Afford Anything | Get Smarter With Money28 Touko 2018

How We Slashed Our Costs 70 Percent and Gained Happiness -- with Scott Rieckens

#131: Scott Rieckens and his wife Taylor enjoyed a classic Southern California lifestyle. They lived near a gorgeous beach in sunny San Diego. They frequently dined at sushi restaurants. They drove a BMW. But after the birth of their daughter, everything changed. Taylor, an intelligent, career-driven, independent woman, suddenly didn't want to spend any time away from her new baby girl. And Scott had no idea what to do. Their luxury lifestyle depended on dual incomes. At first, he tried to come up with a million-dollar idea. If he could just create a wildly successful business, he thought, he could fix this problem. He started binge-listening to podcasts, trying to figure out how to pull in seven figures, fast. Then he discovered the financial independence movement. And suddenly everything made a lot more sense. Scott realized that if they gave up their consumption habits -- if they moved to an area with a lower cost-of-living, drove less expensive vehicles, or maybe even lived in an RV for awhile -- they could enjoy the life they wanted. They could trade luxury labels for time-freedom. He crunched a few numbers and realized that they could reduce their spending by 70 percent. But it would require HUGE changes, including an out-of-state move. He wondered how to suggest this idea to his wife. ______ What did Scott say? How did Taylor come on-board? And (spoiler alert!) ... how did they get so enthusiastic about financial independence that they decided to create a documentary about their journey into this lifestyle? Find out in today's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Q&A: Her Brother Owns 3 Houses — Is That Why We Have a 'Housing Shortage'?

#734: Depending on which source you ask, the U.S. is short somewhere between 1.2 million and 10 million homes — and the reason for that wild range says as much about who's counting as it does about th...

21 Heinä 0s

The Hidden Math Behind Every Venture Capital Fund, with former Wharton Prof. David Bell

#733: Venture fund managers can collect years of fees before a single dollar comes back to investors — and the bar to hand over your money is lower than you'd think. David Bell spent 20 years as a ch...

17 Heinä 1h 1min

Your Zip Code Is Quietly Deciding What You Buy, with former Wharton Prof. David Bell

#732: Where you live is already deciding what you'll buy today, before you've even made up your mind. And it turns out the customers your local stores ignore completely are often a brand's most valuab...

14 Heinä 1h 2min

Is AI Making You Dumber? With Lorraine Marchand

#731: What if the best way to test a new hire wasn't a resume, but a two-hour breakfast? One CEO built his entire hiring process around it — and it worked. Lorraine Marchand spent three decades in le...

10 Heinä 1h 16min

Q&A: We Have $1.5 Million. Can We Stop Now?

#730: What does it actually mean to have "enough" — and how do you know when it's time to stop optimizing and start living? AVOIDING THE REAL ESTATE MISTAKES IN THIS FREE GUIDE COULD SAVE YOU $10,000...

7 Heinä 1h 3min

First Friday: Jobs Are Cooling, Prices Are Climbing, and NYC is Freezing the Rent

#729: The U.S. added 57,000 jobs in June. Economists expected 115,000. Meanwhile, inflation hit a three-year high. The Personal Consumption Expenditures index - the Fed's favorite inflation gauge -...

3 Heinä 1h 5min

Q&A: What $2.4 Million at 37 Actually Looks Like (It's Not What You Think)

#728: What do you do when you suddenly have $850,000 and no idea what to do with it? GET TOTAL CLARITY ON WHERE EVERY DOLLAR BELONGS 👉 https://affordanything.com/cornerstone On today’s Q&A, one...

30 Kesä 1h

Hope Isn't a Feeling. It’s a Skill. - with Dr. Julia Garcia

#727: Not sure what your next money move should be? Start with the free FiiRE Playbook 👉 https://affordanything.com/fiire Dr. Julia Garcia is a psychologist, behavioral researcher, and author of...

27 Kesä 1h 20min