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Ask Paula: Should I Pull Money from My Emergency Fund to Invest or Pay Off Debt?
#352: Anna and her husband have volatile income, but Anna thinks that having 18 months of living expenses is unnecessary. She’s torn between paying o…
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12/03/2021
The Six Myths of Productivity
#351: Geoff Woods, Vice President of The ONE Thing and host of The ONE Thing podcast, is an expert on ruthless prioritization, habit development, and…
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12/02/2021
Ask Paula: How Much Should We Spend on a Wedding?
#350: Anonymous and her husband have set themselves on the path of saving for retirement. But an old mistake haunts them: a financial planner convinc…
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11/23/2021
A Candid Conversation with Mr. Money Mustache & Paula Pant
#349: A frank and candid conversation about life, dead-lifting, and enjoying the hell out of doing meaningful work. For more information, visit the s…
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11/19/2021
Ask Paula: How Should We Invest to Retire By Our Mid-40’s?
#348: Aja’s mom is 75 and has to take required minimum distributions from her IRA. She doesn’t need the money. Where should she put it? Anonymous fro…
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11/09/2021
The Radical Invention of the Index Fund, with Robin Wigglesworth
#347: Back in the 1960’s, Jack Bogle thought that actively-managed mutual funds performed better than a passive indexing strategy. He pseudonymously …
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11/05/2021
Ask Paula: How Can We Reach Financial Independence by 35?
#346: Pensions make Chad uncomfortable, to the point of quitting his job to roll his $175,000 over to an IRA. Is the 12 percent match his employer of…
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11/02/2021
How to Understand Your Medical Bill, with Marshall Allen
#345: Let’s talk about one of the biggest expenses you might ever encounter: health care costs. When you get a hospital bill, do you understand it? A…
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10/26/2021
Ask Paula: I’m Bored at Work, and I’m 14 Years from Retirement; Should I Tough It Out?
#344: Russell’s job offers the option to contribute to a 457 plan. Since he’s in the highest tax bracket, should he take advantage of the tax deferra…
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10/19/2021
Are We Heading for a Housing Crash in 2022?
#343: The real estate market in 2021 has been bonkers. That’s the technical term. From 2012 to 2020, home prices nationwide rose at an annualized ave…
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10/11/2021
Ask Paula: How to Make Smarter Real Estate Decisions
#342: Russell is a busy professional who’d like to invest passively in real estate. Is there data he can use to compare this approach to owning and m…
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10/04/2021
Courage and The Consequences of Inaction, with Ryan Holiday
#341: Imagine a line. Cowardice exists at one extreme end of that line. Recklessness exists at the other extreme end. And in the balanced middle, you…
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10/02/2021
How to Make $1 Million in Business with No Employees, with Elaine Pofeldt
#340: Imagine this: You start a side hustle. Maybe you sell planners or lead workouts in the park. You make a few thousand dollars during your first …
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09/29/2021
How to Invest in Real Estate, Debt-Free, from Thousands of Miles Away, with Rich Carey
#339: Have you ever thought, “I’d like to invest in rental real estate but there are no cheap properties in my area!” “Homes in my city are too expen…
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09/24/2021
Why Investors Need a Latticework of Ideas, with Morgan Housel
#338: This month, we’re running four episodes based around the four pillars of F.I.R.E. — financial psychology, investing, real estate and entreprene…
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09/14/2021
Habits are Overrated, with Kristen Berman
#337: Meet Kristen Berman, a top researcher in the field of behavioral economics. She’s the co-founder of Irrational Labs, which designs products tha…
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09/08/2021
Ask Paula: Should We Sell a Condo if We’re Barely Breaking Even?
#336: Anonymous and his partner have a one-bedroom condo that they rent out in Pasadena, CA. The problem? They’re barely breaking even. Should they k…
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09/03/2021
What You Think You Want vs. What You Really Want, with Luke Burgis
#335: Have you ever spent years studying the wrong major, climbing the ladder at the wrong company, chasing the wrong career? Have you spent years l…
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09/01/2021
Ask Paula -- What Paintbrush Did Michelangelo Use? (said no one ever)
#334: In today’s episode, we answer three questions from a college senior named Rafael. He asks about productivity tools and tactics, student debt, R…
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08/25/2021
The End of Recessions?, with Ben Carlson
#333: In the 1890s and early 1900’s, we had recessions every two years. From 2009 to 2020, we enjoyed an 11-year bull run, the longest bull run in hi…
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08/18/2021