The Personal Finance Podcast

Join the Free Master Your Money Workshop on January 14, 2026 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 the exact money plan for every decade—your 20s are about building the floor by controlling cash flow and starting to invest, your 30s focus on building the engine with a high savings rate and maximizing tax-advantaged accounts, your 40s build the moat through tax strategy and defining your FI number, and your 50s transition to the exit by shifting from accumulation to financial independence. 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 Go to http://acorns.com/pfp and start automating your investments and get a $5 bonus today! Get 50% Off Monarch, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarch.com/PFP Join the loyalty program for renters at joinbilt.com/PFP  Go to http://policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. Indeed: Start hiring NOW with a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at http://Indeed.com/personalfinance 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  Download the Wealth Builders Matrix here Link of the Episode Mentioned: The 1-3-6 Method For Building & Managing Your Emergency Fund How to Automate Your Finances (Money on Autopilot!)  The Insane Cost Of Childcare and Ways to Help Reduce That Cost!  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

Join the Free Master Your Money Workshop on January 14, 2026 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 the step-by-step plan to finally achieve your money goals, covering how to get clarity on your why, set SMART goals, create an actionable plan, keep score with a scorecard, plan your week with time blocking, and automate your finances to make discipline inevitable. 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 Go to http://acorns.com/pfp and start automating your investments and get a $5 bonus today! Get 50% Off Monarch, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarch.com/PFP Join the loyalty program for renters at joinbilt.com/PFP  Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. DeleteMe: Go to https://joindeleteme.com/PFP20/ and Use Promo Code PFP for 20% off! Link of the Episode Mentioned: How to Automate Your Finances (Money on Autopilot!)   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

Join the Free Master Your Money Workshop on January 14, 2026 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 shares 26 money moves to transform your finances this year—covering how to rebuild trust in your money, automate your finances, update your net worth, follow the 1-3-6 emergency fund method, increase investments, run a tax-diversification check, ask for a raise that beats inflation, build your skill stack, and create your financial protection plan. 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/  Policy Genius:  Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. 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 Master Your Money Goals Here! Automate Your Money Checklist  Your Net Worth Audit Checklist Empower (PC)  Link of the Episodes Mentioned: The 1-3-6 Method For Building & Managing Your Emergency Fund Should I Pay Off Debt or Keep The Money Invested? - Money Q&A How to Automate Your Money - The Set it and Forget it System The Bucket Method For Managing Your Savings (Master Multiple Savings Goals) Book Mentioned: Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again: The Way of Living Generously 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

Get the Free Automate Your Money 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 transform your financial life in just three months by mastering six simple steps, knowing your core numbers like income, burn rate, and savings rate, optimizing housing costs, automating your investments and bills, investing in low-cost index funds, calculating your freedom number using the 25x rule, and spending intentionally on what you actually value. 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/  Policy Genius:  Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. 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 Your Net Worth Audit Checklist Here is the Total Cost of Ownership Calculator Link of the Episodes Mentioned: The 6 Numbers You Must Know to Build Wealth (The Financial Scorecard) Boost Your Savings Rate to 20%+ in 5 Easy Steps (Money Q&A) The Bucket Method For Managing Your Savings (Master Multiple Savings Goals) Why Index Funds Are King (Plus My Favorite Index Funds!)  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

In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew sits down with Jade Warshaw to discuss her new book "What No One Tells You About Money," revealing how she paid off $460,000 in debt, why money is emotional not mathematical, and the hidden emotions like frustration, shame, fear, and envy that sabotage financial progress, plus the critical shift someone needs to make right now if they feel stuck or overwhelmed. Join the community built to help you master your money, stay accountable, and reach financial freedom. 👉 Join Master Money Academy today! 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 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. DeleteMe: Go to https://joindeleteme.com/PFP20/ and Use Promo Code PFP for 20% off!   Connect with Jade Warshaw: Instagram Books: What No One Tells You About Money Money’s Not a Math Problem  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