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Tanja Hester and Mark Bunge used to have demanding but fulfilling careers as political and social cause consultants. While they loved the mission behind their work, they grew tired of the exhausting hours and grueling travel. Their home felt like a weekend crash pad. They had no time or energy to pursue outside passions like…
Brandon always wanted to be wealthy. He just didn’t know why. “I don’t like fancy cars, and big houses just seem inefficient,” he said. “I just wanted to have money to manage.” But in 2011, Brandon discovered the concept of financial independence. “That just blew my mind — it was just like, oh, I can…
Over a year-and-a-half and two million plus downloads later, the Afford Anything podcast has hit another awesome milestone: the 100th episode! To celebrate, I recorded this one live from Ecuador with my good friend Brandon, otherwise known as the Mad FIentist. (You can watch the video here.) If you’ve been a listener since the early…
Early retirement? Yes please. This week, I answer questions from the audience around early retirement planning, health savings and debt pay-off. Question #1: How can I avoid early-withdrawal penalties? Our first caller is Christianna, who asks two questions: I’m interested in early retirement. How can I avoid early withdrawal penalties? How does early retirement impact the…
Oh my goodness. I’ve done the unthinkable. I’ve written a blog post, after a many-month absence. I realize this comes as a shock. If you need a moment to process, take your time. Okay. Here we go. So. I’ve been quiet around here, so first I want to let you know I’m still alive. (Mostly.)…
Imagine you’re financially secure. You have enough money to support your family and pursue your dreams. You enjoy fulfilling work with a reasonable schedule. What would you do with both your time and money? Next, imagine you’re financially independent. Your investments create enough money to support yourself and your family. What would you do? Okay,…
Roger Whitney is known as the “retirement answer man.” “All I think about, all day long, is how to make that [retirement] transition successfully,” he says. But he holds a dirty little secret. “I don’t believe in retirement. And the most successful clients that I work with … technically they’re retired, but they’re still working.”…
You know that rare moment when you meet someone with whom you connect *instantly*? I felt that way when I met Emma Pattee, the 26-year-old millionaire and mini-real-estate-mogul who joins me on today’s episode. Emma and I share similar stories: we’re both young female artists and entrepreneurs who figured out that wealth is a tool…
“I was working at a bus depot,” says Andrew Hallam, describing the summer that changed his life. “I was 19, and I was saving money for college. It was a night shift, and there was a mechanic there [named Russ]. Everybody said to me — if Russ wants to talk to you about money, make…
Today’s guest is New York Times bestselling author, radio and television personality, Clark Howard. While Clark is known as a personal finance expert, that title doesn’t tell the whole story. He started reading stock tables when he was in fifth grade. He began investing in real estate at the age of 22. He created his…