Q&A: Her Brother Owns 3 Houses — Is That Why We Have a 'Housing Shortage'?
#734: Depending on which source you ask, the U.S. is short somewhere between 1.2 million and 10 million homes — and the reason for that wild...
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20 of 780 episodesThe Hidden Math Behind Every Venture Capital Fund, with former Wharton Prof. David Bell
#733: Venture fund managers can collect years of fees before a single dollar comes back to investors — and the bar to hand over your money i...
Your Zip Code Is Quietly Deciding What You Buy, with former Wharton Prof. David Bell
#732: Where you live is already deciding what you'll buy today, before you've even made up your mind. And it turns out the customers your lo...
Is AI Making You Dumber? With Lorraine Marchand
#731: What if the best way to test a new hire wasn't a resume, but a two-hour breakfast? One CEO built his entire hiring process around it —...
Q&A: We Have $1.5 Million. Can We Stop Now?
#730: What does it actually mean to have "enough" — and how do you know when it's time to stop optimizing and start living? AVOIDING THE REA...
First Friday: Jobs Are Cooling, Prices Are Climbing, and NYC is Freezing the Rent
#729: The U.S. added 57,000 jobs in June. Economists expected 115,000. Meanwhile, inflation hit a three-year high. The Personal Consumption...
Q&A: What $2.4 Million at 37 Actually Looks Like (It's Not What You Think)
#728: What do you do when you suddenly have $850,000 and no idea what to do with it? GET TOTAL CLARITY ON WHERE EVERY DOLLAR BELONGS 👉 http...
Hope Isn't a Feeling. It’s a Skill. - with Dr. Julia Garcia
727: Not sure what your next money move should be? Start with the free FiiRE Playbook 👉 https://affordanything.com/fiire Dr. Julia Garcia i...
Q&A: She Has $884K Saved — So Why Can't She Retire?
#726: Hey, we're mixing it up today with a super deep dive. We normally go fairly deep on this show, but today we're going even deeper and t...
What Most Families Get Wrong About Passing Down Wealth, with Andrea Baumann Lustig
#725: Most people assume their financial advisor is legally required to put their interests first. That's not always true. Andrea Baumann Lu...
Why Does Every Good Idea Die in a Meeting? – with HBS Prof Linda Hill and Jason Wild
#724: Linda Hill, a Harvard Business School professor, and Jason Wild, an innovation consultant who has led projects in 40 countries, join u...
Six Levels of Wealth, with Nick Maggiulli [GREATEST HITS]
723: This episode originally aired in July 2025. Here's the thing about personal finance advice: what works when you have $10,000 won't work...
Q&A: Why Do I Still Feel Anxious When I’m Clearly Doing Well?
#722: Free lesson: affordanything.com/mistakes Ask us a question: affordanything.com/voicemail What happens when your financial plan is tech...
First Friday: Fed Rate Hike Coming? Jobs & Housing News
#721: The US economy showed robust job growth in May, adding 172,000 new jobs, exceeding expectations. This suggests a broadening of economi...
Q&A: When the "Right" Decision Feels Harder Than The Math
#720: At what point does making the “right” financial decision start to feel emotionally harder than the math itself? Rebecca: is wondering...
Your Office Is Making You Sick, with Dr. John La Puma
#719: Most of us spend 93 percent of our time indoors, and it's making us sicker, more tired, and less productive than we realize. Dr. John...
Q&A: The Goalposts Moved — Is That Actually a Problem?
#718: What happens when the financial strategy that once felt obvious suddenly becomes a lot more complicated? Les is approaching financial...
The 5 Ways Investors Behave When Things Go Wrong, with Clare Flynn Levy
#717: Clare Flynn Levy was a hedge fund manager in London in the summer of 2007, watching her trading screens turn red — every single day. M...
Q&A: Your Kids Just Inherited $350,000 Each. Now What?
#716: When does a financial decision stop being purely about maximizing returns—and start becoming about building the life you actually want...
Mrs. Dow Jones: Your Childhood Is Running Your Bank Account
#715: She grew up with a Goldman Sachs dad. She still ended up broke in her 20’s. Here's what changed. Haley Sacks - known online as Mrs. Do...