Optimal Finance Daily - Archive 1 - Episodes 1-300 Only

Julie Petersen with Money Mini Blog shares how to stop spending money on things you don't need. Episode 663: How to Stop Spending Money on Things You Don't Need by Julie Petersen with Money Mini Blog (Frugality & Investing) Kalen Bruce is the founder of MoneyMiniBlog. His story is simple… he and his wife were $24,000 in debt and became a student of finances to get out. They are now debt-free and building wealth. Kalen shares everything he has learned on his blog, writing informative, entertaining, mini blogs to help you with your finances. Finances can be intimidating, so he keeps his posts short, sweet, and simple. The original post is located here: http://moneyminiblog.com/save-money/things-you-dont-need/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents asks if being house poor is limiting you. Episode 662: Is Being House Poor Limiting You by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents (Real Estate Investing) Michelle Schroeder-Gardner created Making Sense of Cents in order to help improve her own finances. With diligence, she was able to pay off $38,000 in student debt in 7 months, kept track of progress, and helped readers along the way. She's currently touring North America and living out of an RV. You can learn more about her and see her monthly income reports at MakingSenseOfCents.com. The original post is located here: https://www.makingsenseofcents.com/2015/05/is-being-house-poor-limiting-you.html Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Chernoff of Marc and Angel shares 18 things you are wasting money on. Episode 661: 18 Things You Are Wasting Money On by Marc Chernoff of Marc And Angel (Personal Finance & Minimalism & Retirement) Marc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one of the most popular personal development blogs.” Through their blog, book, course and coaching, they’ve spent the past decade writing about and teaching proven strategies for finding lasting happiness, success, love and peace. The site has attracted over 100 million page views and 100 thousand subscribers since its inception in 2006. Their first book, “1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently“ is a focused collection of short, concise tips and reflections on the little things that make a huge difference in our daily lives. It’s available online at: marcandangel.com/book and on Amazon. The original post is located here: http://www.marcan

JL Collins of JLCollinsNH.com shares how to give like a billionaire. Episode 660: How to Give like a Billionaire by JL Collins of JLCollinsNH.com (Charitable Donations & New Tax Deduction Strategy) Mr. Collins is a senior executive with extensive P&L experience and a proven track record of growing revenue and profitability, integrating acquisitions, launching new products, developing and implementing business plans, creating powerful marketing strategies, building strong customer relationships and building effective teams. He is experienced in a broad range of markets including technology, automotive, investments, design engineering, electronics manufacturing, construction, horticulture and energy. Mr. Collins is also an accomplished consultant, author and speaker. He is retired, but continues to write on his blog. The original posts are located here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/02/08/how-to-give-like-a-billionaire/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Fac

Nick True of Mapped Out Money shares the one required skill to get rich. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 659: [Part 2] How To Get Rich: The One Required Skill by Nick True of Mapped Out Money (Wealth & Developing Discipline) Nick True is the founder of Mapped Out Money, where he helps you get a grip on your finances and take hold of freedom. His goal is to help you save more, live more, reduce debt, and get free. Mapped Out Money is for you if you want actionable steps to help get control of your money, you want to be free from money stress, you're ready to change your life and use money to support your dreams, and you don't want to settle for mediocrity. The original post is located here: https://mappedoutmoney.com/get-rich-one-required-skill/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick True of Mapped Out Money shares the one required skill to get rich. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 658: [Part 1] How To Get Rich: The One Required Skill by Nick True of Mapped Out Money (Wealth & Developing Discipline) Nick True is the founder of Mapped Out Money, where he helps you get a grip on your finances and take hold of freedom. His goal is to help you save more, live more, reduce debt, and get free. Mapped Out Money is for you if you want actionable steps to help get control of your money, you want to be free from money stress, you're ready to change your life and use money to support your dreams, and you don't want to settle for mediocrity. The original post is located here: https://mappedoutmoney.com/get-rich-one-required-skill/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You to be Rich shares his thoughts on asset allocation. Episode 657: All About Asset Allocation by Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich (Early Retirement Advice from Best Blogs) Ramit wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for personal finance, but all aspects of life: money, careers, relationships, business, fitness, and more. Since then, he's been testing and sharing his findings with the world via I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He's also written a New York Times bestselling book, been profiled in a 6-page Fortune article, and been pictured next to Warren Buffett in Forbes Magazine, as well as been featured by a long list of media, including the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, NPR, Fox Business, PBS, CNBC, and more. He also has tons of documented success stories—more than 20,000. The original post is located here: https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/all-about-

Holly Johnson with Get Rich Slowly shares her thoughts on the pursuit of passive income via real estate. Episode 656: The Pursuit of Passive Income: Is It Time to Become A Landlord by Holly Johnson with Get Rich Slowly (Real Estate) J.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in consumer debt. He started turning everything around in 2004. By being the boss of your own life, you, too, can be the master of your own financial fate. The original post is located here: https://www.getrichslowly.org/the-pursuit-of-passive-income-is-it-time-to-become-a-landlord/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Reining shares how unicorns helped him beat the market. Episode 655: How Unicorns Helped Me Beat the Market by Chris Reining (Financial Independence & How To Retire Early & F.I.R.E.) Chris Reining is a thirty-something guy who provides resources to help manage your money and career to become financially free. His own path to financial freedom has had ups and downs, which is what he writes about on his site. He's been featured in the New York Times, on the Today Show, CNN, CBS, Business Insider, LifeHacker, and more. The original post is located here: https://chrisreining.com/beat-the-market/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philip Taylor of PT Money shares how to effectively use 0% balance transfer credit cards. Episode 654: How to Effectively Use 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards by Philip Taylor of PT Money (Early Retirement & Investing) PTMoney.com is about helping you make extra money, save more money, and spend your money wisely--all in an effort to help you fix your finances so you can build the life you want. It was started by Philip Taylor, a CPA, entrepreneur, and blogger who started the site in 2007. He also created FinCon, the popular conference for financial nerds. The original post is located here: https://ptmoney.com/0-balance-transfer-credit-cards/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts FinCon 2018! Learn more about it here: www.oldpodcast.com/orlando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paula Pant of Afford Anything shares why you can't work 168 hours a week. Episode 653: You Can't Work 168 Hours a Week by Paula Pant of Afford Anything (Increase Productivity & Outsourcing & Save Time) Paula Pant is the founder of the award-winning website AffordAnything.com and a writer and speaker specializing in money, business, and real estate investing. She is a real estate investor, as the owner of seven rental property units in metropolitan Atlanta. She holds a real estate license in Georgia. She's also the host of the Afford Anything podcast. The original post is located here: https://affordanything.com/when-should-i-outsource/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

J.D. Roth of Money Boss shares how and why you should practice big financial moves before you need to make them. Episode 652: How and Why You Should Practice Big Financial Moves - Before You Need to Make Them by JD Roth of Money Boss (FIRE) J.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in consumer debt. He started turning everything around in 2004. By being the boss of your own life, you, too, can be the master of your own financial fate. The original post is located here: http://moneyboss.com/practice-big-financial-moves/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation shares the most important number you won't find on your tax return. Episode 651: The Most Important Number You Won't Find on Your Tax Return by Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation (Minimalist Blogs) Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation is an entrepreneur involved in a variety of projects. He started the website because he believes in the hustle. After all, what’s riskier: starting a business, or relying on your job as your only source of income? He used to work full-time for a giant corporation, but built his business during the night and weekends... and you can do it too. The original post is located here: https://www.sidehustlenation.com/personal-profitability/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexa Mason with The College Investor shares how to change your relationship with money. Episode 650: How to Change Your Relationship with Money by Alexa Mason with The College Investor (Wealth Mindset & Retire Early) Robert Farrington is a personal finance expert that focuses on helping millennials get out of student loan debt and start investing for their future. He also helps parents make smart choices about college financing options and navigating the complex world of paying for school. He started The College Investor in 2009 as a forum to discuss the myriad of financial issues facing young adults. The original post is located here: https://thecollegeinvestor.com/17051/how-to-change-your-relationship-with-money/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 shorter posts from Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch on intentional purchases and productivity. Episode 649: Amazon Dash: The Button We Don't Need And How to Increase Productivity and Save Money by Anthony Ongaro (Minimal). After years of impulse spending on Amazon and elsewhere, Anthony Ongaro realized that his one-click purchase habits were more of a physical Twitch than an intentional action. It turned out, this Twitch wasn’t just limited to online spending. It applied to social media, impulsive smartphone usage, and more. Break the Twitch is all about minimizing distractions and doing more of what matters. Check out Anthony's new book, Break the Twitch: http://breakthetwitch.com/book The original posts are located here: https://www.breakthetwitch.com/amazon-dash-the-twitch-button-we-dont-need https://www.breakthetwitch.com/how-to-increase-productivity Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pop with Budgets Are Sexy shares when a discount isn't really a discount. Episode 648: When a Discount, Isn't Really a Discount by Pop with Budgets Are Sexy (Negotiating & Saving Money & Anchor Pricing) J. Money is a 6’1, hyperactive, rock a ‘hawk who loves drinking beer, blaring hip-hop, talking about money, and now playing with his two adorable baby boys. He tracked his expenses for 3 months, made a budget, read some books, and stumbled into personal finance blogging and idea sharing, randomly turning BudgetsAreSexy.com into his full time “real job” a few short years later--14 million views later! The original post is located here: http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/when-a-discount-isnt-really-a-discount/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Altucher shares how to find two million dollars in the morning. Episode 647: How to Find Two Million Dollars in the Morning by James Altucher (Building Wealth & Investing & How To Get Rich) James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a regular contributor to The Financial Times, TechCrunch, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time. The original post is located here: https://jamesaltucher.com/2016/04/how-to-find-two-million-dollars-in-the-morning/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tynan shares how you should make money. Episode 646: Here's How You Should Make Money by Tynan (Minimalism & Minimalist Living Practices & Frugality & Saving Money) Tynan was named as one of the top 25 best bloggers in 2013 by Time Magazine. He believes in making deliberate decisions and breaking away from the herd mentality. He likes learning new things, building habits, exposing the world, connecting with awesome people, and creating good work. The New York Times Bestseller “The Game” featured him as one of the main characters, as he was one of the most famous pickup artists in the world. In 2008, he sold everything he owned and went on an extended world trip, becoming a fervent minimalist. Fun facts: he’s a college dropout, was a professional poker player, Courtney Love was his roommate for 9 months, and he once built a swimming pool in his living room. The original post is located here: http://tynan.com/howtomakemoney Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcast

Marc Chernoff of Marc and Angel shares whether you should buy a house or a car and also a simple living guide to buying stuff. Episode 645: A House or A Car - Which Should I Buy First AND A Simple Living Guide to Buying Stuff by Marc Chernoff (Money Tip) Marc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one of the most popular personal development blogs.” Through their blog, book, course and coaching, they’ve spent the past decade writing about and teaching proven strategies for finding lasting happiness, success, love and peace. The site has attracted over 100 million page views and 100 thousand subscribers since its inception in 2006. Their newest book, “Getting Back to Happy“ is a NY Times Bestseller. It’s available online at: marcandangel.com/book and on Amazon. The original posts are located here: http://www.marcandangel.com/2007/06/27/a-house-or-a-car-which-should-i-buy-first/ http://www.marcandangel.

Darrow Kirkpatrick of Can I Retire Yet shares 3 simple indicators for stock market success. Episode 644: 3 Sure and Simple Indicators for Stock Market Success by Darrow Kirkpatrick of Can I Retire Yet (Investing Tips) Darrow Kirkpatrick is the founder of CanIRetireYet.com. He began serious investing in his mid-30s and retired at age 50. He's not a dot com millionaire and didn't become financially independent by flipping real estate or trading hot stocks. He did it the traditional way: hard work, frugality, prudent investing, and patience. When it comes to personal finance, his top priorities are simplicity, reliability, and safety. Now his mission is to help others become financially independent as he did. More recently, Chris Mamula has been managing the blog and he's a frequent writer on the site. Chris used principles of traditional retirement planning, combined with creative lifestyle design, to retire from a career as a physical therapist at age 41. After poor experiences with the financial industry earl