How a Blind Man and His Dog Survived 9/11 from the 78th Floor
#749: Michael Hingson was on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center when the first plane hit on Sept. 11. He felt the impact, but couldn’t see it. Michael has been blind since ...
11 Sep 1h 33min
Q&A: My Dream Job Won't Wait If I Take a Family Gap Year — Do I Quit Anyway?
#748: The real question behind quitting a job you love or paying off debt anyway? Your money mindset. Take our free quiz to find yours: https://affordanything.com/fiire A listener with $686,000 saved...
8 Sep 1h 1min
First Friday: Trouble in the Bond Market
#747: We have good news on multiple fronts to share about the job market, the stock market, the commodities market, and volatile news around the bond market. And we begin it with some great news co...
5 Sep 45min
Q&A: What Nepal Reveals About Wealth and Safety
#746: We begin today’s episode with a discussion of the disastrous flash flooding in Nepal, a personal topic for Paula given her family there. There’s both a human story, one of the resilience of the ...
1 Sep 1h 2min
The Four Kinds of Rich Nobody Counts -- with Sahil Bloom [GREATEST HITS]
#745: A friend once asked Sahil Bloom how often he saw his parents. About once a year, Sahil said. How old are they? Mid-60s. His friend did the math out loud. If they live to 80, you'll see the...
28 Aug 1h 21min
This Historian Says We're Living in the Best Era Ever, with Joseph Moore
#744: With about $200 and a crypto exchange, historian Joseph Moore turned himself into a legitimate billionaire — a stunt that says more about how money actually works than most financial advice does...
25 Aug 1h 42min
Everyone Wants a Piece of You. Here's How to Stay Whole -- with Luke Burgis
#743: Everyone talks about a loneliness epidemic — but Luke Burgis argues the opposite problem is just as real: we now have so much easy, frictionless community that we never have to develop a solid s...
22 Aug 1h 7min
Q&A: I Reached Financial Independence Three Years Early … Now What?
#742: A listener hit her $1.4 million early-retirement goal three years ahead of schedule — and now she's stuck deciding whether paying off a low-interest mortgage is smart, or just fear in disguise. ...
18 Aug 1h 9min
