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July 29, 2018

31: How to Boost Your Income & Investments for a Faster Route to Fina…

Continuing where we left off from last week’s episode, this show discusses increasing your income by recognizing existing opportunities and making your own opportunities through side hustles. The show progresses through inves...

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July 22, 2018

30: How to Cut Expenses for a Faster Route to Financial Freedom

We’ve interviewed more than 30 people for the BiggerPockets Money Podcast over the course of this year — and we’ve got a LOT more people to interview! We’ve heard from so many listeners: “I’d like to get started on the path ...

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July 15, 2018

29: From $200,000 in Student Loan Debt to $150,000 Net Worth in 3 Yea…

Nick and Alyssa were high school sweethearts, who went to college where their family attitudes toward money came to light. Nick’s “save up for it” mindset saw him graduate with around $50k in student loan debt, while Alyssa’s...

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July 8, 2018

28: How Anyone Can Easily Make Extra Money Using Side Hustles with Ni…

Side hustle is a huge buzzword in the FI community. Make extra money on the side doing something fun, something you love, or even just something that pays really well. Today we bring in Nick Loper, Founder of Side Hustle Nati...

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July 1, 2018

27: How to Get Even MORE from Your Travel Rewards Credit Card with Le…

Open up a credit card, earn miles, get a free plane trip or hotel room. Sounds great, right? But what if you could exponentially increase your travel rewards? Fly free every time. Never pay for a hotel room again. Lee Huffman...

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June 24, 2018

26: Graduating College on Track for Financial Independence with Cody …

Cody Berman: Remember that name because this kid is going places. Currently traveling in Australia, Cody began his journey into personal finance and intentional living as a child, when his dad taught him about compound intere...

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June 17, 2018

25: Raising a Family While Seeking Financial Freedom with Chris and D…

Chris and Debbie Emick have two daughters—AND are well on their way to financial independence through a combination of local and long distance real estate investing coupled with frugality and conscious spending. Chris and Deb...

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June 10, 2018

24: Getting Financially “Naked” with Your Significant Other — With Er…

Erin’s parents taught her about money from a very early age. She paid for half of everything she wanted, which helped her figure out financial prioritization. When it came time for college, she decided against her dream colle...

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June 3, 2018

23: A Mini-Retirement Road Trip in Your 20s with Becky & Noah

Becky and Noah are in the first half of their gap gear, a pre-FI road trip around America. They didn’t grow up rich, but they carefully planned out their life to avoid student debt. Both earned the same Chick Evans Caddie Sch...

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May 27, 2018

22: How to Pay Off 6-Figure Student Loans While Pursuing Financial In…

Student loan debt is a HUGE problem facing millions of people - and it continues to grow every year. Today we are joined by Travis Hornsby from Student Loan Planner who shares several options for paying back your student loan...

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May 20, 2018

21: How Losing 260 Pounds Spurred Job & Investing Success with Tony G…

Tony Gayden grew up in a lower middle class household where money and finance were not discussed. He sought comfort in food, eventually reaching 476 pounds and drowning in debt. In this episode, Tony shares his weight-loss jo...

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May 13, 2018

20: The Simple Path to Wealth—Index Funds Explained with JL Collins

Jim Collins has literally done it all. From busboy, produce, clerk, and gas station attendant, to ad agency founder, sales trainer, radio co-host, and publisher. He is a prolific world traveler, having visited more than 30 co...

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May 6, 2018

19: The Ultimate Real Estate Retirement Plan with Chad Carson

Chad Carson has never had a “real job.” Instead, he has parlayed his experience helping with his father’s rental business into his own real estate rental business. Now, Chad owns enough real estate that he’ll never have to wo...

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April 29, 2018

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...

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April 22, 2018

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...

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April 15, 2018

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. ...

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April 8, 2018

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...

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April 1, 2018

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...

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March 25, 2018

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...

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March 18, 2018

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...

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March 11, 2018

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...

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March 4, 2018

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...

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Feb. 25, 2018

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...

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Feb. 18, 2018

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 ...

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