How Get Rich Slowly's Founder Retired at 40. Plus, What Higher Bond Yields Mean for Savers
Learn how Get Rich Slowly creator JD Roth paid off $35,000 in debt and retired at 40. Then, learn what rising bond yields mean for savers and investors. Hosts Sean Pyles, CFP®, and Elizabeth Ayoola t...
3 Syys 40min
Does a Pension Mean You're Set for Retirement? How to Know If You're Really on Track
Learn how to measure your retirement progress when you have a pension and figure out how much more you really need to save. How do you know if your pension actually has you covered for retirement —...
31 Elo 36min
Putting the "7% Rule" to the Test on a Real Mortgage. Plus, an Economist on Stubborn Food Prices
Learn whether the "7% rule" for prioritizing debt payoff over investing applies to your mortgage. Plus: why your grocery bill keeps climbing. Hosts Sean Pyles, CFP®, and Elizabeth Ayoola talk with Ma...
27 Elo 37min
How Homebuying Differs for LGBTQ+ People — and Tips for Any Buyer in a Tough Market
Learn how LGBTQ+ homebuyers navigate unique challenges and how anyone can compete in today's expensive housing market. What makes homebuying uniquely challenging for LGBTQ+ people — and could being q...
24 Elo 44min
CFP vs. CPA vs. CFA: The Only One Most People Need
Which financial pro do you need: a CFP, CPA or CFA? Plus, an economist explains why "good" economic data doesn't always feel that way. Hosts Sean Pyles, CFP®, and Elizabeth Ayoola sit down live, in-s...
20 Elo 48min
How to Balance Competing Financial Priorities When Everything Feels Urgent
Learn how to save for a home, pursue FIRE, and quiet money anxiety when every goal feels urgent at once. What does it really take to balance saving for a first home, building toward early retirement,...
17 Elo 39min
Going Back to Work Later in Life and Why the Housing Market Feels So Stuck
Learn why a 69-year-old retiree is returning to work and why homeowners are staying put in a stuck housing market. What happens when your nest egg doesn't grow fast enough to support your retirement?...
13 Elo 41min
Where Are They Now? Five Smart Money Listeners on Job Loss, Debt, FIRE, and Life Moves
Learn how five Smart Money listeners changed their money situations after talking with us about tackling job loss, debt, FIRE, and life moves. What really happens after the episode ends? Hosts Sean P...
10 Elo 28min
