All Episodes

186. The Frugality Paradox - Why Paying More for Less is the Ultimate Boundary

185. The Best Retirement Planning Software - Stress-Test Your Future & Optimize Taxes

184. Teaching Teens About Money - Co-Learning, Setting The Example, and the Power of Psychological Safety - Part 3 of 3

183. Teen Money Basics - 4 Hacks for Shifting From Anxiety to Agency - Part 2 of 3

182. The Psychology of Teen Money - Fake Money, Future Anxiety, & The Death of the Allowance - Part 1 of 3

181. Avoiding Deathbed Regrets - How to Reverse-Engineer Your Money and Life

180. Social Comparison Theory and 7 Ways to Cure Aspirational Fatigue

179. Mindset Shifts - Changing Our Minds About Money and Life Choices

178. Leaving It All Behind - When Burnout Screams for a Boundary

177. The Ultimate FIRE Bridge - The Truth About Deferred Compensation Plans vs. Brokerage Accounts

176. Outsmarting Your Brain - The Financial Psychology of Behavioral Biases and Mental Traps

175. The High Cost of Staying Comfortable: The Comfort Crisis, Stoicism, and Misogis

174. The Friendship Dividend - Why Community Is Your Best Financial Asset - Live from CampFI

173. Frugal vs. Cheap - How to Build Your Personal Spending Philosophy

172. Mid-Year 2026 Expense Review - Broken bones, new roofs, and $130 airport meals

171. I Spent $9,000 on a Mindset Coach So You Don't Have To - How to Build an Unbreakable Relationship with Yourself

170. Waffle Week - On Walking Pads, Dupes, Telehealth, Whole Foods, HSAs, Sleepy Ties, and more

169. The choices we make and the ripple effects they have - Compounding your life and finances

168. The Weird, Irrational Psychology of How We Spend - From $25 Airport Muffins to $12 Underwear

167. How We Automate and Track Our Expenses - Our Favorite Monarch Tips & Tricks

166. The Complicated Path to Wealth - Why the "Simple Path" Isn't Easy

165. The 529 Dilemma: How Much Do You Actually Need to Save for College?

164. The Math of "Worth It" - Is Comparison Shopping Worth the Time and Money?

163. Billionaires Aren’t Better Than Us - The Wealth Ceiling

162. Time Traveling to Improve Our Lives With Ginger From ChooseFI

161. Our 91% vs. 9% of Life: 4 Lessons from 4 Years of Early Retirement

160. Time Wealth and Second Chapters – The Ripple Effects of Leaving Corporate America

159. Waffle Week - On Friendship, Money Dates, ChooseFI, Taxes, Rental Income, Expense Tracking, Reclaiming Your Mornings, and More

158. The Science of Less - Why Subtraction Is the Ultimate "Less Is More" Strategy

157. Audit Your Influences - Why Your Financial Role Models Matter

156. Treat Your Morning Like Your Money - The Power of Compounding Habits

155. Willpower and Discipline Aren't the Answer, but This Is

154. Buying Back Your Brain - Tactics to Exit the Overwhelm Loop

153. Return on Hassle - Escaping the Complexity Trap

152. Be Rich, Don’t Look Rich - The importance of Stealth Wealth

151. Listener Q&A with Andrew - Surviving Market Downturns, Pensions, Tax Savings, Timing the Market, Dollar Cost Averaging, Net Worth Calculations, 401k Rollovers, and more!

150. How to Save Thousands on Your Bills - Scripts, Whips, & Tips

149. Voting With Your Dollars - Practical Ways to Align Your Spending With Your Values

148. 2025 Expense Review Part 2 - The real cost of food, fitness, phones, and more!

147. 2025 Expense Review Part 1 - From $93K to $192K, A Tale of Four Households

146. The Boring Middle - Stop Waiting for Retirement to Start Living

145. Generational Wealth: Give While You Live or Leave a Lump Sum?

144. Financial goals that don’t suck - 7 traps to avoid

143. End of Year Pod Party - Layoffs, Corporate America, Downsizing, Simplicity, Time, Lesson Learned, and more!

142. The One Choice that can save you millions

141. The lazy genius way to improve your finances

140. Financial Favorites: Our top accounts, hacks, purchases, index funds, and more!

139. Can I afford to take time off? Financial considerations for a sabbatical or career break

138. Want what you already have - Tactics to rewire your brain to want less

137. The 80/20 rule of money - Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good

136. The Art of Spending Money: Morgan Housel Book Review

135. The get rich quick trap - Why slow and boring wins the money race

134. Finding happiness through ancient wisdom, the Epicurus way

133. Five ways to reset holiday expectations

132. The Art of the Return - Get your money back!

131. What is rebalancing and should I be doing it?

130. The Chimp Paradox: Why you spend when you know you shouldn’t

129. Are you a HENRY? Escaping the traps so you can build wealth

128. What is the good life? And how expensive is it?

127. Home warranties - A safety net or a money pit?

126. The Real L-Word - Why Limits are your new best friend

125. The psychology of debt - How to stay motivated while paying off debt

124. Listener Q&A with Andrew - US vs. international investing, 457b plans, roth conversion ladders, when to stop contributing to your 401k, tracking HSAs expenses, and more!

123. A dopamine menu - 20 ways to feel good without spending money

122. This is your brain on debt - Let’s stop normalizing debt

121. Mid-year spend review with Liz, Andrew, Erica, and Greg

120. The humility hack - how less ego can lead to more money

119. The intersection of mental health and financial wealth

118. Is more expensive better? When it pays to pay more.

117. How to make more money - career advice, asking for a raise, side hustles, and more

116. Our favorite financial books and podcasts, with a few surprising gems!

115. Mind over money: How Stoicism can transform your finances with Kathleen from Minimalish Mom

114. The inside out approach to financial freedom

113. The real reasons you’re not improving your finances, and how to fix them

112. Withdrawal strategies in early retirement - A flexible strategy and account playbook to fund your retirement

111. How to handle a windfall - protect your future fortune

110. Raising financially responsible kids - Setting money expectations at every age

109. Andrew's Big News - What's next and why it's not early retirement

108. Reclaim your time (and money) - Actionable strategies for the overwhelmed

107. Finfluencers - Yuck! Wait!? Is that what we are?

106. Find your FIRE - Lean FI, Fat FI, Coast FI, Barista FI, and more! Which FIRE is right for you?

105. Why we keep buying stuff we don't need and how to do better

*APRIL FOOLS* 104. Wealth Whispers - ASMR your way thru this financial checklist

103. Borrowing boundaries - Financial etiquette for borrowing stuff, from money to mascara

102. Beyond the Headlines: Making Sense of Inflation, Tariffs, and Your Investment Strategy

101. 8 things to do to improve your finances, while you hurkle durkle

100. 💯 never felt so good, except for when you get laid off and other news, but still…yay!

099. Well this is awkward - Financial etiquette for sticky situations

098. How to use AI to improve your finances and life

097. Our favorite FREE stuff, that’s not a scam

XOXO. A financial love letter

096. Tax Time Tips: Pay Less, Save More

095. WTF is the dark web!? And how do I protect my identity and credit

094. Money tips you should ignore and what to do instead

093. Teen Talk: Social Media Ads and Smarter Spending Habits with a Special Teenage Co-host

092. Annual Spend Recap with Greg, Liz, Andrew, & Erica

091. How to build awesome habits and improve your financial wellness

090. End-of-year podcast party with all the co-hosts

089. The Gift Card Debate: Safe choice or worst gift ever?

088. Listener Q&A with Greg - managing difficult financial convos, FI feels unattainable, raising kids to spend intentionally, stress levels post-retirement, and more!