Q&A: "I’m 26 and No Longer Motivated by Money. Am I Unemployable?”
#758: Joe says that if you tell an employer you’re not motivated by money, you’re unemployable. Paula says that’s exactly the person she wants to hire. Former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy joins Pa...
13 Okt 1h 12min
Steve Jobs Hated the Name “Genius Bar.” How He Came Around, with Ron Johnson
#757: Ron Johnson is the creator of the Apple Stores and former CEO of JCPenney. At age 24 Ron Johnson turned down a $120,000 Goldman Sachs offer to unload trucks for $40,000, and that detour led Stev...
9 Okt 1h 48min
How Losing $500K in ‘08 Led One Trader to a Different Kind of Portfolio, with Jared Dillian
#756: In September 2008, Jared Dillian watched about half a million dollars of Lehman Brothers stock go to zero in a single week. He wasn't allowed to sell any of it. What he built afterward is a port...
6 Okt 52min
First Friday: AI, Debt, and a Social Security Shortfall. Should Your Money Plans Change? With Rob Berger
#755: Many retirees fear running out of money more than they fear dying. AI is reshaping the economy, the U.S. now spends over $1 trillion on interest, and Social Security faces a shortfall. Rob Berge...
2 Okt 1h 9min
Q&A: We Have $80K in Cash and Want a 1–2 Year Sabbatical. Is It Enough?
#754: Four months of savings in the bank, a goal of eight, and a career break she's excited to fund. Does everything else really have to wait? Paula and Joe's answer: don't turn your emergency fund in...
29 Sep 1h 14min
Why 60,000 New York Apartments Sit Empty in a Housing Crisis, with Kenny Burgos
#753: New York City is short roughly half a million homes, yet at least 60,000 rent-regulated apartments sit empty. Under current rules, many owners lose less money by leaving them vacant than by fixi...
25 Sep 1h 25min
Q&A: I’m Tired of Managing My Rental Property. Should I Sell It?
#752: A caller's rental is performing fine, but a late-paying tenant and a roof replacement have her ready to sell it before she moves to Madrid for her MBA. Paula argues the real fix isn't selling — ...
22 Sep 1h
Why Self-Worth Predicts Your Income More Than Your SAT Score Does, with Marisa Franco
#751: The belief that’s quietly sabotaging your progress might not even be true. Free worksheet to question it: https://affordanything.com/turn-it-around Two people can grow up with the exact same ...
18 Sep 1h 7min
