Ask Paula - Should I Buy a Rental Property with an HOA?
#140: Should you buy a rental property that mandates HOA payments? How do you adjust for cap rate over the years, as the property's rent increases with inflation? Should you buy an $88,500 house that ...
16 Jul 201854min
How I Save Half of My Income as a Firefighter, While Living in an Expensive City -- with Kim E.
#139: Five years ago, at age 29, Kim E. started her first professional, salaried full-time job, working as a firefighter for the City of Austin, Texas. She received a starting salary of $42,000. Toda...
9 Jul 20181h 15min
How to Create an Authentic Life
#138: There’s a famous quote that’s attributed to Henry Ford. The quote says, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”⠀ ⠀ There’s no proof that Henry Ford actually...
7 Jul 201850min
Ask Paula: What the F**k are Annuities?
#137: Today's episode is an annuity sandwich: we answer one question about family and relationships, three questions about annuities, and one question about time management. My friend and former fina...
2 Jul 20181h 13min
How I Bought 20 Houses, Debt-Free, While Serving Overseas in the Military - with Rich Carey
#136: Rich Carey is a military millionaire. He's spent his career in the U.S. Air Force; he's currently stationed in Seoul, South Korea. He was stationed in Germany before this. He'll retire after thi...
25 Jun 20181h 16min
Ask Paula - How Can I Get a Downpayment for a Rental Property?
#135: Time to talk about houses! I answer your questions about rental property investing in this week's episode. Our first question comes from James, age 25. He lives in Florida, where he bought a $1...
18 Jun 201854min
How Radical Curiosity Leads to Innovation in Life and Work - with Shane Snow, founder of Contently
#134: We often peek inside the world of business to look for lessons about how to simplify, optimize and innovate. But what can we learn when we examine world-class people who are hacking the system ...
11 Jun 20181h 14min
Ask Paula and Joe -- How to Give More to Charity While Also Building Financial Independence
#133: Andy from Michigan loved the episode with charity:water founder Scott Harrison. After the episode, he and his 6-year-old daughter started watching videos about charity:water, and now they're bot...
4 Jun 201857min
