Episodes
18: Accessing Retirement Funds Before Age 59½ with The Mad Fientist
Early retirement is a goal many people have. Diligently saving for retirement age to fund your life after you stop working is great, but the same programs that help you avoid taxes while saving come back and hit you with taxe...
17: Building a Lean Business With (Almost) No Capital with Alan Doneg…
On this week’s episode of the Biggerpockets Money Podcast, we chat with Alan Donegan. Alan Donegan watched - and helped - his father run a super-successful sportswear company, until the economy shifted and they lost everythin...
16: Financial Security Through Passive Income with Joel Larsgaard
As a kid, Joel Larsgaard watched his parents work jobs they didn’t like to pay for things they didn’t need. They missed out on some of the priceless moments that life has to offer, culminating in bankruptcy when Joel was 12. ...
15: The Pillars of FI, Pt. 2: Designing the Life You Want with Brad B…
This is the last half of the epic interview with Brad and Jonathan from Choose FI. Continuing where we left off from last week, we finish up the Pillars of FI conversation, including beginner level topics you can be doing suc...
14: The Pillars of FI: Designing the Life You Want with Brad Barrett …
On today’s epic show, we speak with Brad Barrett and Jonathan Mendonsa from Choose FI. Brad and Jonathan share their pillars of financial independence — the 10 things you need to do in order to achieve FI. We cover beginner-l...
13: Achieving FI Before 40 Despite Breaking Every Financial "Rule" wi…
Tanja reached financial independence (FI) and retired from her full-time, high-stress job at age 38—despite not being a natural saver, having purchased two brand-new cars in the past, and not maxing out her 401(k) in the begi...
12: How to Become an “Overnight” Success in 10 Short Years with David…
While David Greene is a long-time real estate investor, best-selling author, and one of the top real estate agents in California today, his career started in the most unlikely of places—as a busboy at a restaurant. Learning h...
11: Financial Freedom in Less Than Five Years with Joel from FI 180
Joel and his wife were barreling down the wrong financial path - saving nothing and spending more than $100,000 every year. A freak car accident literally changed the direction of their lives by causing them to re-evaluate an...
10: Designing a Frugal But Luxurious FI Life by Age 32 with Liz Thames
In March, 2014, Liz and her husband made the conscious decision to stop their big city, big spending lifestyle, and adopt a frugal mindset in order to realize their new goal of moving out of the hustle and bustle and into the...
9: Financial Independence at Age 30 (by House Hacking + Side Hustles)…
What would happen if someone had early financial independence in mind right out the gate, upon graduating college? Imagine the amount of money that person could stockpile... Today’s guest had exactly that in mind, and made th...
8: From Financially Perfect to Rock Bottom (and back again) with Tiff…
Tiffany Aliche grew up talking about money. Her dad was an accountant, her mother actively engaged the children in grocery shopping and other areas of finance. She was a teacher at a private school and had just bought her ...
7: How Breakfast Food Motivated Financial Freedom with Mr. and Mrs. W…
Mr. and Mrs. Waffles on Wednesday (WoW) were doing everything wrong. They ran up ridiculous tabs at a local restaurant/bar just ‘hanging out,’ while getting abysmal returns from their financial planner - and paying 1% for thi...
6: Fearlessly Paying off Massive Student Debt on $30,000 per Year wit…
Are you tired of hearing success stories from folks who are earning $60,000, $80,000, or even $100,000 or more paying off debt and moving toward financial freedom? Where’s the inspiration for the folks out there that do not ...
5: Jump Starting your Early FI Plans by Live-in Flipping with Mindy J…
Mindy was born in a small town, and then she moved and moved and moved. In fact, moving doesn’t phase her at all, which plays right into the core component of her investment strategy -- The Live-In-Flip. Mindy moves every two...
4: From Disorganized to Debt Free Through Budgeting and Routine with …
Rosemarie Groner was a State Trooper - a good, recession-proof job. Chronic disorganization led to more than $30,000 in consumer debt when she made the decision to quit her job to stay home with her first child. In this episo...
3: Cutting Your Grocery Bill in Half with Erin Chase from $5 Dinners
As a mom of (then) two, Erin Chase found herself shopping for groceries without a plan, picking up things that sounded good, but no idea what she’d do with them once she got them home. They made their way into the refrigerato...
2: An All-Out Approach to Financial Independence at an Early Age with…
Scott Trench wanted something more out of life, so he grabbed it by the horns and pointed it in the direction HE chose. By accumulating a large financial runway through a 50% savings rate on a median income, he gave himself t...
1: The Surprising (Scientific) Truth Behind What Makes You Successful…
On this first episode of the BiggerPockets Money Podcast, we speak with Mr. Money Mustache (AKA Pete) about what truly makes you a happy person. (Hint! It isn't money, and it isn't material possessions.) We'll talk about shif...