By Paula Pant
Evelyn Connors turned 36 last weekend. Before she turns 37, she’ll be debt-free for the first time in her adult life.
But here’s the twist:
She didn’t try to escape debt during her twenties. She didn’t think about retirement. She just … wasn’t paying attention.
If you’re a nerd like me, this is […]
By Paula Pant
Financial Planner and USA Today columnist, Pete the Planner, talks about why millionaire-dom is important and a “mock retirement” — living like you’re retired before you actually pull the plug on your career.
By Paula Pant
You ask. We answer.
In this week’s episode, Jay and I tackle listener-submitted questions, such as:
Investing:
What’s the deal with robo-advisors? Should I invest with one? Betterment, Wealthfront … what’s the deal with these companies? Index funds vs. rental properties — what’s better for tax breaks? […]
By Paula Pant
We’ve heard crazy stories about celebrities blowing their money.
Tabloids are FULL of tales of multi-multi-millionaire celebrities spending lavishly on private jets, nightclubs, jewelry, gambling and lavish vacations … only to declare bankruptcy when their lifestyle exceeds their means.
Today’s guest, Rob Wilson, is a financial advisor who works with superstar hip-hop artists, NFL football […]
By Paula Pant
It’s time to open the mailbag. Here are a few of the questions we tackle in today’s episode:
Q1: Should I pay off student loans? Or should I invest for retirement?
Q2: Should I buy stocks? Or should I dollar-cost average into the market?
Q3: I want to build an online business. […]
By Paula Pant
When Jay and I decided to launch a podcast … we dragged our heels for six months. Then we turned to Steve Stewart for help.
Steve is our podcast producer. He’s been side-hustling as a mobile DJ for longer than I’ve been alive. On today’s episode, Steve shares a fascinating story:
He DJ’ed his way out of […]
By Paula Pant
Welcome to our first “Ask Us Anything” episode.
Jay and I tackle your most pressing money and business questions, including:
Q1: I need expensive prescription medication for a chronic condition. If I retire early, I’ll lose my health insurance. Help!
Q2: I’d like to invest in REITs. Are these worthwhile?
Q3: How […]
By Paula Pant
Tom Corley studied self-made millionaires for four years, looking for common threads.
He found some surprising results.
In this interview, Tom shares his research on 233 self-made millionaires and 150 people living in poverty. Here are a few habits that self-made millionaires share:
79% of wealthy network for at least five hours per month 80% of […]
By Paula Pant
Today Jay and I share some of our favorite tools for banking, savings, investing, insurance, credit cards and boosting productivity.
Digit, for example, is a service that pulls tiny amounts of money from your checking account — $2 here, $4 here. You don’t notice the missing money.
But after a few months, you log […]
By Paula Pant
When my co-host Jay first stumbled across financial blogs, he noticed something surprising:
Many bloggers publicly disclose their net worth. That’s as financially naked as a person can get.
This intrigued Jay, so he started tracking his net worth. He also compiled a list of every blogger who discloses their net worth, as well.
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