Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchQ&A: The Case for NOT Paying Off Your Student Loans
Episode 706
#706: When the numbers look straightforward—but the rules, timing, and future are uncertain—how do you decide what to do next?
KJ has $90,000 in …
2 months ago
What to Fix First When Everything Feels Stuck, with former Lyft COO and Tesla President Jon McNeill
Episode 705
#705: Jon McNeill, former president of Tesla and COO of Lyft, starts with a simple problem: his teenage son is about to start driving, and he’s worri…
2 months, 1 week ago
Q&A: Should I Quit My Job to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad
Episode 704
#704: How do you make smart financial decisions when you’re balancing debt, investing, and big life changes … all at the same time?
Today, Brigham a…
2 months, 1 week ago
First Friday: Jobs Are Up. So Why Does the Economy Feel Worse?
Episode 703
#703: April’s jobs report comes in much stronger than expected, with 178,000 jobs added and unemployment ticking down to 4.3 percent. That headline d…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Q&A: Why 3 Years Is a Weird Timeline for Money
Episode 702
#702: Olivia is saving for a specific three-year goal and wants to know whether a money market fund is the right place to store that cash, or if a tr…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What Retirement Planning Gets Wrong, with Jamie Hopkins
Episode 701
#701: Forget the idea that you need a magic number to retire.
Jamie Hopkins is a certified financial planner, professor of taxation at the American …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Q&A: A $30K Promotion Near FI, Learning Put Options, and Scaling a 16-Unit Portfolio
Episode 700
#700: Today we’re tackling three different financial questions from our listeners.
First, we’ll hear from Melanie, who is deciding whether to pursue …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Nir Eyal: The Four Questions That Can Change Any Belief
Episode 699
#699: You've probably heard that mindset matters. But what does that actually mean, and is there science behind it?
Nir Eyal, author of Beyond Beli…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Q&A: Should You Pause Retirement to Buy a Bigger Home?
Episode 698
#698: We explore financial decision-making at different stages of life:
A high-earning federal couple debates whether to pause retirement contributio…
3 months ago
Bill Gurley: The Biggest Career Regret Most People Have
Episode 697
#697: Most people regret the things they never tried.
Venture capitalist Bill Gurley says that pattern shows up again and again in research on end-of…
3 months ago