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How Millions Retire With Nothing in Savings
Join the community built to help you master your money, stay accountable, and reach financial freedom. 👉 Join ⁠Master Money Academy⁠ today! 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. Listen to The Business Show ⁠here⁠. Join ⁠The Master Money Newsletter⁠ where you will become smarter with your money in 5 minutes or less per week Here! Partner Deals Indeed: Start hiring NOW with a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at ⁠Indeed.com/personalfinance⁠ Get 50% Off Monarch, the all-in-one financial tool at ⁠www.monarch.com/PFP⁠ Chime: Start your credit journey with Chime. Sign-up takes only two minutes and doesn’t affect your credit score. Get started at ⁠chime.com/⁠ DELL: Get a new Dell AI PC starting at $749.99, at ⁠Dell.com/ai-pc⁠. Policy Genius: Go to ⁠policygenius.com⁠ to get your free life insurance quote. Shopify: Shopify makes it so easy to sell. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at ⁠shopify.com/pfp⁠ Wayfair: ⁠Shop outdoor furniture, grills, lawn games, and WAY more for WAY less⁠ DeleteMe: Go to⁠ https://joindeleteme.com/PFP20/⁠ and Use Promo Code PFP for 20% off! Plaud AI https://www.plaud.ai/ — an AI wearable gadget that takes notes of meetings and calls. With Plaud, you don’t have to take notes and make summaries anymore. Resources Mentioned ⁠The Total Cost of Ownership Calculator⁠ Links of the Episode Mentioned: ⁠The 1-3-6 Method For Building & Managing Your Emergency Fund ⁠ ⁠The Average Retirement Savings By AGE! (2025 Edition)⁠ Connect With Andrew on Social Media: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Master Money Website⁠ ⁠Master Money Youtube Channel⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Buying a House VS. Investing In the S&P 500 (Which Is Better?)
Join the community built to help you master your money, stay accountable, and reach financial freedom. 👉 Join Master Money Academy today! 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. Join The Master Money Newsletter where you will become smarter with your money in 5 minutes or less per week Here! Listen to The Business Show here. Partner Deals Indeed: Start hiring NOW with a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/personalfinance Get 50% Off Monarch, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarch.com/PFP Chime: Start your credit journey with Chime. Sign-up takes only two minutes and doesn’t affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/ DELL: Get a new Dell AI PC starting at $749.99, at Dell.com/ai-pc. Policy Genius: Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. Shopify: Shopify makes it so easy to sell. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/pfp Wayfair: Shop outdoor furniture, grills, lawn games, and WAY more for WAY less DeleteMe: Go to https://joindeleteme.com/PFP20/ and Use Promo Code PFP for 20% off! Resources Mentioned The Total Cost of Ownership Calculator Master Money Co Resources Connect With Andrew on Social Media: Instagram TikTok Twitter Master Money Website Master Money Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Ultimate Year End Money Checklist (2025 Edition)
Join the community built to help you master your money, stay accountable, and reach financial freedom. 👉 Join Master Money Academy $19 for the first month. Get The Ultimate Year End Money Checklist here. 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. Listen to The Business Show here. Partner Deals Indeed: Start hiring NOW with a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/personalfinance Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarch.com/PFP Chime: Start your credit journey with Chime. Sign-up takes only two minutes and doesn’t affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/ DELL: Get a new Dell AI PC starting at $749.99, at Dell.com/ai-pc. Policy Genius: Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. Shopify: Shopify makes it so easy to sell. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/pfp Wayfair: Shop outdoor furniture, grills, lawn games, and WAY more for WAY less DeleteMe: Go to https://joindeleteme.com/PFP20/ and Use Promo Code PFP for 20% off! Resources Mentioned Get the Free Automate Your Money Checklist here https://courses.mastermoney.co/automate-your-money-checklist Empower (PC) https://fxo.co/FBdJ Links of the Episodes Mentioned: How to Pay Off $10,000 in Credit Card Debt in Less Than 1 Year https://bit.ly/48rYfUK How to Protect Your Finances Online (Right Now!) https://bit.ly/48C3MsM The 6 Numbers You Must Know to Build Wealth (The Financial Scorecard) https://bit.ly/4inFIgM The Ultimate Guide to Becoming an Employer Match Millionaire (FREE MONEY) https://bit.ly/43SFEzI The 1-3-6 Method For Building & Managing Your Emergency Fund https://bit.ly/3XSWLOb How to Create a Bulletproof Wealth Protection Plan https://bit.ly/4pA4LQ3 Connect With Andrew on Social Media: Instagram TikTok Twitter Master Money Website Master Money Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How to Automate Your Finances (Money on Autopilot!)
Get the Free Automation Checklist⁠ here. Join the community built to help you master your money, stay accountable, and reach financial freedom. 👉 Join Master Money Academy today! 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. Listen to The Business Show here. Partner Deals Indeed: Start hiring NOW with a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/personalfinance Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com/PFP Acorns: Start investing automatically with Acorns and get a $5 bonus at Acorns.com/PFP Chime: Start your credit journey with Chime. Sign-up takes only two minutes and doesn’t affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/ DELL: Get a new Dell AI PC starting at $749.99, at Dell.com/ai-pc. Policy Genius: Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. Shopify: Shopify makes it so easy to sell. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/pfp Wayfair: Shop outdoor furniture, grills, lawn games, and WAY more for WAY less DeleteMe: Go to https://joindeleteme.com/PFP20/ and Use Promo Code PFP for 20% off! Links of he Episodes Mentioned The Ultimate Guide to the HSA (The Super Retirement Account!) How to Master Credit Cards (and Beat The Banks!) The Bucket Method For Managing Your Savings (Master Multiple Savings Goals) Connect With Andrew on Social Media: Instagram TikTok Twitter Master Money Website Master Money Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How Much Is in Retirement Accounts (By Generation!) + Money Q&A
Join the community built to help you master your money, stay accountable, and reach financial freedom. 👉 Join Master Money Academy today! 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. Listen to The Business Show here. Partner Deals Indeed: Start hiring NOW with a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/personalfinance Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com/PFP Acorns: Start investing automatically with Acorns and get a $5 bonus at Acorns.com/PFP Chime: Start your credit journey with Chime. Sign-up takes only two minutes and doesn’t affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/ DELL: Get a new Dell AI PC starting at $749.99, at Dell.com/ai-pc. Policy Genius: Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. Shopify: Shopify makes it so easy to sell. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/pfp Wayfair: Shop outdoor furniture, grills, lawn games, and WAY more for WAY less DeleteMe: Go to https://joindeleteme.com/PFP20/ and Use Promo Code PFP for 20% off! Resources Mentioned Automate Your Money Checklist Rental Property Calculator Connect With Andrew on Social Media: Instagram TikTok Twitter Master Money Website Master Money Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Andrew Giancola from Master Money reveals all of his personal finance, money, investing, business strategies, income sources, stock, and real estate investing tips so that you can build more wealth than you ever thought possible. Discover how to increase your income at your job and create multiple passive income streams that work for you, so you have the time and freedom to do what you love. Whether that’s travel, or having freedom from your day job. Since 2013, Andrew has been sharing the wins and losses of his personal finance journey. You will learn how to invest to create wealth in stocks, index funds, real estate, building businesses, and side-hustles. You will learn how to save more money, get a raise, set up simple budgets, build habits, personal growth, and money hacks that will take you to the next level with your finances. Take control of your money so you can live a stress-free, rich life. Anyone can be wealthy, Andrew will show you how. Hit subscribe and get ready to change your life.

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