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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew reveals how millions of Americans retire with far less than $1 million—the median retiree age 65-74 has only $200,000 saved and 40% live solely on Social Security. He breaks down how people make it work by relying on Social Security, paid-off homes, modest spending, and part-time work, exposes the hidden costs of "barely getting by" retirement, and shares a practical gameplan if you're behind so you can aim higher than just survival.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew reveals the shocking truth that while homes increased 400% since 1970, the S&P 500 returned 7,000% in the same period. He breaks down three full case studies showing the real total cost of ownership including property taxes, maintenance, insurance, and opportunity cost, plus when buying still makes sense and how to calculate your total cost of ownership.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, reset your financial life in just 15 minutes with the ultimate year-end money checklist for 2025. Andrew breaks down 10 practical phases to save money instantly with quick wins, automate your money system, review spending and savings, update your net worth, optimize investments and retirement contributions, use tax strategies that reduce your bill, clean up credit and debt, audit insurance protection, update estate planning essentials, and set your money goals for next year.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew reveals how to automate your entire financial life so your money works for you while you live your life. He shares practical steps to build your flow-through account, automate your wealth and bills, create a spending plan using the 20-55-25 rule, build safety nets with emergency funds, and run a simple 10-minute monthly review.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew breaks down the average retirement savings for Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers using Fidelity's data, which will cover where each generation stands today, why compounding matters most for younger savers, how to catch up if you're behind, whether to slow down student loan payments to max your Roth IRA, if you should switch brokerages for fractional shares, and practical strategies for buying your first out-of-state rental property.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew and his wife Irene dive into crazy Reddit AITA stories answering questions about wild money situations in relationships—from the boyfriend who demanded a luxury car after learning his girlfriend won lottery money, to the manipulative partner who won't pay back $700 he borrowed, the boyfriend who guilts his girlfriend for not bailing out his $1,600 tax bill, the spouse who ignores birthday gift boundaries, parents setting college funding limits, and the woman whose in-laws demand she quit her $170K job but won't provide financial protection—breaking down the psychology, power dynamics, and red flags in each story to help you spot toxic money situations in your own relationships.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew talks withChris Hutchins—host of All The Hacks and one of the smartest people in the travel rewards world, to answer the burning question: Is travel hacking still worth it as credit card annual fees skyrocket and loyalty programs devalue points left and right, breaking down Chase versus Amex strategies, the rise of cashback alternatives, how to build a smart travel rewards plan for that dream trip you've been planning, revealing advanced tactics and underrated transfer partners that most people don't even realize exist, plus sharing some of the funniest and most ridiculous stories from the world of points and miles, helping you separate signal from noise and squeeze insane value out of rewards programs even as the game continues to evolve.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew continues with Part 2 of 21 Things to Do Before You Retire revealing 11 more critical milestones most people miss including building a healthcare plan to protect against rising medical costs, creating a 2-3 year cash buffer to survive market crashes, entering retirement debt-free for maximum flexibility, maxing out your HSA for triple tax-advantaged savings, stress-testing your retirement number against inflation and longevity, developing a housing strategy that fits your lifestyle and budget, building guaranteed income beyond Social Security, creating an estate plan to protect your family, planning for Required Minimum Distributions to minimize taxes, and designing a phased retirement to work on your terms, giving you the complete playbook to retire with security and control.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew reveals the 10 critical retirement milestones most people miss, from defining your dream retirement and hitting 25 times your annual expenses for financial independence, to creating a withdrawal strategy that makes your money last, building multiple income streams, maximizing Social Security benefits, supercharging savings with catch-up contributions after 50, strategically converting to Roth accounts to slash your lifetime tax bill, and protecting your wealth from scams, giving you the complete playbook to retire confidently with more money, less stress, and total control over your future.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew breaks down the average retirement savings by age in 2025 using Fidelity's data from millions of 401(k) accounts—revealing how much people actually have saved in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s compared to what they should have, showing that most Americans are falling short of retirement readiness, walking through the unique financial challenges each decade faces from student loans and low income to lifestyle creep and peak expenses, plus giving you actionable strategies to overcome these obstacles so you can catch up or stay on track and build enough wealth to retire comfortably.

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