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How to Survive and Thrive Financially From This Year’s Presidential Election

How to Survive and Thrive Financially From This Year’s Presidential Election

This year's presidential election has a lot of investors on edge over what the outcome will mean to their bottom line. That's why in this week's epi…

How to Overcome Procrastination and Perfectionism, with Stephen Guise

How to Overcome Procrastination and Perfectionism, with Stephen Guise

#48: Imagine that your goal is to build a flat stomach and stronger biceps. But deep down, subconsciously, you’re afraid you might fail. So you proc…

Finding Simplicity On Other Side of Complexity

Finding Simplicity On Other Side of Complexity

#129 Why we need to embrace complexity in order to find lower cost, less stressful solutions to challenges including with investing. Plus is investin…

How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy, with Clark Howard

How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy, with Clark Howard

#47: New York Times bestseller, radio and television personality, Clark Howard is known as a personal finance expert, that title doesn't tell the who…

469 MG Identity Theft and Social Media: 7 Tips to Protect Your Finances

469 MG Identity Theft and Social Media: 7 Tips to Protect Your Finances

In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month in October, Laura gives you 7 tips to stay connected with family and friends on social media as s…

Mad Fientist – 1500 Days Podcast Takeover

Mad Fientist – 1500 Days Podcast Takeover

My podcast was hijacked! During this year’s financial blogger conference (a.k.a. FinCon) in San Diego, Mr. and Mrs. 1500 from 1500days.com took contr…

Where Federal Money Flows

Where Federal Money Flows

#126 Why cutting federal spending and trying to lower the national debt reduces household income and spending, potentially causing a recession.See Pr…

Build Your Inventory, Discover Your Theme

Build Your Inventory, Discover Your Theme

#124 How to balance developing new skills, learning new things and becoming an expert.See Privacy Policy at link and California …

The Incredible Value of Deep Work, Instead of Distraction – with Cal Newport

The Incredible Value of Deep Work, Instead of Distraction – with Cal Newport

#42: Your most valuable asset isn’t your house, car or retirement portfolio. It’s your attention. Most knowledge workers spend their day frantically…

464 MG 3 Simple Actions to Improve Your Personal Finances

464 MG 3 Simple Actions to Improve Your Personal Finances

No matter your current stage in life, there are easy ways to improve your personal finances. Laura covers 3 simple actions to take today to create mo…

Why Negative Interest Rates Are Dangerous

Why Negative Interest Rates Are Dangerous

#122 How negative interest rates increase volatility and lower future investment returns. What can you do about it.See Privacy Policy at link

What If Everyone Starts Indexing?

What If Everyone Starts Indexing?

#121 How more and more indexing via ETFs leads to market fragility, lower diversification and herd behavior, but why most investors should index anyw…

462 MG 6 Tips to Manage Money as a New Couple

462 MG 6 Tips to Manage Money as a New Couple

Not really sure how to manage money as a new couple? It can be tricky, but Laura gives solid advice for how to know what's right for your situation. …

Why You're Not As Busy As You Think, with Laura Vanderkam

Why You're Not As Busy As You Think, with Laura Vanderkam

#38: There are 168 hours in a week.   If you work 40 hours per week and sleep 8 hours per night, you’ve accounted for 96 hours. You have an additiona…

461 MG Getting Divorced? Here's How to Protect Your Money

461 MG Getting Divorced? Here's How to Protect Your Money

Laura interviews Stan Corey, a divorce expert and author of a new book,The Divorce Dance. They talk about different types of divorce proceedings, fin…

Episode 74: I Am Not Your Guru

Episode 74: I Am Not Your Guru

Justin Colby and Kent Clothier the importance of the acclaimed documentary, I Am Not Your Guru. In this special podcast you will learn: About Tony Ro…

Root of Good – A Million Dollars in 10 Years

Root of Good – A Million Dollars in 10 Years

Justin from RootofGood.com joins me on the Financial Independence Podcast to talk about how he and his wife saved over a million dollars in under a d…

The Secrets to All-Inclusive Travel

The Secrets to All-Inclusive Travel

One of the primary things you dream about as you work towards financial independence is the day you get to travel and enjoy the fruit of your hard w…