The Personal Finance Podcast

6 Ways to Master Money in Your 30s (and 40's!)

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew delivers a comprehensive roadmap for mastering your money during your 30’s and 40’s when you're balancing peak earning years with major life responsibilities. He breaks down six essential strategies: maximizing income growth through smart salary negotiations and strategic job changes that can add hundreds of thousands to retirement, establishing solid financial foundations with proper emergency funds and debt management, accelerating retirement savings by fully utilizing tax-advantaged accounts, navigating major expenses like expensive childcare and aging parent care, protecting your wealth through insurance and estate planning, and creating lifestyle guardrails to prevent income increases from disappearing into lifestyle inflation. This episode provides actionable steps to ensure these crucial decades become the foundation for a secure retirement rather than years lost to financial stress and missed opportunities.


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      •  Links Mentioned in This Episode:

      • 7 Side Hustles That Can Turn Into a Full Time Business
      • The Wealth Flywheel: How to Systematically Grow Your Income (Fast!)
      • The 1-3-6 Method For Building & Managing Your Emergency Fund
      • The Insane Cost Of Childcare and Ways to Help Reduce That Cost!
      • How to Invest More Outside of Retirement Accounts, 529 Strategies, & Dividend Growth - Money Q&A


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