Earn & Invest
Jordan Grumet (Doc G)
Join us for thought-provoking conversations that empower you to Earn and Invest wisely, shaping your future while making informed decisions today. Every Monday, our wide-ranging panel discussions explore various financial topics, fostering engaging conversations that challenge conventional wisdom and provide fresh perspectives. Then, on Thursdays, we delve into individual interviews, offering deep insights from experts who share their experiences and expertise. While we may not always uncover definitive answers, our goal is to equip you with the essential questions necessary to navigate a richer path towards not only financial independence but living a life full of purpose, identity, and connections.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 52min
720. Real Estate-Double Down or Get Out? w/ Dave Meyer
In this episode of the Earn and Invest podcast, host Doc G (Jordan) welcomes Dave Meyer, the Chief Investment Officer at BiggerPockets, host of the On the Market podcast, and author of Real Estate by the Numbers. The episode centers on the state of real estate investing in 2026, exploring whether average investors should double down, get out, or stay the course in the current economic climate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2026 • 42min
719. Are You Spending Too Little? w/ Community members
A lively debate about the idea of 'financial anorexia' and whether extreme saving can become harmful. Personal stories of lifelong frugality and a turning point that changed spending habits. Discussion of when frugality becomes identity, the role of financial therapy, and whether communities focused on independence underspend and miss life experiences.
Mar 23, 2026 • 52min
718. Money, Meaning, and Mortality w/ Rose Zealand
Rose Zeland, a Certified Financial Planner and end-of-life doula who founded Golden Thread Collaborative, blends money and mortality work. She explains what death doulas do and how financial planning meets emotional and logistical needs. Short, concrete topics include practical end-of-life finances, caregiving logistics, insurance and cashflow, and using time-awareness to prioritize meaning.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 33min
717. Ten Things About Purpose
They unpack why purpose matters for health, happiness, and longevity. They separate meaning as past-focused and purpose as action-driven. They argue purpose is built, not found, and warn against chasing grandistic, scarce goals. They celebrate small, process-focused purpose tied to flow and everyday joy.
Mar 16, 2026 • 47min
716: Should You Invest in What You Love? w/ Ken Davenport
Ken Davenport, Tony Award–winning Broadway producer and author known for Kinky Boots, discusses passion investing in theater. He compares shows to startups and sports-team ownership. Topics include who typically invests, crowdfunding and ticket sizes, deal structures and returns, risks and nonfinancial perks like backstage access. Practical tips on finding producers and doing due diligence are covered.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 33min
715. Ten Reasons I Successfully Built Wealth
A personal list of ten habits and decisions that accelerated long-term wealth building. Topics include relentless consistency in investing, automating savings by living on one income, and ignoring tiny optimizations. He also covers redesigning a medical practice to boost income, thinking in decades, embracing failure as experimentation, and adopting an abundance mindset.
Mar 9, 2026 • 55min
714. Why Financial History Rhymes w/ Joseph Moore
Joseph S. Moore, an American historian and author who mines 300 years of U.S. financial advice, shares surprising historical tactics. He recounts using old strategies to build real wealth. Topics include optimism as a financial edge, slow time vs fast time prep, house hacking and hidden women's labor, mobility for opportunity, and when to concentrate versus diversify.
Mar 5, 2026 • 33min
713. Ten Things About Teaching Your Kids Wealth
Practical ways kids actually learn about money: modeling behavior, hands-on experiments, and why lectures flop. A creative allowance setup that forces real trade-offs. Thoughts on delaying intense money lessons, avoiding childhood monetization, and prioritizing income skills over big inheritances. The view of money as a tool that buys time and dignity, not happiness.
Mar 2, 2026 • 51min
712. Will Kids Break the Bank? w/ Bryce Leung and Kristy Shen
Bryce Leung, co-founder of Millennial Revolution and practical FIRE investor, and Christy Shen, personal finance writer and co-author of Quit Like a Millionaire, share parenting finance perspectives. They challenge the myth that kids must be expensive. They cover travel hacks, secondhand bargains vs safety buys, investing small for future child costs, worldschooling, and how financial independence buys time for family.
Feb 26, 2026 • 52min
711. The Dire Consequences of Delaying Retirement w/ Jesse Cramer
Jesse Cramer, personal finance writer and podcaster with a mechanical engineering background, debunks a viral claim that delaying retirement shortens lifespan. He traces the study's origins, reveals data pitfalls, and explains why misleading graphs spread. The conversation focuses on research evaluation, retirement design beyond money, and avoiding financial misinformation.
