, Ryan's story of connecting with half-s - [New Year, New Show, Who's This?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/new-year-new-show-who-s-this/): In their first episode of 2024, Agnes and Ryan talk about a short family trip Agnes made to Poland, a 97-year-old aunt who still cooks and hosts, and why couples should keep time for each other once the holidays and children are over. They also cover approaching people with warmth, avoiding politics - [Merry/Happy Christmas!!](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/merry-happy-christmas/): In this Christmas week episode, Agnes and Ryan trade holiday greetings in English and Polish, and Agnes shares that she lost her brother after a long illness that same day. They talk about ways to honor a loved one at the holidays, such as an ornament, a favorite recipe or a small act of kindness, a - [Small Business Season - The Benefits of Shopping Small and Local](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/small-business-season-the-benefits-of-shopping-small-and-local/): Ahead of Christmas 2023, Ryan and Agnes make the case for shopping at local, independent small businesses. Agnes explains why she left big firms to handle tax resolution cases on her own, with flat fees, fast responses and free re-filing if an offer is denied, and Ryan covers what counts as a small - [Age Ain't Nothing but a Number: But is it tho?](https://lovedeathandtaxes.com/age-ain-t-nothing-but-a-number-but-is-it-tho/): Agnes and Ryan debate whether age is just a number in romantic relationships, covering older men with younger women, older women with younger men, the biological clock, and what happens when partners are at different life stages. 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