Podcast Episodes
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Episode 141
April and Kevin are in their mid thirties with two kids. They’ve been married for twelve years and Kevin recently came across a good book on finance—…
2 years, 1 month ago
“He put our $1M into one risky investment. Will we lose it all?” (Part 2)
Episode 140
Sandra, 46, and Brad, 48, return for Part 2 as we get our hands dirty with their incredible decision to invest $1,000,000—their entire net worth—into…
2 years, 1 month ago
“I’m afraid he’ll leave if I don’t stop stressing about the budget” (Part 1)
Episode 139
Sandra is 46. Brad is 48. They have four children and are living a high lifestyle as a result of two generational income explosions tied to Brad’s wo…
2 years, 1 month ago
“My wife doesn’t want me to take a $720k job offer”
Episode 138
Mel and Babu are both 33 year-old doctors. Babu’s nearly done with his training, putting a huge decision in front of them about where to live and how…
2 years, 1 month ago
“MLMs, crypto, real estate—I can’t stop falling for get-rich-quick schemes” (Part 2)
Episode 137
David, 33, and Halima, 37, return to follow-up on last week’s episode, where we learned about their debt, painful backgrounds, unrealistic expectatio…
2 years, 2 months ago
“We have $500k in debt. Can I retire early?” (Part 1)
Episode 136
David's 33 and Halima's 37. They’re been married for one year, a second union for both. The deep emotional (and financial) scars from those past rela…
2 years, 2 months ago
"It could cost us $50k to have a baby. Can we afford it?"
Episode 135
Kait is 36 and Em is 35. They’re married and pursuing IVF as a means to expand their family. But a misalignment on money stands in the way of a truly…
2 years, 2 months ago
“I make $24K a year but my truck costs $1,600+ a month” (Part 2)
Episode 134
Part 2 with Becki and Dustin drops us right back into a contentious conversation about Dustin’s 6-wheeled truck, but his and Becki’s misalignment run…
2 years, 2 months ago
"She has $7k in cc debt—just 3 months after I paid it off for her" (Part 1)
Episode 133
Becki is 42, Dustin is 36. Becki moved to North Caroline from California two years ago, into Dustin’s house but is feeling disconnected from her fami…
2 years, 2 months ago
“We’re $520k in debt—and he hid it from me”
Episode 132
Cassandra, 40, and Aldo, 41, discovered Ramit on Netflix—which quickly led to Cassandra discovering the gruesome details of their debt. His goal was …
2 years, 3 months ago