April 2025
#598: Tax Strategies You Might Be Missing, with Natalie Kolodij
#595: Q&A: The Scary Shift from Saving to — Gulp! — Actually Spending Your Money
March 2025
#594: How to Travel on $75 Per Day, with Nomadic Matt Kepnes
#593: Q&A: You Made a Money Mistake. Now What?
#592: Why Your Brain Rewards You for Avoiding Your Boss, with Dr. Joel Salinas
#591: Harvard Negotiation Expert: Why Conflict Avoidance Costs You More Than You Think
#589: Q&A: How Much Risk Should My Mom Take in Retirement?
#588: First Friday: The Economic Maze We’re Navigating Together
#587: Q&A: Should You Cash Out Your ETFs? The Hidden Consequences of That Decision …
February 2025
#586: Money Doubles Every 10 Years (and Most People Never Notice!), with Scott Yamamura
#585: Q&A: The Hidden Tax Drain in Your Investment Strategy
#584: Sahil Bloom: Which of the Five Wealth Types Are You Neglecting?
#583: Q&A: Everyone Is Arguing About Roth IRAs And We Have Thoughts
#582: The Marriage Contract You Never Saw (But Can’t Escape), with Harvard Law Alum Aaron Thomas
#581: When Disaster Hits Home – Literally
#580: Treasury Tantrums, Arctic Routes, and McKinley’s Ghost
#579: I Have 14 Days Until My Tenants Move In … And Nowhere to Go
#578: The Hidden Cost of Playing It Safe With Money, with Dr. Margie Warrell
January 2025
#577: Q&A: The Efficient Frontier Was Perfect Until HR Got Involved
#576: The World’s Richest People Are Weird by Design, with William Green
#574: The Hidden Psychology of Financial Pressure, with Dr. Sunita Sah
#575: Q&A: The Roth Decision at Every Income Level (And Why It Matters Now!)
#573: Q&A: Wait, Are We All Wrong About Zero APR Strategies?
#572: Your Last Thoughts Won’t Be About Money, with Dr. Jordan Grumet
#571: Q&A: When Your Crypto Bet Pays Off TOO Well
#570: The Compound Effect of 52 Tiny Financial Changes
December 2024
#569: Financial Lessons We Learned – and What’s Ahead for 2025
#568: Q&A: Why Smart Investors Are Questioning VTSAX and Chill
#567: Lessons from High-Stakes Decisions, with Polina Marinova Pompliano
#566: Q&A: Breaking Up with Total Market Funds After 10 Years
#565: Codie Sanchez: From Wall Street to Washing Machines
#564: The Real Story Behind These New Tariffs
#563: What the Crypto Shift Means for Your Money, with Tatiana Koffman
#562: The Secret Psychology of Successful Negotiators, with Matt Schultz
November 2024
#561: Q&A: Why Your Retirement Math Isn’t Adding Up
#560: The Father of the 4% Rule Finally Sets the Record Straight
#559: Q&A: Should We Ditch Rental Properties Entirely?
#558: Why Your Retirement Math Might Be All Wrong — If You Follow the 4% Rule
#557: Help! The Money is Good … But My Dream Life is Different
#556: Q&A: When a Million Dollars Feels Like a Burden
#555: MadFientist: The Hardest Part of Early Retirement Wasn’t the Money
#554: The Most Expensive Election Trade Ever Made (A Cautionary Tale)
October 2024
#553: The Brutal Money Truth No One Wants to Hear, with Dr. Brad Klontz and Adrian Brambila
#552: The Harsh Truth About Getting Wealthy
#550: Paul Merriman: The 4-Fund Strategy That Beats the S&P 500
#549: Am I Wrong to Worry About Retirement, with $2 Million Saved?
#548: Is Your Retirement Safe in Today’s Economy?, with Dr. Karsten Jeske (Big ERN)
#547: Ask Paula: “We Have $2 Million at 40 – Now What?”
#546: The Surprising Economic Proposal Both Candidates Agree On
#545: Retire at 30? The Math Behind Making Work Optional
September 2024
#544: How to Face Your Financial Fears
#543: How to Handle 7 Types of Hardball Negotiation Tactics, so You Can Earn More and Spend Less
#542: Are We All Financial Hypochondriacs? Why We Feel Broke, Even When Our Bank Accounts Are Full
#540: Secrets to Getting Promoted, from Harvard Business Alum Leslie Zane
#539: Ask Paula: Escaping a $100K Tax Nightmare
#538: Fed Forecasts, Buffett’s Birthday, and Selena Gomez’s Billion-Dollar Brand
#537: Ask Paula: “I Ran Out of Gas with 85 Cents in My Bank Account”
August 2024
#536: The Psychology of Quitting Your Job, with Dr. Tessa West
#535: Ask Paula: Is Your DIY Investing Strategy Holding You Back?
#534: What You Can Learn From the CEO Who Built KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut
#533: Q&A: My Insurance Bill Jumped 60 Percent – Should I Drop It?!
#532: How to Get a Bigger Paycheck
#531: Mastering the Art of Negotiation, with Jeff Wetzler, Ed.D.
#530: The Overlooked Power of Stock-Based Compensation, with Brian Feroldi
#529: Q&A: The Unintended Consequences of Early Retirement
#528: The Stock Market is in Panic Mode and the Unemployment Rate Jumped – But Everything’s Fine
July 2024
#527: Q&A: Can They Be Financially Independent in Five Years … By Breaking the Rules?
#526: Why Normal People Are Irrational Investors, with Finance Professor Meir Statman
#525: Michael Kitces: Is the Economy Worse than We Think?
#524: Q&A: Don’t Waste Your Inheritance! Here’s How
#523: The Power of Deep Work, with Google’s Productivity Expert Laura Mae Martin
#522: Q&A: Help! I’m STUCK On A Financial Tracking Hamster Wheel
#521: Behind-the-Scenes with Paula and Joe
#520: How The Supreme Court’s Chevron Ruling Could Impact Retirement
#519: Jim Kwik: Secrets to a Smarter Brain
#518: Rachel Rodgers: The Million Dollar Mindset
June 2024
#517: Should I Raid My Retirement Plan to Buy Real Estate?
#516: Dr. Brian Klaas: The Secret to Financial Resilience
#515: Q&A: Sell Your Home or Stay Put?
#514: Why the Latest Economic Report is a Rorschach Test
#513: Bachelorette Star Jason Tartick: The Truth About Financial Infidelity
#512: Don’t Let One Big Bill Blow Up Your Budget (Here’s How)
#511: Q&A: “I’m Scared of Running Out of Money in Retirement!”
#510: How to Master the Psychology of Persuasion, with Michael McQueen
May 2024
#509: “I’m Retiring at Age 34 and a Half!”
#508: Stanford Researcher Dr. Mary Murphy on How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset
#507: How One Ex-Inmate is Building a Better Future
#506: MadFientist: Life is Too Short to Wait for Someday
#505: Harvard Dropout Builds Nation’s First Car-Free Utopia, with Ryan Johnson and JD Roth
#504: The Points Guy: Growing a Side Hustle into a 140-Person Business
#503: Q&A: “My Husband is Not Reliable with Money. Should We Split Finances?
#501: Live From Brooklyn: Travel More, Work Less
#502: Fed Keeps Interest Rates High; Jobs Grow for 40th Consecutive Month
April 2024
#500: LIVE FROM BROOKLYN: Episode 500 with ChooseFI’s Brad Barrett
#499: Q&A: We Save $5,000 Per Month. Where Should We Invest It?
#498: Harvard Business Professor Explains Investing in NFT’s
#496: The Pay Cut Price of Freedom
March 2024
#495: Cal Newport: The Shocking Secret of Productivity
#494: My Husband Makes Double My Income, But Saves Nothing! Should I Be Worried?
#493: Wall Street Secrets, with Your Rich BFF Vivian Tu
#492: How Does Side Hustle Income Affect Retirement Contributions?
#491: Why Bitcoin is Back in the News | First Friday
February 2024
#490: Inside the Mind of a Supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg
#489: Ask Paula: What to Do with a Six-Figure Windfall?
#488: Gut Instincts and Big Decisions, with Morgan Housel
#487: Ask Paula: “Should I Put My Dreams on Hold … and Buy a House Instead?”
#486: Stocks are Hot. Jobs are Hotter. What’s Next?
#485: How to Start a Business in One Weekend, with Noah Kagan
January 2024
#484: Ask Paula: The Hidden Cost of Public Service Loan Forgiveness
#483: Thriving in a High-Pressure World, with Jennifer Breheny Wallace
#482: Ask Paula: Should We Drain Our Brokerage to Make a HUGE Down Payment?
#481: What’s In Store for 2024? Bitcoin, Home Buying, and Kiyosaki’s $1.2 billion in debt
#480: Your Blueprint for Life’s Toughest Challenges, with Hal Elrod
December 2023
#479: Ask Paula: Is Mom Getting Ripped Off by Her Investment Advisor?!
#478: Buy the Damn Guac, with Jamila Souffrant
#477: Ask Paula: Investing for the Future vs. Paying Down the Past
#476: Astronaut’s Guide to Taking YOUR Moonshot, with Mike Massimino from NASA and Big Bang Theory
#475: Tribute to Charlie Munger, The Man Who Taught Warren Buffett How to Invest
November 2023
#473: Ask Paula: How to Pay Off a $8,000 Medical Bill Without Going Broke
#472: Happiness Habits, with Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks
#471: Ask Paula: I Came Into A Lot of Money. What Should I Do With It?
#469: Ask Paula: Feeling FOMO About Your Home Equity? Here’s What to Do
October 2023
#468: How MICE Impacts Your Money, with Bryan Kuderna
#467: Ask Paula: Use One Debt to Pay Off Another?
#466: How to Handle Medical Bills, with Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington
#464: The Science of Friendship (and How It Improves Your Net Worth), with Dr. Marisa Franco
September 2023
#463: Ask Paula: Student Loan Deferment HACK – How Christina Saved $60,000 in Interest
#462: Cracking the Code of the Rich, with Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
#461: Ask Paula: A Year Off Work, a Career Change, and a Divorce: How to Make It Work
#460: The Mental Toughness and Confidence Blueprint, with Dr. Nate Zinsser
August 2023
#459: Ask Paula | 10-Year-Old Asks: How Do I Save for My First Car?
#458: The Reality Behind High Home Prices, with BiggerPockets CEO Scott Trench
#457: Ask Paula: I Sold All My Stocks Last Year. Now I’m Kicking Myself.
#456: The Empathy Advantage in Business and Leadership, with Stanford Professor Jamil Zaki
#455: Ask Paula: I’m Recently Retired. Do I Pay Off My Rentals Or Buy More Real Estate?
#454: Ask Paula: Financial Disaster? How to Get Help Before It’s Too Late
July 2023
#453: The Importance of Having a Life Outside of Work, with Simone Stolzoff
#452: Mind Games: How Confidence Shapes our Financial Markets, with Economist Peter Atwater
#451: Ask Paula: The Hidden Costs of Leverage
#449: Ask Paula: Should You Buy Real Estate in Today’s Economy?
June 2023
#448: Ask Paula: We Make $300k. Why Are We NOT Financially Independent?
#447: The Human Side of Remote Work, with Nick Bloom
#446: Ask Paula: How to Build a New Career After Adversity
#445: Boldly Unemployed: Embracing Entrepreneurship, with Steve Chou
#444: Student Loan Payments Restart Soon: What to Expect
#443: Building Your Dream Business, with Amy Porterfield
May 2023
#442: Ask Paula: I Tripled My Income. Now What?
#441: How to Invest in a Volatile Market, with JD Stein
#440: Ask Paula: Am I Saving Enough For Retirement?
#439: Banks Collapsing?! What’s Next? – Plus ENCORE episode with Financial Advisor Michael Kitces
April 2023
#438: Life in Five Senses, with Gretchen Rubin
#437: The Five Types of Perfectionists, with Katherine Morgan Schafler
#436: Ask Paula: How Do I Pay for Grad School?
#435: Ask Paula: How To Prepare for A Layoff
March 2023
#434: Tips for Tipped Workers, with Barbara Sloan
#433: Ask Paula: Should I Quit My Cushy Job?
#432: The Risk of Not Fully Living, with Michael Lynch
#431: Mr. Money Mustache Talks About His Dating Life
#430: Ask Paula: My Parents Are Drowning In Credit Card Debt. What Should I Do?
February 2023
#429: How BIG Things Get Done, with Dr. Bent Flyvberg
#428: Ask Paula: Do I Really Need a Financial Advisor?
#427: Start a Micro-Business & Build Multiple Income Streams, with Nick Loper
#426: Key Takeaways: Best Lessons from the Last Year, with Paula Pant
#425: Ask Paula: My Dad Died, and My Mom Is CLUELESS About Finances
January 2023
#424: The Power of Knowing When To Walk Away, with Annie Duke
#423: Ask Paula: Can I Make Money with My Passion?
#422: Ask Paula: We’re Saving 72 Percent Of Our Income…and It SUCKS
#421: How to Schedule Your Day for Peak Enjoyment, with Laura Vanderkam
December 2022
#420: What We Learned in 2022, with Paula Pant
#419: Ask Paula: Should I Stay At My Job For the 401k?
#418: Maybe We Should Spend More, with Dr. Jordan Grumet
#417: Ask Paula: Marriage and Money – What Are the Right Conversations?
November 2022
#415: How I Give Away 41% of My Income, with Bob Lotich
#414: Ask Paula: I Think I Can Retire Early. Am I Delusional?!
#413: Why We’re Paying Attention to the Wrong Things, with Dr. Daniel Crosby
#412: Ask Paula: Should I Repay Debt or Invest?
#411: Invest Anywhere: Learn About a City Like an Expert
#410: The Routine Habits of Breakthrough Thinkers, with Jeremy Utley
October 2022
#409: Ask Paula: Should I Sell My Rentals to Buy More Stocks?
#408: Build YOUR 15 Year Career, with Kiersten and Julien Saunders
#407: Ask Paula: The 5 Types of Accountants (and Who To Avoid!)
#406: Invest Anywhere: I’ve chosen my city…now what?
#405: Ask Paula: WHOA – We Got a $750,000 Windfall; How Should We Spend It?
September 2022
#403: How I Reached Financial Independence, with Chad Carson
#402: The Psychology of Money, with Morgan Housel
#401: You Are a Badass at Making Money, with Jen Sincero
#400: The Lies Told About Early Retirement
August 2022
#399: Ask Paula: The Stock Market Is Down – Can I Still Retire?
#398: How To Travel For (Almost) Free, with Chris Hutchins
#397: Ask Paula: Is the bank trying to scam my parents…?
#396: Creating Happiness At Work, with Julie Winkle Giulioni
#395: Invest Anywhere: There are THOUSANDS of Cities, Where Do I Invest?!
#394: Ask Paula: Inflation is High! How Much Cash Should You Keep?!
July 2022
#393: Money and Investing Has Changed, with Chuck Jaffe
#392: Ask Paula: Did the Great Recession Lead to the FIRE Movement?
#391: Powerful Tactics to Take Control of Your Life and Career, with Dr. Reza Abraham
#390: Ask Paula: Help! My Bills Are Too High
#389: Invest Anywhere: Should I Bother Investing in Long-Distance Real Estate?
June 2022
#388: “Feeling Anxious About Your Investments?”, with Scott Nations
#387: Ask Paula: Is A Crash Coming??
#386: The Psychology of Secrets, with Dr. Michael Slepian
#385: Ask Paula: How to Invest When You’re Unsure of the Goal
#384: Invest Anywhere: Six Strategies to Make Money in Real Estate
#383: How to Talk About Money with Confidence and Charisma, with Vanessa Van Edwards
May 2022
#382: Ask Paula: There’s No Such Thing as a FIRE Number
#381: How to Not Let Your Feelings Hijack Your Decisions, with Mollie West Duffy
#380: Ask Paula: How to Optimize Your Investments Along the Efficient Frontier (If You Dare!)
#379: Invest Anywhere: 4 Benefits and 5 Challenges of Long-Distance Real Estate Investing
#378: Ask Paula: Should I Take a Higher-Paying Job if I Can’t Save As Much for Retirement?
April 2022
#377: How I Discovered The 4 Percent Retirement Rule, with Bill Bengen
#376: Ask Paula: How Should My 64-Year-Old Mom Handle a Toxic Boss?
#375: The 2X Rule (and Other Wealth-Accelerating Advice), with Nick Maggiulli
#374: Ask Paula: Watch Out! Here’s How Lowering Your Investment Tax Bill…Might Increase Your Risk
#373: Invest Anywhere: The 5 Ways Real Estate Makes Money
March 2022
#372: Ask Paula: I’m 33 and Want to Retire at 45 – What Should I Do?
#371: What’s the Point of Happiness, Anyway?, with Dr. Bill Von Hippel
#370: Ask Paula: My Income Is Dropping From $190,000 to $40,000; What Should I Do?
#369: Why Does the Stock Market Crash? Stocks 101 Explained, with Brian Feroldi
#368: Ask Paula: Talk Crypto To Me
#367: The Roots of Procrastination, Inattention and Anxiety, with Dr. Ellen Vora, M.D.
February 2022
#366: Ask Paula: How Do I Invest For My Parents’ Retirement?
#365: Inflation, Explained – with Paula Pant
#364: Ask Paula: No Spouse, No Family, And Thinking About Getting Old – How Do I Prepare?
#363: Two Types of Intelligence, with Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks
#362: Ask Paula: Okay Seriously, Why Hasn’t Anyone Solved the Budgeting Issue?
January 2022
#361: The GameStop Revolution, One Year Later – with Spencer Jakab
#360: Ask Paula: I’m Worried My Parents Are Getting Ripped Off By Their Financial Advisor … Help!
#359: The Four Quadrants of A Successful Life, with Andrew Hallam
#358: Ask Paula: Should I Invest in Index Funds More Actively?
#357: Practical Investing and the Efficient Frontier, with Joe Saul-Sehy
#347: The Radical Invention of the Index Fund, with Robin Wigglesworth
#353: The Secret to Perfect Timing, with Daniel Pink
#351: The Six Myths of Productivity, with Geoff Woods
#355: Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, with Jordan Grumet
#356: Ask Paula: FIRE vs. FOMO — How Do You Balance Between These?
#354: Ask Paula: How Do I Make Sure I Don’t Spend the Money I’ve Invested?
#352: Ask Paula: Should I Pull Money from My Emergency Fund to Invest or Pay Off Debt?
#350: Ask Paula: How Much Should We Spend on a Wedding?
#348: Ask Paula: How Should We Invest to Retire By Our Mid-40’s?
November 2021
#349: A Candid Conversation with Mr. Money Mustache & Paula Pant
#346: Ask Paula: How Can We Reach Financial Independence by 35?
October 2021
#345: How to Understand Your Medical Bill, with Marshall Allen
#344: Ask Paula: I’m Bored at Work, and I’m 14 Years from Retirement; Should I Tough It Out?
#343: Are We Heading for a Housing Crash in 2022?
#342: Ask Paula: How to Make Smarter Real Estate Decisions
#341: Courage and The Consequences of Inaction, with Ryan Holiday
September 2021
#340: How to Make $1 Million in Business with No Employees, with Elaine Pofeldt
#339: How to Invest in Real Estate, Debt-Free, from Thousands of Miles Away, with Rich Carey
#338: Why Investors Need a Latticework of Ideas, with Morgan Housel
#337: Habits are Overrated, with Kristen Berman
#336: Ask Paula: I’m Barely Breaking Even on My Rental. Should I Sell?
#335: What You Think You Want vs. What You Really Want, with Luke Burgis
August 2021
#334: Ask Paula: What Paintbrush Did Michelangelo Use? (said no one ever)
#333: The End of Recessions?, with Ben Carlson
#332: Ask Paula: What’s the Point of Financial Independence if I’m Not Going to Retire?
#331: Four Thousand Weeks, with Oliver Burkeman
#330: Ask Paula: How Do I Know If I’m Ready to Retire?
July 2021
#329: Challenging Your Confirmation Bias, with Economist Larry Kotlikoff
#328: Ask Paula: I’m on the Verge of Retirement and My Taxes are Rising … Help!
#327: Decoding Greatness, with Ron Friedman, Ph.D
#326: Ask Paula – The Dangers of Frugality
June 2021
#324: Ask Paula – I Make $50,000; How Can I Buy a House?
#322: Ask Paula – I Want to Retire at 50; How Do I Bridge the Gap?
#321: How to Transition to Your Dream Career, with Ashley Stahl
#320: Ask Paula – Thinking about Money from First Principles
#319: The Scout Mindset, with Julia Galef
May 2021
#318: Ask Paula – How to Think About Finances at the 30,000-Foot Level
#317: How to Win at Work & Succeed at Life, with Michael Hyatt & Megan Hyatt Miller
#316: Ask Paula – I Doubled My Investments During the Pandemic. What Should I Do Next?
#315: The Science of Behavioral Change, with Katy Milkman
#314: Ask Paula – I’m Worried About My Parent’s Retirement. What Should I Do?
April 2021
#313: The Unspoken Rules that Could Cost You Thousands, with Gorick Ng
#312: Ask Paula – How Should I Invest $5,000 Per Month?
#311: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking, with Jon Acuff
#310: Ask Paula & Joe – What Should I Do With $25,000?
#309: Are We Due For Another Housing Market Crash?
March 2021
#308: Ask Paula – I Want to Travel After I Retire; How Much Should I Save?
#307: The Tax Risks That Could Blow Up Your Retirement Plan, with Ed Slott
#306: Ask Paula & Joe – How to Shift From Financial Independence to a Mini-Retirement?
#305: The 7 Steps to Financial Independence + 7 Rules of Investing, with J.D. Roth
#304: Ask Paula & Joe – Help! I Can Only Save $200 a Month
#303: A World Without Email, with Cal Newport
February 2021
#302: The Financial Benefits of Optimism, with Michelle Gielan
#301: Ask Paula – How Can I Reach FIRE in 11 Years?
#300: The Two-Fund Investment Portfolio, with Paul Merriman
#299: Ask Paula and Joe – Should I Sell My $575,000 in Tesla Stock?
#298: How to Talk to Friends about Money, with Erin Lowry
January 2021
PSA Thursday Part II: Let The People Trade!
PSA Thursday: Wall Street Bets, GameStop, and the Rise of Meme Stocks
#297: Ask Paula – Should I Househack or Pay Off My Student Loans?
#296: Investing is the Art of Probabilistic Thinking
#295: What Your Childhood Taught You About Money, with Rachel Cruze
#294: Ask Paula – If I Were to Interview Suze Orman Again Today, How Would It Go?
#293: The One Question That Makes Everything Easier, with Geoff Woods
December 2020
PSA Thursday: Kickoff 2021 with a 31-Day Challenge
#292: Ask Paula – I’m an Investor Who Likes Volatility; What Should I Buy?
PSA Thursday: Year-End Tax Moves to Finish 2020
#291: How to Command Respect at Work, with Tracy Tutor
#290: Ask Paula – Is Upgrading Our Lifestyle Worth Mortgaging a More Expensive House?
PSA Thursday: What’s Happening with Student Loans?
#289: Business Principles that Improve Your Life, with Josh Kaufman
#288: Ask Paula – How Should You Invest a $1 Million Lump Sum?
PSA Thursday: To Buy or Not to Buy?
November 2020
#287: Put Yourself on the Hook, with Seth Godin
PSA Thursday: How to Slash Your Food Budget, with Rosemary Fotheringham
#286: Ask Paula – How Long Will It Take Me to Become a Millionaire?
#285: Ask Paula – How Can I Pay for Grad School?
PSA Thursday: Broadcasting Live from FinConX
#284: The Psychology of Money, with Morgan Housel
PSA Thursday: Teaching Technology to the Elderly
#283: Ask Paula & Joe – Could the Stock Market Be Too Much of a Gamble?
October 2020
PSA Thursday: The Affordable Care Act, with Tanja Hester
#282: The Smart Way to Start a Side Hustle, with Alan Donegan
PSA Thursday – What’s in Store for the Rest of 2020?
#281: The Art of Decision-Making, with Annie Duke
#280: Ask Paula – Could This NYC Couple Contribute Only $10,000 Per Year Towards Retirement?
#279: How to Avoid Financial and Life Disasters, with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
September 2020
#278: The Loopholes That Destroy Our Ability to Form Habits, with Gretchen Rubin
#277: Timeless Financial Lessons from My Grandma, with Michelle Singletary
#276: Cut the Fluff and Become a Digital Minimalist, with Dr. Cal Newport
#275: Avoid These 13 Hidden Money Mistakes That Most People Make, with Jill Schlesinger
#274: Finding Hope and Happiness in a Confusing World, with Mark Manson
August 2020
#273: The Emotional Complexity of Money, with Dr. Dan Ariely
PSA Thursday: How to Avoid Parental Burnout, with Andy Hill
#272: Ask Paula – I’m Three Years from Retirement. How Should I Invest?
PSA Thursday: Here’s a simple framework for deciding how to earn extra income
#271: Retirement Planning in 2020, with Dr. Wade Pfau
#270: Ask Paula – Buy a Home, Buy Investments, or Pay Off Debt? How Do I Decide?
#269: How to Ask Better Questions, with Charles Duhigg
PSA Thursday: How to Get Ready for a School Year Like No Other, with Mandy Bert and Rob Phelan
#268: Ask Paula – Should I Invest or Pay Off My Mortgage Early?
July 2020
PSA Thursday: How to Talk To Your Tenants About Financial Difficulties
#267: This Year’s Financial Reckoning, with Farnoosh Torabi
#266: Ask Paula – Your Real Estate Questions, Answered
PSA Thursday: The Impact of Evictions, with Princeton University Eviction Lab expert Alieza Durana
#265: Personality Isn’t Permanent, with Dr. Benjamin Hardy
PSA Thursday: How to Stay Safe as the Nation Re-Opens
#264: Ask Paula – How Do I Pick the Right Mix of Investments for My Retirement Portfolio?
PSA Thursday – The Sordid History of the PPP — and 4 Extra Relief Opportunities for Small Biz Owners
June 2020
#263: How to Build Financial Resilience in 2020, with Dr. Brad Klontz, financial psychologist
#262: Ask Paula – I’m Taking a Mini-Retirement in a Pandemic. What Should I Do?
PSA Thursday – Your Complete Guide to Donor Advised Funds
#261: Why I Quit My Job in the Middle of a Recession — Interview from Lessons from a Quitter
PSA Thursday – How Does the CARES Act Impact Student Loans?
#260: Ask Paula – Should I Fire My Financial Advisor During a Pandemic?
#259: How to Lead with a Vision, with Michael Hyatt
PSA Thursday – Actions Speak Louder Than Words
May 2020
PSA Thursday – Your Guide to Giving: How to Donate, Volunteer and Practice Spontaneous Kindness
#258: Ask Paula – Can I Quit My Job Before I’m Financially Independent?
PSA Thursday: How Can I End 2020 in a Stronger Position Than I Started It?
#256: Ask Paula: Bonds Are Tanking. Should I Switch to Real Estate Instead?
PSA Thursday: How Is The Pandemic Affecting the Housing Market?
#255: How Your Personality Affects Your Finances, with Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw
#254: Ask Paula – Should I Invest During a Pandemic?
April 2020
PSA Thursday: How Bad Is the Stock Market Crash?
#253: The Thinker’s Guide to Market Volatility, with Dr. Steve Wendel and Sam Lamas
#252: Ask Paula – Will the Stimulus Cause Massive Inflation?
PSA Thursday: 31 Tips to Stay Productive As You Work From Home
PSA Thursday: How to Build an Emergency Fund During an Emergency
#250: Ethical Investing 101, with Dr. Jon Hale, Head of Sustainability Research for Morningstar
#249: How to Talk to Your Parents About Retirement and Beyond — with Cameron Huddleston
PSA Thursday: I Tested Positive for Coronavirus. Here’s What It Feels Like.
March 2020
#248: Covid-19 and the Bear Market
OMG Monday: Welp, I Have a Fever of 102.3 Degrees
PSA Thursday: Social Distancing is Social Solidarity
#247: Ask Paula – Is the Stock Market Going to Crash in 2020? How Should I Invest in a Bear Market?
#246: Pain, Grief, and the Pursuit of Financial Independence, with Jillian Johnsrud
#245: Ask Paula – I’m 24 and Won a $1 Million Settlement. How Should I Handle This Money?
#244: Why I Quit My Job with No Savings When My Wife Was Five Months Pregnant, with Grant Baldwin
February 2020
#243: Ask Paula – How Can I Retire in 10 Years with Rental Properties?
#242: The Art of Trusting Your Most Dangerous Ideas, with Ash Ambirge, The Middle Finger Project
#241: Ask Paula – Should I Raid My Retirement Savings to Pay for School?
#240: 10 Questions to Master Successful Investing, with David Stein
January 2020
#238: How to Stop Making So Many Money Mistakes, with Jeff Kreisler
#237: Ask Paula and Joe – Should I BUY a Business, Instead of Starting One?
#236: How We Saved $1 Million and Retired at 31 and 32, with Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung
#235: Ask Paula – Sooo … I Quit My Job. What Type of Business Should I Start?
#234: 26 Easy Moves to Improve Your Finances in 2020
December 2019
#233: Ask Paula – How Can I Retire in 12 Years?
#232: How to Get a Debt-Free Degree, with Anthony ONeal
#231: Ask Paula – How Can I Get My Spouse Interested in Frugality?
#230: How to Develop Emotional Agility, with Dr. Susan David
#229: Ask Paula – Help! My Mom or Dad Took Out a Credit Card in My Name. Am I On the Hook?
#228: What I Learned from Losing $170 Million, with Noah Kagan
November 2019
#227: Ask Paula – How Can I Get the Most from My Mini-Retirement?
#226: How to Make Time for Things That Matter, with John Zeratsky
#225: Ask Paula – How to Invest for the Next Five Years
#224: The Science of Rapid Learning, with Scott Young, author of Ultralearning
#223: Ask Paula – Should I Choose This or That? How to Weigh the Tradeoffs
October 2019
#222: Seven Ways to Escape the Rat Race, with Michael Robinson
#221: Ask Paula – How Much of My Company Stock Should I Buy?
#220: Stillness is the Key, with Ryan Holiday
#219: Ask Paula – How Should I Invest $4,000 Per Month for Early Retirement?
#218: Why We’re Irrational with Money, with Kristen Berman
September 2019
#217: Financial Independence – My Philosophy and Origin Story, on The FI Show
#216: Unraveling the Four Percent Rule, with Dr. Wade Pfau
#215: Financial Independence in Seven Stages, with Joshua Sheats
#214: The Tables Have Turned – My Interview on ChooseFI
#213: Nine Lessons from a Millionaire Teacher, with Andrew Hallam
#212: How Andrew Hallam Became a Millionaire on a Teacher’s Salary
August 2019
#211: What’s Your Why? Financial Independence, Debt Freedom and More
#210: How to Be an Adult – with Mark Manson
#209: Ask Paula – Are Index Funds Unsafe?
#208: How to Talk to Your Parents About Retirement and Beyond — with Cameron Huddleston
#207: Ask Paula – Should I Take a $30k Paycut for Better Work-Life Balance, or Stick it Out?
July 2019
#206: When Career Zigzagging is Smarter – with David Epstein
#205: Ask Paula – Am I On-Track for Retirement?
#204: Upgrade Your Thinking, with Super Thinking authors Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann
#203: Ask Paula – Early Retirement and The Four Percent Rule
#202: Slow Travel is Cheap Travel – with Nomadic Matt
#201: Ask Paula – Which House Should I Pay Off First?
June 2019
#199: Ask Paula – The Three-Year Reunion with J. Money
#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?
#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?
#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?
#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?
#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
#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?
#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 – 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
#75: Jen Sincero – You Are a Badass at Making Money
April 2017
#73: What Chess Taught Me About Making Smarter Life Moves – with Steve Gossett
#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
#65: How to Improve Your Relationship With Money
#64: Michael Kitces – Your Mind is More Powerful Than Money
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
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
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?
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
