June 2019

#198: The Japanese Art of Being a Zen Millionaire, with Ken Honda

#197: Ask Paula – Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA — What Should I Choose?

#196: Starting Over at 40 with Six Kids, with Wendy Mays

May 2019

#195: Ask Paula – I Make $168,000 Per Year and Spend $5,000 Per Year. What’s Next?

#194: The 7 Faces of Fear — with Ruth Soukup

#193: Ask Paula – I Spent Ten Years in School, and Now I’m Behind on Retirement Savings

#192: The Latte Factor, with author David Bach

#191: Ask Paula – Would You Live in an RV to Save Money?

April 2019

#190: The Next Millionaire Next Door, with Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw

#189: Ask Paula – How Does My Net Worth Compare to Others My Age?

#188: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, with Daniel Pink

#187: The Final Ask Paula: Real Estate Episode!

#186: How We Retired at Age 30 and 29, with Mike and Lauren

#185: Ask Paula: How Do I Talk to Friends who Ridicule the Idea of FIRE?

March 2019

#184: The Alter Ego Effect, with Todd Herman

#183: Ask Paula – Should I Sell My Rental Property to Pay Off My Student Loans?

#182: Thirteen Dumb Mistakes Smart People Make with Their Money – with CBS News analyst Jill Schlesinger

#181: Ask Paula – How Should I Plan a Mini-Retirement?

#180: The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business – with Elaine Pofeldt

February 2019

#179: Ask Paula – We Want to Start Househacking in a Duplex. Should We?

#178: How to Make Work Optional, with Tanja Hester

#177: Ask Paula and Joe: Should I Buy a House or Catch Up on Retirement Savings?

#176: Digital Minimalism – with Dr. Cal Newport

#175: Three Percent is the New Four Percent – with Larry Swedroe, Retirement Planning Expert

January 2019

#174: Ask Paula – I’m 48 and Retiring Next Year. Should I Buy More Rentals?

#173: When a Child of Financial Chaos Stumbles into Adulthood – with Paulette Perhach

#172: Ask Paula – Should I Buy a Nice Car or Save My Money?

#171: The biggest study of everyday millionaires in 25 years – with Chris Hogan

#170: Ask Paula – When Should I NOT Use the One Percent Rule for a Rental Property?

December 2018

#169: One Tweak a Week in 2019 — Easy Improvements to Your Financial Life in 2019

#168: How to Optimize Your Time and Energy — with Mike Vardy, The Productivityist

#167: Ask Paula – Should I Pay Off Student Loans While in School?

#166: Everything I Learned About Money Came from My Grandmother – with Michelle Singletary of the Washington Post

#165: Ask Paula – Should I Invest in Index Funds or Rental Properties?

#164: How and Why I Took a Mini-Retirement, with Bob Lotich

November 2018

#163: Ask Paula – The Future of Index Fund Investing

#162: AI and The Future of Jobs – with author Darrell West

#161: Ask Paula – How Can I Get My Friends Interested in FIRE?

#160: The Paradox of FI — with Jonathan Mendonsa and Brad Barrett of Choose FI

#159: Ask Paula – I Have Three Kids and I’m Hoping for Financial Independence

October 2018

#158: What I Love About the FIRE Movement – with Clark Howard

#157: Ask Paula – Can You Force a Rental Property to Cash Flow?

#156: How to Build Incredible Habits – with James Clear

#155: Ask Paula & Joe – How Can I Send My Four Children to College?

#154: You’ll Need at Least $10 Million to Retire Early, says Suze Orman

#153: Why I Hate the FIRE Movement, says Suze Orman

September 2018

#152: How to Make Better Decisions — with Dr. Brian Portnoy

#151: Ask Paula – “I Feel Like I Don’t Deserve My Success. What Should I Do?”

#150: How I Reached Financial Independence through Real Estate – with Chad Carson

#149: Tell me about something that scared you — from Camp FI

#148: Ask Paula – Should I Sell My House and Invest the Equity?

August 2018

#147: How to Believe Your Time is Abundant, with Laura Vanderkam

#146: Ask Paula – Where Should I Keep My Money if I Want to Retire Early?

#145: How I Paid Off $500,000 in Credit Card Debt, then Launched a Company with $35 Million in Annual Revenue — with Rand Fishkin, Founder of Moz

#144: Ask Paula – What Do You Think of Real Estate Crowdfunding?

#143: Life After Financial Independence – with millionaire investor Emma Pattee

July 2018

#142: Ask Paula – How Can We Downsize from Two Incomes to One?

#141: The Gap Between Knowing and Doing – with Dr. Stephen Wendel from Morningstar

#140: Ask Paula – Should I Buy a Rental Property with an HOA?

#139: How I Save Half of My Income as a Firefighter, While Living in an Expensive City — with Kim E.

#138: How to Create an Authentic Life

#137: Ask Paula – What the F**k Are Annuities?

June 2018

#136: How I Bought 20 Houses, Debt-Free, While Serving Overseas in the Military – with Rich Carey

#135: Ask Paula – How Can I Get a Downpayment for a Rental Property?

#134: How Radical Curiosity Leads to Innovation in Life and Work – with Shane Snow, founder of Contently

#133: Ask Paula and Joe — How to Give More to Charity While Also Building Financial Independence

#132: Bonus Episode! “I’m Six Years from Financial Independence, But I Want to Quit Now. Should I?”

May 2018

#131: How We Slashed Our Costs 70 Percent and Gained Happiness — with Scott Rieckens

#130: Ask Paula – Should I Sell Stocks to Buy a Rental Property?

#129: How I Paid Off Thousands in Credit Card Debt – with Laura Adams, from Money Girl Podcast

#128: Ask Paula and Joe – Should I Choose a Roth vs. Traditional IRA and 401k for Early Retirement?

April 2018

#127: Four Unhealthy Attitudes Towards Money — with Dr. Brad Klontz, Financial Therapist

#126: Ask Paula – Should I Buy a Beachfront Rental Property?

#125: How to Gain a Competitive Edge, with Morgan Housel

#124: Ask Paula and Joe – Should I Sell My Brand-New Car (and Lose $6,000 in 4 Months)?

#123: Your Money or Your Life — with Vicki Robin, bestselling author

March 2018

#122: Ask Paula – I’d Like to Airbnb a Yurt. Should I?

#121: How I Retired at Age 32 – with Liz Thames from Frugalwoods

#120: Ask Paula – I’m Retiring at 53. How Will Early Retirement Impact My Social Security?

#119: How Much Can I Spend in Retirement? – with Dr. Wade Pfau

February 2018

#118: Ask Paula – How Do I Buy a Foreclosure? – and Other Real Estate Questions

#117: How to Avoid Killing Your Spouse (and Should You Get Married in the First Place?) – with Farnoosh Torabi

#116: Ask Paula – Help! I’m Underwater on My Car!

#115: How Dave Ramsey Taught His Kids About Money – with Rachel Cruze

January 2018

#114: Ask Paula – How Should I Invest $100K in Real Estate?

#113: How I Run a Six-Figure Business and Host an Airbnb while Traveling the World — with Natalie Sisson

#112: Ask Paula – How to Convince a Spouse to Invest in Low-fee Index Funds?

#111: How We Retired at Age 38 and 41 — with Tanja Hester & Mark Bunge

#110: Ask Paula — Get Ready for the Next Recession

December 2017

#109: How to Create a Complaint-Free World — with Will Bowen

#108: Ask Paula – I Don’t Know How to Invest

#107: How Scott Harrison Brought Clean Water to 7.3 Million People

#106: Ask Paula – How to Estimate Repair Costs, File Taxes on Rental Income, and More

November 2017

#105: Living Life as an Experiment – with A.J. Jacobs

#104: Ask Paula – How Can I Learn about Money from the People Around Me?

#103: Random Smattering of Lessons on Money, Work and Life — plus A Call for Radical Authenticity

#102: Ask Paula – Should I Sell My Rental Property & Invest the Proceeds in the Market?

October 2017

#101: The Code of Trust, with Robin Dreeke

#100: Life After Financial Freedom, with Brandon – the Mad FIentist

#99: How I Grew BiggerPockets From 0 to 870,000 Members – with Joshua Dorkin

#98: Ask Paula – The Side Hustle Episode

#97: How to Be Awesome at Your Job, with Pete Mockaitis

September 2017

#96: Ask Paula – Should I Be an Out-of-State Airbnb Host?

#95: Money for the Rest of Us, with JD Stein

#94: Ask Paula – The Early Retirement Episode

#93: The Secret Lives of Introverts, with Jenn Granneman

August 2017

#92: How Do I Hire an All-Star Rental Property Team?

#91: How to Spend Less, Earn More, and Grow the Gap

#90: Ask Paula – Your Rental Property Questions

#89: Imagine You Only Have 10 Years to Live …

July 2017

#88: Ask Paula – When is Lifestyle Inflation a Smart Business Decision?

#87: Money Myths – Are Your Ideas Holding You Back?

#86: Ask Paula – Should I Keep my Properties in an LLC?

#85: How to Side Hustle Your Way to Success, with Nick Loper

#84: Ask Paula – No, Really, I’m Asking for a Friend! — How to Crush $500,000 in Debt

June 2017

#83: The Toughest Episode I’ve Recorded So Far

#82: Ask Paula – How Do You Pick a Rental Property?

#81: Get Me Out of This Crappy Job! – with Jenny Blake, author of Pivot

#80: Ask Paula – Joe Says Life Insurance Won’t Make the Headline. But It Did.

May 2017

#79: How I Bootstrapped a $4 Million Company, with Laura Roeder

#78: Ask Paula (and Will) – How Technology is Changing the Future of Real Estate Investing

#77: What I’ve Learned From 9 Years of Nonstop Travel, with Geraldine DeRuiter, The Everywhereist

#76: Ask Paula – How to Handle an Inheritance, Should I Invest in Properties or Start a Business, and More

#75: Jen Sincero – You Are a Badass at Making Money

April 2017

#74: Ask Paula – How to Repay $50k in Student Loans on a $31k Income, What’s the Deal with Bonds, and Do I Really Need Insurance?

#73: What Chess Taught Me About Making Smarter Life Moves – with Steve Gossett

#72: Ask Paula — Should I Loan Money to Friends? How Can I Repay Debt Without Losing My Mind? … and More

#71: This Ain’t Your Grandpa’s Retirement – with Roger Whitney, the Retirement Answer Man

March 2017

#70: Erin Lowry on Raising Children Who Are Enabled, Not Entitled

#69: Ask Paula – The Real Estate Edition

#68: Ask Paula – How to Invest Your Tax Refund, Save for College, and Avoid Massive Pitfalls

#67: Ask Paula – How to Care for Aging Parents, Buy a Car, and Organize a Business

February 2017

#66: Take Radical Responsibility for Your Life — a Breakfast Chat with 26-Year-Old Millionaire Emma Pattee

#65: How to Improve Your Relationship With Money

#64: Michael Kitces – Your Mind is More Powerful Than Money

#63: Ask Paula – Travel vs. Passive Income, Proximity in Real Estate Investing and Selling Off Properties

January 2017

#62: Ask Paula – Q&A Featuring Special Guest Joe Saul-Sehy from Stacking Benjamins

#61: John Lee Dumas: From Small-Town Kid to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur

#60: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School, with Andrew Hallam (Part 2)

#59: Andrew Hallam: How I Became a Millionaire on a Teacher’s Salary

#58: Ask Paula – Death, Taxes, Crushing Debt and Moving in with Mom

December 2016

#57: Philip Taylor – Top Five Financial Lessons PT Learned in the Past Decade

#56: What Professional Poker Taught Me About Running a 7-Figure Business, with Billy Murphy

#55: From Money Moron to Millionaire, with Scott Alan Turner

#54: Ask Paula – Automating Savings, Starting a Blog, Emergency Funds, Investing in Real Estate Confidently, and More

November 2016

#53: Live Q&A on Real Estate, Travel, and Why I Refused to Work for More Than 3 Years

#52: How to Combat Lifestyle Inflation, with Julia Kelly

#51: Six Types of Financial Frenemies, with Mary Beth Storjohann

#50: Ask Paula – Retirement Savings in Your 50’s, Starting a Side Hustle, Buying Health Insurance, Home Warranties, and More

October 2016

#49: Behind-the-Scenes Mastermind Call – with J.D. Roth

#48: How to Overcome Procrastination and Perfectionism, with Stephen Guise

#47: How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy, with Clark Howard

#46: The Unbelievable Power of Building a Community – Live at FinCon

#45: Ask Paula – Should I Invest $5,500 in One Huge Chunk? – and More Investing Questions

September 2016

#44: “Why I Quit My Dream Job” – with entrepreneur Leslie Samuel

#43: Money Rules, with Jean Chatzky

#42: The Incredible Value of Deep Work, Instead of Distraction, with Cal Newport

#41: Ask Paula: Investing, Rebalancing and Renovating

August 2016

#40: The Power of Habit Formation, with Gretchen Rubin

#39: The Seven Stages of Financial Independence, with Joshua Sheats

#38: Why You’re Not As Busy As You Think, with Laura Vanderkam

#37: How to Live a Remarkable Life in a Conventional World, with Chris Guillebeau

#36: Ask Paula — Should I Buy a Turnkey Rental Property? and More Real Estate Investing Questions

July 2016

#35: How to Start Freelancing on the Side, with Carrie Smith from Careful Cents

#34: How I Built a Six-Figure Online Store — with Steve Chou from My Wife Quit Her Job

#33: How I Became a Millionaire on a Military Salary – with Doug Nordman

#32: Ask Paula: The Market Might Drop Soon. Should I Sell?

June 2016

#31: The Simple Path to Wealth, with Jim Collins

#30: “Okay, I’m Financially Independent. Now What?” — entrepreneur Jim Wang

#29: Ask Paula: Should You Invest in Companies You Don’t Believe In?

#28: How I Woke Up, Removed the Blindfold, and Noticed My Money for the First Time — with Evelyn Connors

May 2016

#27: Pete the Planner, Comedian-Turned-Money-Columnist, on Millionaires and Mock Retirements

#26: The Last Episode with Jay

#25: The Stacking Benjamins Roundtable Plays a Game of ‘Would You Rather’

#24: Ask Us Anything: Betterment, Wealthfront, Robo-Investing … What’s the Deal?

#23: Farnoosh Torabi, Host of CNBC’s Follow the Leader, Spills the Secrets of Successful CEOs

April 2016

#22: How Jeremy and Winnie Retired in Their 30’s

#21: Making Money as a Voice Over Actor, with Carrie Olsen

#20: From Debt to Financial Independence, with Get Rich Slowly Founder J.D. Roth

#19: Hip-Hop’s Financial Advisor Spills Details on Managing Celebrity Money — with Rob Wilson

March 2016

#18: Ask Us Anything — Your Real Estate Investing Questions

#17: How to Make Money as an Uber and Lyft Driver, with The RideShare Guy Harry Campbell

#16: How I Turned a Side Hustle into a Multi-Million Dollar Company — with Aaron Epstein

#15: Ask Us Anything – Stocks, Student Loans and Tax Refunds

February 2016

#14: So You Want To Be A Blogger? How to Make Money Writing Online

#13: How to Destroy Your Debt … and the Dave Ramsey Controversy — with Steve Stewart

#12: Ask Us Anything – Student Loans, Tax Hacks, Time Management and REITs

#11: How Jay & Ryanne Earn $100,000 per year from eBay and Airbnb

#10: The Habits of the Rich, with author Tom Corley

#9: Our Favorite Tools to Build Wealth

#8: How Jay Became a Half-a-Millionaire — and How to 10x Your Net Worth

#7: The Science of Financial Independence, with Brandon the Mad Fientist

January 2016

#6: How to Transition from Hustler to Entrepreneur

#5: How Kids Affect Your Hustle (and it’s Okay!)

#4: The Ultimate Beginner Guide to Real Estate Investing

#3: The Habits We Use to Grow Wealth

#2: Don’t Feel Guilty – Buy a Coke Zero and Pay Someone to Mow Your Lawn

#1: The Story of M.O.N.E.Y. — Having Heart and Hustle