Bianca DiValerio, a flight attendant without a college degree, experienced a few short sales during the economic downturn yet still managed to achieve financial freedom before turning 40. And she dug herself out of the hole that the short sales pushed her into, pulling herself back up and startin...

With April 15 around the corner, tax strategist Natalie Kolodij is on the podcast talking about how to choose a tax professional who can best serve your specific needs. She also shares a few red flags to look out for, including specific things your tax preparer should be asking for—and what it me...

Momma Purple shares her pragmatic approach to money in general—buying what you need, trying to make repairs instead of buying something new, sticking to a budget, and banking bonuses instead of spending them.

When today’s guest first heard about financial independence, she wasn’t interested. But a couple years later, she changed her mind, adjusted her spending, and started saving and investing aggressively. Fast forward to today, and she’s preparing to retire later this year and travel the world.

In this episode, Airman Mildollar shares her story of college debt, car loans, and rapid payoff to start building wealth and become financially free—despite not being married, having kids, or working in tech. In fact, she’s an officer in the Air Force.

Kristi Tanner Smith grew up privileged. But tragically, both her parents passed away before she’d graduated high school. Luckily, her mom set her up with good money advice. But despite doing things “right,” work volatility led to a desire to not be dependent on someone else for money. So, she tur...

Financial Panther (Kevin) went to law school and then took a job as an attorney. But being an attorney didn’t make him happy. So, he left the field to pursue fun things that he liked doing. Nowadays he does what he chooses, regardless of what it pays. In this episode, he shares his story.

Guest Megan Gorman has quite a money story. From learning valuable lessons early (think age 5) to falling prey to credit cards later (and successfully rebounding). She now focuses on making smart money decisions in the present, while strategically planning her financial future, and she’s here to ...

Jen Hemphill recalls money issues from her childhood. As an adult, she thought she and her husband were doing OK. But a deep dive into their finances revealed otherwise. In this episode, Jen discusses how she course-corrected, then went on to become an Accredited Financial Counselor so she can he...

Lauren and Steven tried the well-worn go to college, get a job, work full-time path—but they quickly decided it wasn’t for them. They learned about financial independence, lowered their expenses, significantly increased their savings, and now they work when they want, where they want, living life...

J. Money stumbled upon the blogging world and was enthralled. He started his own called Budgets Are Sexy and was quickly approached by someone who wanted to buy an ad on the site. His blog success brought attention from national news sites, traffic grew exponentially, and it soon became his full-...

Jean Chatzky knows that your money story is the root of your relationship with money. That’s why she created a place and space for you to recognize your money story—and figure out how to apply deep-seated lessons learned consciously and subconsciously, so that you can lead your best financial life!