December 6, 2019
A gap year might seem unthinkable for some but Noah and Becky share exactly how they navigated their gap year. Plus, Brad and Jonathan discuss emergency funds and your risk tolerance.
A gap year might seem unthinkable for some but Noah and Becky share exactly how they navigated their gap year. Plus, Brad and Jonathan discuss emergency funds and your risk tolerance.
Giving gifts is one of the biggest stressors of the holiday season. The key is planning carefully for your seasonal spending. If you don’t plan, you can easily watch your spending skyrocket in December. It’s easy to get lost in the commercialism and hard to reign in the buying. It’s
Rob Berger, founder of Dough Roller and Retire Before Mom and Dad, talks about the simple math of early retirement and more essential FI lessons that are important to talk about.
Sean Mullaney joins the show to discuss year-end tax planning. He goes into deductions, self-employment income, and how to get the most from your deductions.
It calls itself the “Airbnb of storage,” and it might be one of the easiest ways yet to earn passive income. With annual revenue of $36 billion, the self-storage industry is a massive market. For comparison, if you added together all of the McDonald’s and Starbucks locations in the U.S.,
Leslie Tayne opens up to Brad and Jonathan about her journey as a single parent, financial problems in her first marriage, and how to move forward from debt. Leslie’s Story Leslie’s money story starts in her childhood. In her parents’ marriage, her father controlled the money. So naturally, when Leslie
So you’ve done everything you can possibly do to save on college costs. You’ve searched for available scholarships and grants, you’ve applied for federal aid, and you’ve tried to pick an affordable school. And you still have a college funding gap. If I just described your situation, you’re not alone.
Graduating from college debt-free can accelerate the path to FI dramatically. Brian Eufinger and Seonwoo Lee share their best tips on hacking the FAFSA on today’s episode. Hacking The FAFSA The FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, helps colleges determine how much student aid your student will receive. Understanding
Medical debt is a big financial burden for many people. Brad and Jonathan spoke with Craig and Jerry from RIP Medical Debt to find out more about their solution to this problem.
Using David Hauser’s framework from last week of decision making through split testing, Brad and Jonathan look at their sleep, fitness, and diet. Split Testing Split testing allows you to test small differences to determine what can make a big impact. Little input differences or little changes in wording can
Christmas is almost upon us and for many, this means that it is time to start shopping. But instead of spending your money at a store, why not try making homemade gifts this holiday season? DIY Christmas gifts offer more room for personalization than store-bought and ensure that your gifts
This is a guest post from Sean Mullaney. As always, the below commentary is general and educational in nature and does not constitute tax, investment, legal, or financial advice with respect to any particular taxpayer. There are many great tax ideas in the FI community. I believe some of them
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