By Paula Pant
Welcome to Greatest Hits Week – five days, five episodes from our vault, spelling out F-I-I-R-E.
Today’s letter E stands for Entrepreneurship. This episode originally aired in September 2018, at a moment when startup culture was loud, venture capital was abundant, and entrepreneurship was often framed as something that involves outside investors and rapid […]
By Paula Pant
Welcome to Greatest Hits Week – five days, five episodes from our vault, spelling out F-I-I-R-E.
Today’s letter R stands for Real Estate. This episode originally aired in May 2022, but the insights on long-distance investing remain just as relevant for anyone feeling priced out of their local market.
We tackle the five biggest […]
By Paula Pant
Welcome to Greatest Hits Week – five days, five episodes from our vault, spelling out F-I-I-R-E.
Today’s second letter I stands for Investing. This episode originally aired in April 2022, but the framework remains one of the most practical guides we’ve shared for building wealth at any age.
Nick Maggiulli joins us to reveal […]
By Paula Pant
Welcome to Greatest Hits Week — five days, five episodes from our vault, spelling out F-I-I-R-E.
Today’s letter I stands for Increasing Your Income. This episode originally aired in August 2024, but the strategies are more essential than ever.
Jeff Wetzler, Ed.D., reveals why the people around us withhold crucial information — and how […]
By Paula Pant
Welcome to Greatest Hits Week — five days, five episodes from our vault, spelling out F-I-I-R-E.
Today’s letter F stands for Financial Psychology. And we’re diving deep with a conversation that changed how thousands of our listeners think about money.
This episode originally aired in November 2022, but the insights feel more relevant than […]
By Paula Pant
As we close out 2025, premium credit cards got pricier, and a lot more “coupon-y,” and plenty of us are wondering if the points game is still worth the effort.
In this episode, we sit down with Chris Hutchins, host of All the Hacks, to talk about what’s actually changed in credit card rewards, […]
By Paula Pant
They’ve done everything right on paper. Mid-40s, nearly $2 million saved, clear spending numbers, and a realistic plan to downshift work within the next five to seven years. And yet, the hesitation is real.
In this Q&A episode, we unpack the hesitation that shows up right before a major financial transition, even when the numbers […]
By Paula Pant
We’re joined in-studio by David Bach, bestselling author of The Automatic Millionaire and The Latte Factor. He’s updated his most popular book (over two million copies sold) and this is his last big launch as he heads into retirement.
Together, we wrestle with a problem our listeners know well: what happens when you’ve built the […]
By Paula Pant
Home prices have outpaced wages for more than a decade, and first-time buyers are stretching further every year. Now a new idea is entering the conversation, the 50-year mortgage. It promises lower monthly payments, yet it reshapes everything from equity growth to long-term risk.
In this episode we sit down with Karsten Jeske, PhD, CFA […]
By Paula Pant
Welcome to the last First Friday episode of the year. Today, we’ll dive into an unprecedented moment in the U.S. economy: a missing jobs report, a divided Federal Reserve, a sluggish labor market, and a holiday shopping season shaped by AI, bargain hunters, and low consumer confidence.
In this episode, we […]
