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Andrew Hallam (Part Two): The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School
#213: It’s September! If you’ve been listening to the show for the past few months, then you know that I’m on what I’ve dubbed my September Sabbatica…
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09/06/2019
Andrew Hallam (Part One): How I Became a Millionaire on a Teacher's Salary
#212: It’s September!! If you’ve been listening to the show for the past few months, then you know that I’m on what I’ve dubbed my September Sabbatic…
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09/02/2019
What’s Your Why? Financial Independence, Debt Freedom and More
#211: Hey there! I’m writing this from Croatia, where I’m beginning five weeks of travel that I’m calling my September Sabbatical. From now through …
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08/26/2019
How to Be an Adult - with Mark Manson
#210: We live in a fascinating era: huge sections of society are more prosperous, advanced and safe than at any other point in human history, yet dep…
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08/19/2019
Ask Paula: Are Index Funds Unsafe?
#209: Anonymous wants to retire early and often. They’re going overseas, where they’ll make their annual salary within six months. Where should they …
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08/12/2019
How to Talk to Your Parents About Retirement and Beyond -- with Cameron Huddleston
#208: Well, this could get awkward. Your parents and grandparents are aging. (Duh.) You want to have a few important financial conversations with th…
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08/09/2019
Ask Paula: Should I Take a $30k Paycut for Better Work-Life Balance, or Stick it Out?
#207: Matt and his fiance earn $7,500 per month combined. They save more than half of their income. He’d like to take a different job that will decre…
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08/05/2019
When Career Zigzagging is Smarter - with David Epstein
#206: We live in a society that values career specialization. You’re not a “doctor” -- you’re a pediatrician, an anesthesiologist, an oncologist. Y…
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07/29/2019
Ask Paula: Am I On-Track for Retirement?
#205: Is it ever a good idea to use your 401(k) as an emergency fund? What's the best way to break up with your financial advisor so that you can mo…
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07/22/2019
Upgrade Your Thinking, with Super Thinking authors Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann
#204: You make decisions on a daily basis about your career, family, friendships, health and investments; these choices shape your life. But how muc…
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07/15/2019
Ask Paula: Early Retirement and The Four Percent Rule
#203: Many people in their 50’s or 60’s warn us about catastrophic or ‘black swan’ events. But what’s the likelihood that this will actually happen? …
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07/08/2019
Slow Travel is Cheap Travel - with Nomadic Matt
#202: In 2006, Matt Kepnes worked at a hospital in Boston, and he felt miserable. He dreaded fighting traffic, spending his days under his offices’ f…
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07/05/2019
Ask Paula: Which House Should I Pay Off First?
#201: Ross and his wife are both in the Navy. They bought a home while they were stationed in Hawaii. Then the Navy sent them to Virginia, where they…
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07/01/2019
What I’ve Learned from Interviewing 500 Millionaires -- with Jaime Masters of Eventual Millionaire
#200: Nine years ago, I had no idea that personal finance blogs existed. Then, as I was flipping through an issue of Kiplinger magazine, I came acro…
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06/24/2019
Ask Paula: The Three-Year Reunion with J. Money
#199: Ashley is paying affordable rent for a home she enjoys, but she feels certain that the real estate market in her local market will stay strong.…
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06/17/2019
The Japanese Art of Being a Zen Millionaire, with Ken Honda
#198: Money flows. When you receive money, you’re in the path of this flow. Money flows from someone else to you, and eventually, it’ll flow from y…
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06/10/2019
Ask Paula: Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA -- What Should I Choose?
#197: Should Bret invest in a Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA? If Amanda gets married, how will her child support be affected? What about her student …
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06/07/2019
Starting Over at 40 with Six Kids, with Wendy Mays
#196: When Wendy Mays was in her early 20’s, she earned $12 an hour working as the office manager of a pest control company. She wanted higher incom…
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06/03/2019
Ask Paula: I Make $168,000 Per Year and Spend $5,000 Per Year. What’s Next?
#195: Alex makes $168,000 per year, combined between her full-time job and her side hustle. Her company pays for breakfast, lunch and dinner during t…
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05/27/2019
The 7 Faces of Fear -- with Ruth Soukup
#194: Fear shows up in our lives in countless ways. Sometimes, fear takes the form of procrastination. We're afraid of botching something, or we don…
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05/20/2019