The Stacking Benjamins Show

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Named 2023 Best Personal Finance podcast by Bankrate.com, The Stacking Benjamins Show has a light and friendly tone. Hosts Joe Saul-Sehy and OG aim to make financial literacy fun for all as they sit around the card table in Joe's Mom's half-finished basement and talk with experts about personal finance, saving, investing, and important money trends. As Fast Company once wrote, the Stacking Benjamins podcast "strikes a great balance of fun and functional." So join Joe and OG every Monday, Wednesday and Friday as they read your letters, discuss major headlines, and throw in some trivia and laughs for free.

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06.09.2023

Do you really get what you pay for? Are some things just worth it to pay more for? We're beyond excited to welcome the one and only Paula Pant back to the roundtable. She's joined by Len Penzo of the ...

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06.09.2023 Maximizing Your Money: Unveiling the Top 20 Money-Wasters You Should Skip Do you really get what you pay for? Are some things just worth it to pay more for? We're beyond excited to welcome the one and only Paula Pant back to the roundtable. She's joined by Len Penzo of the ...
06.07.2023 One Woman's Inspiring Journey to Get Her Financial Ball Rolling (with Yanely Espinal) Imagine growing up in a neighborhood where everyone is on government assistance, and still pulling yourself up onto your feet enough to attend one of the most prestigious colleges in the USA...only to find yourself deep in credit card debt ...
06.05.2023 From Covert Ops to Unleashing the Mind: Itamar Marani Shares Mindset Hacks Itamar Mirani had to control his emotions while working as a spy for the Israeli government. The way he worked through emotions, mental blocks, and more, though was not at all what you'd expect. Today he shares his process for ...
06.02.2023 Less is More: Simplifying Wealth for a Richer Life Mom always said, "You can do more with less," but is that really true? Another popular line is, "problems are always more fun to show up to in a limo!" Today we'll clear up the clutter from your life, talk ...
05.31.2023 Can You Finally Trust Annuities? Is Crypto For You? What's The Future of Money? (with Ric Edelman) Ric Edelman has opinions, and they're both well-researched and timely. We pick his brain on annuities, crypto, central bank digital currency, and the future of money. Ric's book, The Truth About Money, was a revolutionary and even-handed look at money ...
05.29.2023 Running Slow AF Toward Your (Big) Goals (with Martinus Evans) You've heard the term "get rich slowly"? Today we're inspiring you to jump in the race! Martinus Evans was told, that as a 300 pound-plus man, that he was too heavy to run marathons. His doctor laughed in his face. ...
05.26.2023 Blueprint for Purposeful Living: Designing a Meaningful Life Get ready to unleash your inner life designer and make every day a vacation! Join the inspirational Heidi Dusek from the Ordinary Sherpa podcast as she takes you on a journey to craft the life of your dreams. Plus, we've ...
05.24.2023 How One Woman Flipped Five Dollars Into Millions Mignon Francois was down to her last five dollars. Her power had been turned off and she flipped on a generator only at night so her kids would have some "normal" in their life. But things weren't normal then, and ...
05.22.2023 Thrill on a Budget: Save Big and Have a Blast at Theme Parks Summer is here! Robert Niles kicks off our summer season by sharing deals and thrills around the nation's theme parks. We ask Mr. Theme Park Insider himself about how we can save money when we take the family but also ...
05.19.2023 What Does “Passive Income” Really Mean (and do we want it?) Can you actually sit back and make money without lifting a finger? Is winning the lottery truly a passive endeavor? Our Roundtable is diving into the world of 'passive' income strategies that have left them scratching their heads. Joining us ...
05.17.2023 Pennies to Prosperity: Unleashing Financial Wizardry with Erin Lowry, the 'Not-So-Broke' Millennial Erin Lowry broke on the scene six years ago with her bestselling and groundbreaking book Broke Millennial. Today she's back on she podcast to dive into lessons she WISHES we'd learned from her original book and tips from her new ...
05.15.2023 Make "A Couple Million" Without Ruining Your Life (with Steve Chou) Steve Chou has made lots of money. He didn't do it by "following his passion." He sold hankerchiefs with his wife, who wanted to quit her job. Together they created businesses that rolled in cash. But Steve will be the ...
05.12.2023 Is "Being Great" Holding You Back? As Stackers, it's second nature to want to be the best at everything; but when is it enough to just be good and not great? Are there instances where "good" may actually be preferable to "great?" Joining Paulette and Len ...
05.10.2023 The Happily Never After Show: Finding Help and Hope in Divorce What happens when your marriage is struggling? Today we'll share some of the horrible stories and (more importantly) how to solve them OR how to make sure that you're able to function during a divorce. Forensic accountant Tracy Coenen and ...
05.08.2023 Leadership Lessons To Help Your Career Take Flight (with Oscar Munoz) What makes a great leader? What can you do to become one? We welcome the former CEO of United Airlines, Oscar Munoz, down in the basement to tackle these questions and learn from his business lessons over the span of ...
05.05.2023 Navigating Awkward Money Moments (plus Evil HR Lady) REWIND Don't be caught blindsided by uncomfortable money questions! Tune into this roundtable conversation where Paula, Len, and O.G. try to come up with the right ways to respond when faced with awkward money moments. The show originally aired in 2020 ...
05.03.2023 Better–and Funnier–Flights (with Betty Thesky) REWIND Before you fly off on your summer vacation, don’t miss our podcast rewind episode where we interview Betty Thesky of Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase, where she shares some of the craziest stories you've ever heard from the ...
05.01.2023 Stop Delegating Money Decisions (with Bola Sokunbi) REWIND Don’t miss our podcast rewind episode where we interview Bola Sokunbi on the topic of why it's essential to be involved and in control of your financial decisions. Especially if you have the tendency to outsource your financial management, you ...
04.28.2023 The Art Of Balancing Relationships And Finances When money is tight, you gotta do what you gotta do. But who should you add to your financial accounts? What could possibly go wrong if you share money with your buddy? Today we are happy to have the creator ...
04.26.2023 "Going Pro" With Your Money Skills (with Rob Welch) You've gotten the big call…it's time to go pro with your money? But what skills got you there? Today, to celebrate the NFL draft tomorrow, when dozens of talented young people will have their lives changed with huge paychecks, we ...
04.24.2023 Planning Retirement the RIGHT Way (with Veronica McCain) How can you do a better job planning for your retirement (and not just financially)? Are you anxious about transitioning into the next phase of your life? We're happy to welcome retirement planning expert Veronica McCain to share some actionable ...
04.21.2023 Our Best Financial Tips For Graduates For millions of young prodigies, it's graduation season. But before they spread their wings and leave the nest, how will they afford it? Our roundtable tackles this timely topic on how recent college graduates can best get a head start ...
04.19.2023 Making a Financial Plan That Sticks (with Lawrence Sprung) Are you tired of following the same old financial advice that doesn't seem to work for YOU? Do you want to create a financial plan that's tailored to YOUR unique circumstances and helps you achieve your goals? We're joined by ...
04.17.2023 Economics 101: A Study of Janet Yellen's Career (with Jon Hilsenrath) We are thrilled to welcome award-winning journalist, senior editor at The Wall Street Journal, expert on the Federal Reserve, and author of the bestselling book about Janet Yellen Jon Hilsenrath to the basement. In addition to an economics masterclass, he ...
04.14.2023 Our Take on the "No Retirement Savings" Crisis Do you have anything put away for retirement? If so, you're doing better than 50% of women and 47% of men ages 55-66, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Yikes! For today's roundtable, we welcome guest contributor Investopedia Top 100 ...
04.12.2023 Dumping Debt: How to Get Out of the Red and Into the Black (with Dorethia Kelly) No event could have wrecked our finances as bad, or for as long, as building a debt saddle had done. Between interest payments, added stress, and missed opportunities, digging yourself out of debt can be a painful life experience - ...
04.10.2023 Work-Life Harmony is Closer Than You Think (with Tina Wells) We've heard a lot about work-life balance. On one end, the non-stress believers say that you should seek balance actively. On the other, "hustle" culture says you can sleep when you're dead. There's no such thing as balance. Do more. ...
04.07.2023 Should You Take Advice From Televisions Money "Gurus"? Who should you trust? Talking heads on television often have a LOT to say about your money. Yet, one popular television show called out a "guru" live, questioning the validity of their advice. So today we ask our roundtable panel ...
04.05.2023 Last Minute Tax Tips That Could Save You Thousands (with CPA Bob Wheeler) Ready to hit "send' on your taxes? Before you do, Bob Wheeler from the Money You Should Ask podcast, and a working CPA, joins us to dive into what YOU can do to maybe lower your tax liability. We'll cover ...
04.03.2023 Spanx Your Budget to Slim Expenses (with Allison Baggerly) Allison Baggerly was in trouble. She owed a TON of money to everyone and had just found out she was now pregnant. How does she solve the problem?On today's show she shares how a budget saved her financial future and ...
03.31.2023 Our Best Secrets to Slash Your Grocery Budget and Save Big Every time we go to the grocery store, it seems like the prices of whatever is on our list keep rising. In today's roundtable discussion, we look at a recent piece that promises to help us save drastically on our ...
03.29.2023 Who CAN We Trust With Our Money and Career? (with Dr. Henry Cloud) Trust. The foundation of modern society is built on it. Today we are fortunate to welcome Dr. Henry Cloud to the Basement to talk about who is actually worthy of our trust and who is not. We'll talk about how ...
03.27.2023 What If We Asked, "How Much Do You Earn?" More Often? (with Maya Lau) Are you down with OPP? Award-winning former investigative journalist for the LA Times Maya Lau joins us to discuss exactly what would happen if we asked people how much money they earned. She's the host of a new podcast about ...
03.24.2023 Lessons From Nearly Losing All of Your Money: Silicon Valley Bank Collapse How would you react if you suddenly had all your access to money cut off from your bank? Welcome to a special Friday episode of Stacking Benjamins! In today's show, Joe talks to Tiller founder and CEO, Peter Polson. As ...
03.22.2023 Reboot Your Career or Your Life (with Joanne Lipman) It's never too late to change. If you're unhappy with where you've been and where you seem to be headed, it's time to hit the reset button. Today, to help you lift off, we welcome former editor-in-chief of USA Today ...
03.21.2023 $1,000,000 March Madness Real Estate Bracket: Experts Debate the Best Strategy to Make Money Quickly Help us narrow a field of 16 different strategies to reach a cool MILLION dollars to one winner. They're seeded and ready to go (follow along on our show notes or a social media post, if you'd like!). We're joined ...
03.20.2023 Plan Better and Achieve More: Two Case Studies of Financial Planning Success (with Taylor Schulte) What could you achieve if you planned better? CFP Taylor Schulte shares two stories told by financial planners about clients who achieved extraordinary results by creating and working on their financial plans. We dive into how you can dream bigger ...
03.17.2023 10 Expenses That Are Stealing Your Wealth (And What You Can Do About It) Happy Saint Patrick's Day, Stackers! Have you ever found yourself wondering what are the expenses most primed to cut back on in order to stack some big-time Benjamins? Today's roundtable ponders that very topic: what are the 10 biggest expenses ...
03.15.2023 Kara Goucher on Abuse, Money, and the Elite Nike Running Team Olympian and distance running star Kara Goucher joins us to share explosive details involving Alberto Salazar, the disgraced coach of the Elite Nike Running Team. She also shares her history of money and transitioning from running for fun to running ...
03.14.2023 Increase Your Income with Short-Term Rentals (with AirBnB queen Lauren Keene Aumond) Today we dive into the short-term rental game. Think it's difficult? So did our guest Lauren Keene Aumond, until she began practicing a few techniques she'll share today. Plus, in our headline segment, we'll talk about noise and real estate ...
03.13.2023 Our Favorite Tax Software (with Robert Farrington from TheCollegeInvestor.com) Who's excited about Tax Day this year? Anyone? Bueller? Even though this year's tax-filing deadline is pushed back to April 18, don't let it sneak up on you! Today we welcome TheCollegeInvestor.com's Robert Farrington to discuss tax-preparation software. Which one ...
03.12.2023 SPECIAL: Silicon Valley Bank Collapse - What Happened and How Does It Affect Your Plan? Silicon Valley Bank's collapse is the second-largest FDIC takeover since the Great Depression. What does that mean for you, your money, and your long term plan? OG, Doug, and Joe gathered around the card table for a rare weekend discussion. ...
03.10.2023 Smart Money Moves: Building Financial Habits That Last a Lifetime Discussing finances can be intimidating, especially for beginners. However, initiating regular money conversations early on can be a great way to introduce the topic and potentially set yourself up for financial success. In today's roundtable, we welcome Dan Sheeks, author ...
03.08.2023 Stacking Stories: Tales of Expat Living, Selling a Business, and Frugal Living from our Stacker Community Today we invite three inspiring Stackers down to the basement to share their stories- Amy Minkley, an ex-pat who is hosting a Financial Independence Retreat in Bali - where Joe is invited to speak; Glenn Hebert, who built and sold ...
03.07.2023 SPECIAL: Stacking Deeds Episode 1 - "Top 5 Places to Start With Real Estate Investing" Join our brand new sister show Stacking Deeds, as hosts Alan Corey and Crystal Hammond dive into the world of real estate. We'll cover headlines about the often-reported "cool down" in the real estate market. Should you worry? We'll handle ...
03.06.2023 From Big Benjamins to The Big House (with Shaun Hayes) Think earning a lot of money is the key to success? Today's guest will tell you that you can always make more money, but you can't create a new reputation and you can't reforge broken relationships. Shaun Hayes was not ...
03.03.2023 Shifting Your Mindset (with Blueprint Income) - REWIND Did you ever feel stuck? Here's a question: How did you stop thinking about doing something important in your life/career/money and actually got started with the hard tasks? We're going back to when our roundtable regulars shared how they motivated ...
03.01.2023 Finding Financial Wholeness (with Tiffany Aliche – The Budgetnista) - REWIND Did you have financial security, but lacked financial wholeness? Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche shares that she felt more complete BEFORE achieving financial independence. We discussed the importance of establishing a solid financial foundation and gaining knowledge in this area. Tiffany ...
02.27.2023 Your 14 Best Minutes Today (with Chris Field), Inflation’s Back, and RIP Chuck - REWIND Don't miss our podcast rewind episode where we interview Chris Field on the topic of changing the world with just 14 minutes of your time. Chris shares insights on why "charity begins at home" is flawed and simple ways to ...
02.24.2023 Young vs. Old: Which Saving Strategies Are Right for You? There are so many savings strategies out there, but which are right for YOU? If you're young, how does your savings plan differ from the plans of older people? And, when you hear advice about saving, which are meant for ...

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