Podcast listener Eva is interested in opening a Vanguard account. She noticed that people need $50,000 to access their personal advisor services. It’ll take her several years before she can access this. What should she do in the meantime? Amy, another podcast listener, wants to invest $5,500 into her Roth IRA in 2017. Should she…
Last month, I tracked my time in 15-minute increments for a week and published the humiliating results. Afterwards, I opened this email from a reader: “You gave me a realistic view of what life might be like when I become an entrepreneur -– I could potentially face some of the same challenges that I do…
When Leslie Samuel immigrated to the U.S. at age 17, he hoped for the American Dream: an education, a secure job, and a traditional career path. But during his college years, Leslie realized he held an entrepreneurial streak. He made a few attempts at working for himself. He failed. He lost money that he’d set aside for…
Today’s guest is Jean Chatzky, financial editor for the TODAY Show, host of the HerMoney podcast and a frequent guest on TV shows like Oprah, Regis & Kelly, and The View. She’s the bestselling author of many books, including Money Rules, which we discuss in today’s episode. Here are a few of the Money Rules…
[click_to_tweet tweet=”You can’t hack your way into influence, impact and meaning. – Cal Newport” quote=”You can’t hack your way into influence, impact and meaning. – Cal Newport”] Your most valuable asset isn’t your house, car or retirement portfolio. It’s your attention. Most knowledge workers spend their day frantically hopping between meetings, emails, phone calls and…
Mollie, a podcast listener, is making smart money moves. She’s getting the maximum match on 403b contributions. She’s saving for a downpayment on a home. Her husband opened a Roth IRA. What’s next? After listening to the Jim Collins episode, Mollie wants to open a Vanguard account. How can she balance this with other savings…
“We are what we repeatedly do.” – Aristotle Our successes in life and work are the result of the habits that we practice everyday. Despite knowing the importance of these habits, though, we’re good at creating loopholes to excuse ourselves from the habits we want to practice. In this episode with Gretchen Rubin, New York…
Imagine that you spend 45 hours per week at the office — 9 am to 6 pm. You commute 30 minutes each way, leaving home at 8:30 am and returning home at 6:30 pm. You also spend 30 minutes each weekday morning “getting ready” — showering, dressing, brewing coffee. You spend another 30 minutes on…
It’s tempting to think of “financial independence” as a finish line. You’ve either crossed the finish line, or you’re still running the race. But financial independence is more nuanced, says today’s guest, Joshua Sheats. We experience seven stages of financial independence, Joshua says, and we should break down our Major Goal — financial independence — into a series of smaller steps….
Last month, one of our rental properties looked like this: Today, the same property looks like this: Renovating this rental property took three weeks, cost $13,648, and increased our rental income by $3,450 per year. We worked roughly 38 hours, spread across those three weeks. Want to learn more about maximizing rental income through renovations? Read on.