Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAsk Paula: Can I Make Money With My Passion?
Episode 423
#423: We’ve heard the warnings about following your passion.
People ask if you can *actually* make money doing what you love. They frame the question…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ask Paula: We’re Saving 72 Percent Of Our Income … and It SUCKS
Episode 422
#422: Emily is saving aggressively for financial independence, but it’s hard to enjoy the present. Is it time to increase spending?
Monroe wants to st…
3 years, 5 months ago
How to Schedule Your Day for Peak Enjoyment, with Laura Vanderkam
Episode 421
#421: Life is busy.
We spend too much time on chores, errands, commuting, emails and other draining tasks. We lack time for joy and hobbies.
Or do we? …
3 years, 5 months ago
What We Learned in 2022
Episode 420
#420: Harvard professor Arthur Brooks described two types of intelligence – and explained, in scientific terms, the wisdom that comes with age.
Dr. El…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ask Paula: Should I Stay At My Job For the 401k?
Episode 419
#419: Casey isn’t happy at her job. If she leaves before her one-year mark, she’ll lose her 401k contributions. Should she stay or find a new job?
Daa…
3 years, 6 months ago
Maybe We Should Spend More, with Dr. Jordan Grumet
Episode 415
#418: When Jordan Grumet was a child, his dad died unexpectedly.
That was decades ago.
Jordan is a father today, but he thinks often about the possibil…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ask Paula: Marriage and Money: What Are the Right Conversations?
Episode 417
#417: Our first anonymous caller is getting married. What are the financial considerations the couple should be thinking through since there is a lar…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Crypto Crash, the Housing Market, and Hot Takes on the Latest Economic Headlines
Episode 416
#416: Crypto is tanking. Household debt is climbing. Student loans are tangled up in the court system. And the house market…did what?!
Today’s bonus F…
3 years, 6 months ago
How I Give Away 41% of My Income, with Bob Lotich
Episode 415
#415: The average American donates 2.1 percent of their income to charity, according to data from the Giving Institute.
But an ordinary couple living …
3 years, 6 months ago
Ask Paula: I Think I Can Retire Early. Am I Crazy?!
Episode 414
#414: Amanda is worried that her recently diagnosed health condition might force her to stop working. How should she financially prepare her family?
A…
3 years, 7 months ago