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Oct. 25, 2020

148: How to Become an Everyday Millionaire with Chris Hogan

Chris Hogan joins Scott and Mindy today to chat about becoming an everyday millionaire. Chris and his team interviewed more than 10,000 millionaires to hear how they did it. Hard work, determination, spending less than you ma...

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Oct. 18, 2020

147: Pursuing Financial Independence on Her Own Terms with Cathleen H…

Cathleen Hutchins grew up in Hawaii. She come over to the mainland for college, but Hawaii kept calling her name, so she moved back home. Hawaii is an expensive place to live, and Cathleen knew she'd need a plan in order to r...

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Oct. 11, 2020

146: Saying Goodbye to Gambling & Finding Financial Freedom with Ambu…

Ambus Hunter grew up with a fair understanding of how money works. He received a partial scholarship to play drums in college, and graduated with a small amount of student loan debt. His first job was with the Department of D...

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Oct. 4, 2020

145: From Hedge Fund Manager to Smart Money Mama with Chelsea Brennan

Chelsea Brennan was a hedge fund manager for several years - until her second pregnancy when she ended up in the hospital with sever complications brought on by the stress and emotional toll her job took on her. She and her h...

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Sept. 27, 2020

144: Alternative Investments: How to Determine Which Option(s) Are Ri…

Kirk Chisholm is a fee-only investment advisor with a secret passion - finding new and different ways to invest money. Kirk shares his Big List of 75 Alternative Investments with us today - and more importantly, how to vet th...

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Sept. 20, 2020

143: How to Pay Off $160k in Debt in 3 Years While Making $90k

Shannon Gauthier discovered the debt she and her husband had gotten themselves into when a debt collector caller her at work and she started asking questions. Shocked to discover $30,000 in unpaid debts, she quickly found her...

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Sept. 13, 2020

142: Ask Us Anything: Questions From the Audience with Scott & Mindy

Scott & Mindy sit down today to answer questions sent in by listeners. They address topics all over the board - from student loan repayment and early retirement account withdrawal under the CARES act, to the best high-yield s...

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Sept. 6, 2020

141: How to Graduate College Debt-Free and Pursue FI Before 40 with 4…

Blake Nielson is a college professor whose wife stays home to raise their four children. Despite having only one income - and six mouths to feed - they have paid off their home and are on the path to early financial freedom. ...

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Aug. 30, 2020

140: How to Get Financial Freedom So You Can Do What You’re Meant to …

Belinda Rosenblum is a CPA, a certified coach and her clients include Harvard Business School, Harvard University and the SEC. She’s worked for Arthur Andersen and L3 Enterprises. She’s got money all figured out, right? Well,...

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Aug. 23, 2020

139: Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Life Insurance (But Ab…

Life Insurance is the most exciting topic on the planet! Just kidding. But just because it isn’t a super exciting topic doesn’t mean you don’t need to know about it. Today, Joe Saul-Sehy, host of the Stacking Benjamins podcast, joins Scott and Mindy to talk about Life Insurance. Joe comes from a ba…

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Aug. 16, 2020

138: Financial Blunders to Financial Buff: How Farnoosh Torabi's Mone…

Farnoosh Torabi grew up talking about money. Her parents are from the Middle East, and in her culture, they “never miss a moment to talk about money.” As the go-to girl for finance advice among her friends, imagine her surpri...

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Aug. 9, 2020

137: Engineering a Path to Financial Independence with Felicity Freed…

Felicity’s story to financial independence is going to be similar to listeners of The BiggerPockets Money Podcast. She got a good paying job, spent less than she earned, intelligently invested in Index Funds and is now financ...

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Aug. 2, 2020

136: Secrets of a Money Savvy Family with Doug Nordman and Carol Pitt…

Doug Nordman wanted to teach his daughter about money. But he knew that to get it right, he’d have to start when she was very very small. So he did. First, he taught her how to count, then he taught her how to add, then he sh...

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July 26, 2020

135: Building Wealth through Real Estate... without Tenants or Toilet…

Seth Williams invests in real estate in a way you may have never heard of before. He buys and sells land. And no, he’s not a developer. He literally buys a piece of blank dirt, and then sells it—frequently within days of buyi...

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July 19, 2020

134: Paying Off Debt - And Avoiding Debt Relapse with Chris Browning …

Chris Browning had dreams of creating movies for Pixar - until he started art classes in college and realized that wasn’t his calling. He was also taking a personal finance class and thoroughly enjoyed it, so he changed his m...

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July 12, 2020

133: Retiring Early Doesn't Have to Be All-or-Nothing: "The Art of Su…

Doc G wanted to be a doctor since he was eight years old. He went to medical school, started his career and quickly realized he actually didn’t like all the parts about being a doc - and didn’t know how to leave the professio...

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July 5, 2020

132: Financial Independence Without a College Degree with Marquez Gri…

Marquez Griffin graduated from high school but did not feel that college was his path. His uncle worked in a sheet metal shop, and was able to get him a job there. He quickly learned that taking a bit of action with regards t...

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June 28, 2020

131: Investing Made Simple with Kevin Matthews II

Kevin Matthews II started paying attention to finance way back in 6th grade - because his parents said they wouldn’t buy him any more video games, he’d have to buy them himself. Kevin’s parents telling him no propelled him in...

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June 21, 2020

130: Refusing to Retire at 65: How a Couple in their 40s Managed to H…

Susan and Norm got married a little later in life. They started off basically flat, with debts equalling assets. Neither wanted to have the debt, and focused on paying it off and building an emergency fund. Then they discover...

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June 14, 2020

129: How to Teach Your Children About Money with The Budgetnista Tiff…

Today, we welcome back the Budgetnista, Tiffany Aliche . When we spoke to her way back in episode 8, we heard her story of an investment gone wrong and how 2008 really threw a monkey wrench into her life plans. But instead of...

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June 7, 2020

128: Pay Off Debt Fast With These Smart Money Moves From Whitney Hans…

Whitney Hanson is one of six children. Growing up she watched her father start a business, watched it fail, and watched him turn destructive, eventually leaving her mother to raise six kids on her own - all while making $7.25...

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May 31, 2020

127: Planning for the Unexpected: Being Financially Ready to Take Adv…

Ramit Sethi from I Will Teach You To Be Rich is back again to chat with Scott & Mindy about money, unexpected events, and taking advantage of opportunities by being prepared. Ramit does not hold back with his advice that the ...

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May 24, 2020

126: 16 Money Skills They Didn't Teach You In High School with Scott …

Financial Education is so important - but so many people are graduating high school without the basic skills to make informed decisions. Today, Scott & Mindy sit down to share some of the big money moves you should make - as ...

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May 17, 2020

125: Ready to Retire: The Ultimate Pre-Retirement Checklist with The …

In today’s episode, we speak with Fritz Gilbert from The Retirement Manifesto and go through his checklist to ensure a smooth transition into your new life. Fritz speaks from experience and wrote the checklist during his own ...

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