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Wealth Basics
by Sam
Wealth Basics makes money simple. Every Thursday, Sam breaks down one personal finance topic in plain English: budgeting that actually sticks, killing debt, index funds, investing your first one hundred dollars, and the habits that build real wealth. No jargon, no hype, just the basics done right. New episodes every Thursday. Educational content only, not financial advice. From the creator of Morning Markets.
Episodes
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Your Raise Is Lying to You: Beat Lifestyle Inflation - Wealth Basics
You got a raise and somehow you are poorer than you were a year ago. Sam breaks down lifestyle inflation.- What lifestyle inflation is and why your raises keep vanishing- The math: a 3.2 percent raise against 3.4 percent inflation, and how a car payment can swallow a raise whole- The...
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Less Than Two Dollars a Year: Own Five Hundred Companies With Index Funds - Wealth Basics
Index funds explained in plain English: what they are, why a one percent fee can cost you close to two hundred thousand dollars, and the four steps to buy your first one this weekend.In this episode:- What an index fund actually is: the basket that owns a little piece of everything- Expense…
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The Twenty Five Percent Trap: Kill High Interest Debt - Wealth Basics
Sam breaks down why minimum payments keep you in debt for years, with a five thousand dollar worked example showing an extra one hundred dollars a month saves about one thousand eight hundred seventy dollars in interest and gets you debt free about thirty months sooner.In this episode:- The…
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One Bad Tuesday: Build an Emergency Fund That Actually Protects You - Wealth Basics
Only forty seven percent of Americans can cover a one thousand dollar emergency without borrowing, per Bankrate 2026. Sam breaks down your survival number, where to keep the fund at around four percent instead of near zero, and a ninety day starter plan on an ordinary paycheck. New episodes…
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The 219-Dollar Leak: A Budget That Actually Sticks - Wealth Basics
Sam breaks down budgeting that actually sticks: why most budgets fail, the 50/30/20 rule with real paycheck numbers, pay-yourself-first automation, three methods matched to your personality, and the mistakes that kill budgets in month two. This week's topics: the 219-dollar subscription blind…
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Welcome to Wealth Basics: Start Here
Sam launches Wealth Basics with the five money foundations every beginner should know: pay yourself first, build an emergency fund, kill high-interest debt, start investing early, and protect what you build.In this episode:- Pay yourself first: automate savings on payday (50/30/20 guide)…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Wealth Basics makes money simple. Every Thursday, Sam breaks down one personal finance topic in plain English: budgeting that actually sticks, killing debt, index funds, investing your first one hundred dollars, and the habits that build real wealth. No jargon, no hype, just the basics done right. New episodes every Thursday. Educational content only, not financial advice. From the creator of Morning Markets.
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Wealth Basics makes money simple. Every Thursday, Sam breaks down one personal finance topic in plain English: budgeting that actually sticks, killing debt, index funds, investing your first one hundred dollars, and the habits that build real wealth. No jargon, no hype, just the basics done right....
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