How would your life change if you reached Financial Independence and got to the point where working is optional? What actions can you take today to make that not just possible but probable. Jonathan & Brad explore the tactics that the FI community uses to reclaim decades of their lives. They discuss reducing expenses, crushing debt, tax optimization, building passive income streams through online businesses and real estate and how to travel the world for free. Every episode is packed with ac ...
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You can afford anything, but not everything. We make daily decisions about how to spend money, time, energy, focus and attention – and ultimately, our life. How do we make smarter decisions? How do we think from first principles? On the surface, Afford Anything seems like a podcast about money and investing. But under the hood, this is a show about how to think critically, recognize our behavioral blind spots, and make smarter choices. We’re into the psychology of money, and we love metacogn ...
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Join us for thought-provoking conversations that empower you to Earn and Invest wisely, shaping your future while making informed decisions today. Every Monday, our wide-ranging panel discussions explore various financial topics, fostering engaging conversations that challenge conventional wisdom and provide fresh perspectives. Then, on Thursdays, we delve into individual interviews, offering deep insights from experts who share their experiences and expertise. While we may not always uncove ...
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Jamila Souffrant is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), host of the Journey To Launch podcast and author of "Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Wealth and Happiness". The Journey To Launch podcast explores all aspects of reaching Financial Freedom; from increasing income, paying off debt, investing, saving & learning how to retire early and wealthy. The book, "Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Wealth and Happ ...
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Well Kept Wallet Podcast - Personal Finance Show that Helps You Achieve Your Financial Goals
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The Well Kept Wallet Podcast with Deacon Hayes is all about getting you from where you are to where you want to be when it comes to your career, money and lifestyle. In this podcast, Deacon will interview people from all different types of careers who love what they do for a living. The goal is to help you in your search to find a job that you love. Check out WellKeptWallet.com for more tips on how to achieve your goals in life when it comes to your career, money and lifestyle.
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Join the Mad Fientist as he interviews personal-finance icons like Mr. Money Mustache, Ramit Sethi, and JL Collins to discover the strategies they used to achieve financial independence and retire early! Learn about investing, tax avoidance, entrepreneurship, travel hacking, real estate, and all things related to financial independence and early retirement!
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The Millionaire Money Podcast with Toyin Crandell teaches business owners and career professionals how to think like a millionaire, make wealthy decisions, and take strategic action to create the millionaire bank account and lifestyle you deserve. We’re here to answer one question: “How can you build wealth, get rest and create a lasting legacy while doing work that enriches you... without skipping the lattes?" If you want to know the answer, subscribe to our podcast and we'll see you next W ...
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508. Conquering False Money Beliefs w/ Shannah Game and Joe Saul-Sehy
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This is a joint episode with Shannah Game and Joe Saul-Sehy originally recorded for the Everyone's Talkin' Money Podcast. We talk about the most common false money beliefs and how we can overcome them. What long held ideas about money do you hold that don't serve you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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483 | Effective Giving for the FI Community | Rebecca Herbst & Jack Lewars
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In this episode: building a giving framework, the giving pledge, compound impact, donor advised funds, and different ways to give. Is it better to give to charity in a lump sum versus incrementally? What are the tax implications of donating? What are the benefits of using donor advised funds? This week we answer these questions and more with the he…
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482 | Update: Are Remote Tech Careers Still Relevant in 2024? | Bradley Rice
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In this episode: salesforce, lifestyle design, testimonials and verification, the hidden job market, and talentstacking. Once again joined by friend of the show Bradley Rice, the owner and creator of TalentStacker, to update us on the value of SalesForce and career pivoting in 2024. While on the FI journey, you are actively creating the life you wa…
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507. When Money Isn't Enough, Susannah Fox on Peer to Peer healthcare
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Susannah Fox is the former Chief Technology Officer of the US Department of Health and Human Services. A long time advocate for peer to peer healthcare innovation, Susannah's new book is Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care. We discuss what happens when money isn't enough, where will you turn? Learn more about y…
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Episode 365: Become a Profitable & Successful Investor with Mabel Nunez
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Mabel Nunez is the founder & Chief Education Officer at Girl$ on The Money - a stock market investing education company targeted toward individuals who are underrepresented in the investing world. Mabel grew up in the South Bronx as an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, with limited resources & a strong emphasis on education from her father. Sh…
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Wall Street Secrets, with Your Rich BFF Vivian Tu
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#493: Do you ever wonder what happens behind closed doors on Wall Street? Vivian Tu, also known as Your Rich BFF, is here to spill the tea. Vivian grew up in a modest immigrant family. After college, she found herself working insane hours on Wall Street after college. While working on Wall Street, Vivian saw some weird things. Once, a coworker stum…
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506. Is The Size of Your Dreams Too Small? w/ Dave and Chana Mason
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We chat with Dave and Chana Mason about their book The Size of Your Dreams. In this sweeping conversation we talk about childhood education, financial goals, and whether our sense of purpose should be goal oriented. How do we know how much money is enough? How much life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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481 | Mailbag: Long-Term Care, Aging Parents and their Finances | Danielle Miura
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In this episode: caregiving and FI, retirement planning, reverse mortgages, long-term care, and long-term care insurance. This week we are joined by Danielle Miura to discuss how her experience as a caregiver has impacted her FI mindset, as well as answer listener questions pertaining to planning for your own long-term care while on the path to FI.…
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480 | Update: Healthiest Year Ever | Dean Turner
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In this episode: optimized exercise, recovering, machine use, increasing your healthspan, and long-term thinking. This week we are joined by Brad’s friend and personal trainer, Dean Turner, to discuss the changing landscape of strength training, and how principles such as consistency and adherence coupled with rest and recovery can also be applied …
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I’m Earning Extra from my Side Hustle. But Does This Cramp My Chances at Investing?
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#492: Christine’s business is struggling. She needs more income. If she adds a full-time remote job to her plate, how will her retirement and finances change? Rob enjoyed a banner year in 2023. He made over $1 million. But the sting of income tax has him making moves that violate his investment strategy. Is his tax tail wagging the dog? Gena is exc…
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505. From Money Hater to Venture Capitalist w/ Arlan Hamilton
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Arlan Hamilton went from homeless and hating money to a very successful venture capitalist. In the meantime she learned to recognize the underestimated communities of founders and helped fund their business. In this episode we talk about how she has built up her various businesses and her new book Your First Million: Why You Don’t Have to Be Born i…
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129: How She Paid Off $28,000 in 3 Years with a Low Income
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Zina Kumok shares how she paid off $28,000 in debt in just 3 years, making less than $30,000 per year.By Deacon Hayes, Zina Kumok
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Episode 364: Empowering Kids for Financial Success with Maya Corbic
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Maya Corbic is a first-generation immigrant, CPA, author of the kids’ book "From Piggy Banks to Stocks: The Ultimate Guide for a Young Investor", and founder of the Wealthy Kids Investment Club. From challenging beginnings in shelters and government housing, Maya draws from her experience of overcoming financial challenges & simplifies money matter…
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504. Can You Build a Family Empire? w/ Jim and Katie Dahle
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In this episode we chat with Jim and Katie the husband and wife team who run The White Coat Investor. We discuss the ups and downs of working with your spouse. Although many dream of a family business, there are both positives and negatives when it comes to working with relatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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479 | Are You on Track to FI? | FI Roundtable
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In this episode: FI in your 20s, the boring middle, compounding, fat FI, compounding, checkpoints, and building a life. This week we are joined by Doug and Carl from the Mile High FI podcast to talk about their respective FI journeys and answer a listener question about pursuing FI in your 20s; as well share some tips for enjoying the experience an…
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Bonus Episode: 5 Things About Purpose (Solo)
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What are the five things that I have learned from coaching people about purpose? We tend to get five things wrong. In this bonus solo episode we talk about what those things are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jordan Grumet (Doc G)
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Why Bitcoin is Back in the News | First Friday
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#491: Welcome, Emma Chamberlain’s fans!! Thanks for joining the Afford Anything community. You can find out how to escape the 9-to-5 grind at affordanything.com/escape Once a month, on the First Friday of the month, we explore the hot economic and money stories that are dominating the headlines. These days, Bitcoin is back in the news. As of Friday…
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503. How to Hack Retirement w/ Joe Saul-Sehy and John Neidecker
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In this current events/community thursday we invite Earn & Invest community member John Neidecker to discuss how to hack retirement by skipping 3 of the 5 stages . We review Richard Himmer's article from Kiplinger. Joe Saul-Sehy joins us as our expert for the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Inside the Mind of a Supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg
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#490: Great communication will get you a raise. It'll get you promoted. You'll land the corner office. You'll make friends and be the life of the party. You'll land business deals and form lucrative partnerships. Supercommunication is a superpower. But how do we build it? Sometimes, you might walk away from a conversation with the joy of having mad…
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Episode 363: The Real Benefit of Pursuing Financial Independence + Other Key Insights From My Book "Your Journey To Financial Freedom"
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In this solo episode, I share the five key insights from my book, “𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦: 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩-𝐁𝐲-𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.” I talk about varying definitions of Financial Freedom, how to stay motivated on your financial journey, Five Journey Stages of Financial Independence, and more! In this episode you’ll learn a…
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128: How To Become Completely Debt Free with Steve Stewart
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Steve Stewart shares how he and his wife paid off all their debt, including the house and what it is like to be completely debt free.By Deacon Hayes, Steve Stewart
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502. How to Overcome Generational Trauma w/ Kyle Collins
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We chat with Kyle Collins, author of Wherever You Go There You Are, about growing up with generational trauma and his path not to pass the same down to his own children. We discuss self-love, forgiveness, and growing up with poor financial habits. Do you have what it takes to rewrite your childhood narratives? Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
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478 | 2024 Investing Update | Brian Feroldi
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In this episode: buy and hold, macroeconomics, interest rates, bond investing, when to sell, mindset, and thinking differently. This week we are joined once again by friend of the show Brian Feroldi to discuss the stock market and investing as we head into 2024. As most of you know by now, keeping your head down and staying the course is a pretty t…
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501. Is Your Money Smiling at You (Rewind) w/ Ken Honda
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In this rewind episode we talk with Ken Honda author of Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money. Have you ever differentiated between happy and unhappy money? Ken says that money should flow in as well as flow out. He equates it to a form of energy that can both sustain and drain us. We discuss his five steps to happy money. L…
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Episode 362: From Corporate America to Coast FI + Van Life With Jessica From The Fioneers
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Jessica, co-author of award-winning blog The Fioneers, speaker, and lifestyle design coach, joins the Journey To Launch podcast for a second time to discuss how her and her partner transitioned from corporate America to van-life entrepreneurs. We chat about unconventional paths and balanced approaches to Financial Independence, tips to reach FI, na…
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Ask Paula: What to Do with a Six-Figure Windfall?
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#489: Cara made $100,000 in commissions this year, her biggest bonus ever. What should she do with the money if she wants to retire early? An anonymous caller is upset that the 401k plan he sold his boss on is charging him an Assets Under Management (AUM) fee. Should he keep the 401k at all? Remy and her husband need to come up with $30,000 for IVF…
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500. Are You A Victim of Money Burnout (Rewind)? w/ JD Roth and Grant Sabatier
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In this rewind episode we discuss with JD Roth and Grant Sabatier whether there is such thing as money burnout. How is your relationship to life and money? Are you sick and tired about talking about money or just getting started? We discuss how our relationship with wealth, and talking about wealth, changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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477 | The Hot Seat: Community Edition
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In this episode: the wonderful ChooseFI community shares advice by taking the hot seat through listener voicemails. Ginger joins the podcast this week for a special “Hot Seat” episode to listen to some voicemails set in from our listeners, in which our community answered questions that we typically ask our guests when they take the Hot Seat! From d…
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499. Is Financial Independence the Answer? w/ Jackie Cummings Koski
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Jackie Cummings Koski is the author of the upcoming book, FIRE For Dummies. We discuss whether financial independence is the answer. Is FIRE available to everybody whether rich or poor, privileged or not? IS it accessible to everyone? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jordan Grumet (Doc G)
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Gut Instincts and Big Decisions, with Morgan Housel
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#488: Ever made a flippant, seemingly minor decision that radically changed the course of your life? Morgan Housel has experienced this. At age 17, he made a quick decision that ended up saving his life. Sadly, two of his friends were less fortunate. He shares that story in today's podcast episode, and sheds light on the lessons he's learned from i…
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Episode 361: How Teachers Can Reach Financial Independence & Build Wealth With Rose Mendonca
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Rose Mendonca, educator and financial enthusiast joins the Journey to Launch podcast to talk about her mission: helping all educators create wealth and the retirement of their dreams. Rose is a serial entrepreneur and founded Teacher Talks Money when she realized educators need more guidance, support, and literacy surrounding their finances and ret…
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127: How He Quit His Job to Travel the U.S. For 2.5 Years w/ Jacob Wade
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Jacob Wade shares how he quit his job and sold his home to travel the country with his family for two and a half years. He is also the Founder of Road Map Money, where he helps people build a life they love with the money they already have.By Deacon Hayes, Jacob Wade
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498. Being Thoughtfully Reckless With Your Spending w/ Carl and Mindy Jensen
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We discuss with Carl and Mindy, hosts of the Mindy on Money Podcast, about how to be thoughtfully reckless with spending. We cover weighty topics such as "enough" and even touch on safe withdrawal rates. Can you get to the point where you no longer worry about money? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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476 | Love, Loss, and Money: The Shocking Financial Aftermath of a FI Spouse’s Death | Amy
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In this episode: what follows tragedy, the importance of wills and beneficiaries, intestate succession, and probate. This week we are joined by Amy to discuss her personal account and experience with estate planning in the event of an unexpected passing, and what this can look like when plans aren’t in place. While death can be an uncomfortable top…
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497. Hype or Hope: Financial Advice on the Internet w/ Liran Eliner
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Liran Eliner got his PhD from Harvard and studies how social media, work from home, and leverage effects retail investors trading activity. We focus on the reddit phenomenon and whether it is benefiting those who use such social media platforms as their main source of investing information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…
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Ask Paula: "Should I Put My Dreams on Hold … and Buy a House Instead?"
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#487: Luis’s wife is killing it at her side hustle. The unexpected income has led Luis to YouTube for hacks to capitalize on their surplus. Can a 529 plan double as long-term care savings? Elizabeth is frustrated with the housing market. She’s been saving for years but isn’t anywhere near her goal. Should she give up and spend it on a dream pottery…
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Episode 360: What's Next For Journey To Launch + Steps To Take At The Beginning of Your Financial Independence Journey & It's my Birthday w/ Jamila Souffrant
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It’s my birthday! In my latest episode, I delve into post-book debut developments, the upcoming stages for my business, my commitment to self-care this year, and the significance of leading a life you can take pride in. Additionally, I provide step-by-step instructions on what actions I would take if I were just discovering Financial Independence. …
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