If you consciously or subconsciously derive your identity from your work, what happens when that work goes away? Moreover, how do we reconcile the advice we hear from everyone from Steve Jobs to Steve Aoki to “follow our passion” (and, in case it wasn’t clear, monetize it) with the advice to also maintain some semblance of “work/life balance” or separation b ... Show More
Aug 13
How Other Countries Used Their Darkest Hour to Radically Reform Their Economies
Why don’t things in the US feel like they work the way that they should? Why does life feel so much harder than it would need to be, between exorbitant costs of housing, draining healthcare expenses, and inequitable access to education? But the problems that plague us aren’t unso ... Show More
1h 17m
Aug 6
The Powerful 0.01% Spending Rule, Making Career Shifts, & When to Adjust Your Asset Allocation
In today’s episode with fellow money nerd, Nick Maggiulli, author of The Wealth Ladder and writer of Of Dollars & Data: 🫐 Why you might be spending too much time agonizing over small consumption choices 🤔 How to approach a risky career shift when you’ve already built financial ... Show More
46m 27s
Jul 30
Understanding the Big Beautiful Bill's Repercussions, with the Highest Ranking Woman in Congress
Amid the heat of recent legislative chaos, I got the opportunity to briefly sit down with the House Democratic Whip, Representative Katherine Clark, to ask what your average American can anticipate over the coming years—from the downstream effects of Medicaid cuts on rural and lo ... Show More
46m 2s
Mar 2022
Skip the Financial Plan and Build Your Wealth The Simple Way
Are you ready to learn how to build wealth the simple way? In this episode, David Hegarty, the Founder, and CEO of Playbook, a step-by-step app for building wealth, is here to deliver some serious money gems. He’s throwing out traditional wealth-building wisdom and instead sharin ... Show More
43m 12s
Jun 2023
Failure is Part of the Journey
Episode 07: Clock it. It’s time to lay The Plunge to rest. Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) closes the books on the backyard plunger game. Any entrepreneur knows, it’s not easy making the tough decision to end a business. You end up questioning your ability, your confidence, and ... Show More
19m 8s
Jul 2021
How to Accelerate Financial Security, Create Time Wealth & Ignite Your Goals with Todd Miller - Summer Reboot
If you could do anything in the world right now, what would you do? What makes you happy? What excites you? What are your unique strengths? We’re living in a culture and society filled with money scarcity and this creates a lack of authenticity. What if you could create an enrich ... Show More
44m 54s
Sep 2023
Why the Paradox of Success Still Haunts Me
Episode 41: Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) talks about the Paradox of Success, what it is, and why it’s important. It’s an issue that Alex, and many other successful entrepreneurs grapple with as they continue to find success. In the end, Alex shares his tips on how to stay gr ... Show More
15m 46s
Nov 2021
How to Become an Everyday Millionaire with Deacon Hayes
What does it take to become an everyday millionaire? If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me how to get to millionaire status, I’d probably be a multi-millionaire by now. Deacon Hayes, former financial advisor, founder of Well Kept Wallet, and author of You Can Retire E ... Show More
40m 44s