The road to early retirement isn’t easy. Once you become dead-set on finding financial freedom, your entire world turns upside down. For many of us, this means spending as little as possible, ditching takeout, saying goodbye to expensive events, and becoming a frugal hermit in our own financially-focused worlds. But, this can lead to serious burnout since a ... Show More
Mar 13
How He’ll Hit $500K by 30 (Coast FI Plan)
In this episode of the BiggerPockets Money Podcast, hosts Mindy Jensen and Scott Trench sit down with Evan Lawler, a full-time engineer and content creator, to break down his plan to reach Coast FIRE with $500,000 invested by age 30. Instead of pursuing traditional early retireme ... Show More
42m 8s
Mar 10
The Middle Class Trap: Why $750,000 Doesn't Feel Like Enough (Financial Plan)
Are you a high earner in your 30s or 40s with a growing net worth — but somehow still feel financially stuck? You might be caught in the "boring middle" — a phase where your wealth is locked in home equity and retirement accounts, leaving you cash-poor, inflexible, and far from t ... Show More
1 h
Sep 2022
Friday Flight - Taxing Loan Forgiveness, Everyday Money Fights, & Virtuous Investing #567
<p>Time for our Friday Flight! These episodes are a sampling of the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help y ... Show More
31m 14s
Sep 2021
503: The Millionaire Formula: 10 Steps to Hit 7-Figure Net Worth (Part 1)
You probably know Brandon Turner and David Greene as multimillionaire real estate investors. What you may not know, is that a decade ago this was a very different story. Brandon didn’t grow up in a wealthy family, and by his 20s, had packed on about $20,000 of credit card debt wh ... Show More
1h 6m
Jan 2024
Friday Flight - WFH Fairness, Roth 401k Revamp, & MrBeast’s Debt Dystopia #774
<p>Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ... Show More
33m 43s
Dec 2021
Friday Flight - Tempting Investing Mistakes, Dumb Millennial Millionaires, & Making Personal Finance Funny #456
It's time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you t ... Show More
34m 39s
Apr 2024
TIP624: Studying Financial History w/ Clay Finck
On today’s episode, Clay discusses various financial crises from the past as discussed in the book This Time is Different by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff.
As the saying goes, from a historical perspective, there is nothing new except what is forgotten. Today’s episode will ... Show More
53m 56s
Nov 2022
692: Fighting Cancer, Financial Freedom, and 20 Units in 2 Years/Josh Goldstein
Financial freedom isn’t something that most Americans strive towards. For the most part, working at a job, getting a steady paycheck, and bringing home the bacon is enough. That is until something forcibly stops you from working. It could be a workplace injury, a family emergency ... Show More
1h 4m
Feb 2023
Friday Flight - Madonna v. Munger, Rich Renters, & Empty Promises of Passive Income #627
<p>Time for our Friday Flight! These episodes are a sampling of the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help y ... Show More
33 m