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How I Retired at Age 32 - with Liz Thames from Frugalwoods
#121: After Liz Thames graduated from college, she couldn't find a job. "Nowhere would hire me," Thames says. "I had what I thought was this nice re…
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03/19/2018
Ask Paula - I'm Retiring at 53. How Will Early Retirement Impact My Social Security?
#120: Roger Whitney, age 51, calls himself The Retirement Answer Man. As a financial planner, investment analyst and podcast host, he focuses on help…
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03/12/2018
Ask Paula - How Do I Buy a Foreclosure? - and Other Real Estate Questions
#118: Questions -- I get questions! Today, I’m tackling four queries about real estate investing that come from the audience. Here are the details: …
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02/26/2018
How to Avoid Killing Your Spouse (and Should You Get Married in the First Place?) - with Farnoosh T…
#117: My friend and financial expert Farnoosh Torabi joins me to answer a relationship & money question from a listener named Janice.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Janice is …
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02/19/2018
Ask Paula -- Help! I'm Underwater on My Car!
#116: Stacy and her boyfriend would like to downsize to one vehicle. But they're collectively $14,500 underwater on their car loans. Stacy owes $11…
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02/12/2018
How Dave Ramsey Taught His Kids About Money -- with Rachel Cruze
#115: Rachel Cruze was born the year her father, Dave Ramsey, filed for bankruptcy. During her childhood, she watched her parents transition from st…
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02/05/2018
Ask Paula -- How Should I Invest $100K in Real Estate?
#114: This week, I answer four questions about real estate investing from the audience. Joelle asks: I own a home outright on the West Coast. I’m th…
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01/29/2018
How I Run a Six-Figure Business and Host an Airbnb while Traveling the World -- with Natalie Sisson
#113: Natalie Sisson was tired of the corporate world. She wanted freedom, adventure and fulfillment. In 2008, she quit her job and co-founded a tec…
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01/22/2018
Ask Paula - How to Convince a Spouse to Invest in Low-fee Index Funds?
#112: How can I convince my spouse to invest in low-fee index funds? How should my fiancé and I combine our finances? If I'd like to invest in rental…
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01/15/2018
How We Retired at Age 38 and 41 -- with Tanja Hester & Mark Bunge
#111: Tanja Hester and Mark Bunge used to have demanding but fulfilling careers as political and social cause consultants. While they loved the miss…
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01/08/2018
Ask Paula -- Get Ready for the Next Recession
#110: Happy New Years! We're kicking off this year on a bright and cheerful note -- with a conversation about the impending recession! Yay! The U.S.…
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01/01/2018
How to Create a Complaint-Free World -- with Will Bowen
#109: Happy holidays! I thought it would be nice to wrap up this year with a lighthearted holiday episode about the importance of keeping a positive …
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12/25/2017
Ask Paula - I Don't Know How to Invest
#108: Former financial advisor Joe Saul-Sehy joins me to answer audience questions about investing strategies, early retirement, and tax planning. W…
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12/18/2017
How Scott Harrison Brought Clean Water to 7.3 Million People
#107: Scott Harrison spent 10 years as a New York City nightclub promoter, partying until sunrise every morning and ingesting almost every substance …
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12/11/2017
Ask Paula - How to Estimate Repair Costs, File Taxes on Rental Income, and More
#106: How do you search for rental properties out-of-state? Should I offer a lease-option contract to my friends? How can I estimate repair and maint…
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12/04/2017
Life as an Experiment -- with A.J. Jacobs
#105: A.J. Jacobs is the Editor-at-Large of Esquire Magazine and the New York Times bestselling author of multiple books. His three TED Talks have co…
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11/27/2017
Ask Paula - How Can I Learn about Money from the People Around Me?
#104: This week, I answer 4 questions about quitting a depressing job, learning how to ask probing questions, saving for a downpayment, and more. Ed…
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11/20/2017
Random Smattering of Lessons on Money, Work and Life — plus A Call for Radical Authenticity
#103: On today’s show, I'm sharing this random smattering of lessons on money and life.⠀ ⠀ 1) Simplify everything.⠀ 2) Risk = Probability x Magnit…
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11/13/2017
Ask Paula - Should I Sell My Rental Property and Invest the Proceeds in the Market?
#102: This week, I'm back to answering questions posed by listeners of the podcast. An anonymous listener asks: Should we continue to rent out our …
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11/06/2017
The Code of Trust, with Robin Dreeke
#101: Robin Dreeke is former head of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. His primary role, at the time, was to thwart foreign…
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10/30/2017