Taking Care of You in 2022: Finance, Plants, Organization, and Laundry

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Apr 7, 2022

All day on the show today, we're revisiting our ongoing "Taking Care Of You in 2022" series, giving you practical advice to make your everyday life a bit easier. To start, we're joined by Emily Guy Birken and Joe Saul-Sehy, co-authors of the book, Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management, to take your calls about your personal finance questions, whether it's taxes, investing, or creating a budget.

Got plant problems? Chris Satch, adjunct professor at the NY Botanic Garden and known as Plant Doctor Chris, joins to answer all your botany questions.

Doing some spring cleaning? Matt Paxton, star of "Hoarders" and "Legacy List with Matt Paxton," and author of Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life, takes your calls.

And need to do some spring cleaning... for your clothes? "Laundry Evangelist" Patric Richardson, author of Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore and host of "The Laundry Guy" on Discovery Plus, joins us with advice.

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