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Optimal Finance Daily, hosted by Diania Merriam, the innovative mind behind the personal finance conference EconoMe, takes you on an enlightening journey through the world of personal finance. Each episode brings to life the most compelling and practical advice from leading financial bloggers and experts. Diania’s engaging narration and insightful commentary transform complex financial concepts into relatable, actionable insights. Whether it’s budgeting, investing, debt management, or money mindfulness, she covers it all, making financial wisdom accessible to everyone.Gain not just knowledge, but also the motivation to apply it in your daily life. It's not just a source of personal finance tips; it’s a daily companion that guides you towards financial independence and savvy money management, all delivered with Diania's trademark enthusiasm and expertise. By focusing on early retirement, financial independence, and saving money, each episode provides you with the tools needed to achieve your financial goals.This podcast is designed for those passionate about personal finance, early retirement, financial independence, and saving money. It’s your go-to source for practical advice on managing your finances, saving money, and working towards early retirement. Each episode offers actionable steps to foster financial independence and secure your financial future.Listen now, and become an OLD friend--your optimal life awaits...
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Nov 17, 2023 • 10min
2520: Trading Time For Money by J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly on How Money Affects Your Life
J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly talks about trading time for moneyEpisode 2520: Trading Time For Money by J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly on How Money Affects Your LifeJ.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in consumer debt. He started turning everything around in 2004. By being the boss of your own life, you, too, can be the master of your own financial fate.The original post is located here: https://www.getrichslowly.org/trading-time-for-money/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.comInterested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2023 • 9min
2519: When is the Best Time to Start Investing? by Enero Febrero with Len Penzo on Good Financial Decisions
Enero Febrero with Len Penzo talks about the best time to start investingEpisode 2519: When is the Best Time to Start Investing? by Enero Febrero with Len Penzo on Good Financial DecisionsLen Penzo writes about personal finance and macroeconomics on his eponymous personal finance blog, which has been twice-honored as a Kiplinger Best Money Blog, and honored with two Plutus Awards for Best Personal Finance Blog. Len’s personal finance articles have been featured in the New York Times, MSN, Business Insider, Money, Time, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Yahoo! Finance, CBS MoneyWatch and Clark Howard, just to name a few. His focus is on the importance of personal responsibility — not only for our personal finances, but also for everything else we do in life.The original post is located here: https://lenpenzo.com/blog/id70889-when-is-the-best-time-to-start-investing.html Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.comInterested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 15, 2023 • 13min
2518: I Looked Before I Leapt: How I Spent the Last 4 1/2 Years Getting Ready to Quit My Job and Travel the World by Julie B. Rose
Julie B. Rose talks about how she got ready to quit her job and travel the worldEpisode 2518: I Looked Before I Leapt: How I Spent the Last 4 1/2 Years Getting Ready to Quit My Job and Travel the World by Julie B. RoseJulie has been solo traveling full-time since selling her house and most of her belongings in 2020. In late 2021, she quit her high-profile corporate remote job in social media to take a career break from traditional full-time employment — to regain her time, mental energy, and creativity — to work on her upcoming memoir and creative pursuits — and fully enjoy her travels and nomadic lifestyle without constraints. An unmarried, child-free woman who refuses to settle, she's passionate about financial freedom, female empowerment, and rebelling against societal expectations to be true to yourself. The original post is located here: https://juliedevivre.com/2022/02/18/i-looked-before-i-leapt-how-i-spent-the-last-4-years-getting-ready-to-quit-my-job-and-travel-the-world/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.comInterested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 14, 2023 • 10min
2517: 6 Ways to Pay Off Debt When You Have No Money by Christina Browning of Our Rich Journey
Christina Browning of Our Rich Journey talks about 6 ways to pay off debt when you have no moneyEpisode 2517: 6 Ways to Pay Off Debt When You Have No Money by Christina Browning of Our Rich JourneyAmon and Christina are former federal government employees that focused on saving, making, and investing money so that they could grow enough wealth in their investments to never have to work again.And, guess what? They did it! At the age of 39, they reached financial independence, quit their jobs, and retired!If you’re interested in learning how to save, make and invest money on the road to financial independence and retiring early (i.e., FIRE) - their site is for you!Subscribe to their YouTube channel for more how-to videos on how to make, save, and invest more money in the pursuit of financial independence.The original post is located here: https://www.ourrichjourney.com/post/6-ways-to-pay-of-debt-when-you-have-no-money Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 13, 2023 • 11min
2516: How to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck and Start Making Progress by Jackie Beck on Getting Your Finances in Order
Jackie Beck shares how to stop living paycheck to paycheckEpisode 2516: How to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck and Start Making Progress by Jackie Beck on Getting Your Finances in OrderJackie and her husband paid off over $147,000 in debt, including their house! She’s walked the walk to become completely debt free, and she wants to help you do the same with her award-winning Pay Off Debt by Jackie Beck app. Jackie and her app have been featured in Oprah Magazine, MarketWatch, Forbes, CNBC, and more.The original post is located here: https://www.jackiebeck.com/stop-living-paycheck-to-paycheck/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2023 • 14min
2515: Investing, Reduced to Its Core by Paula Pant of Afford Anything on Creating Extra Income Streams
Paula Pant of Afford Anything breaks investing down to its foundation.Episode 2515: Investing, Reduced to Its Core by Paula Pant of Afford Anything on Creating Extra Income StreamsPaula Pant is the founder of the award-winning website AffordAnything.com and a writer and speaker specializing in money, business, and real estate investing. She is a real estate investor, as the owner of seven rental property units in metropolitan Atlanta. She holds a real estate license in Georgia. She's also the host of the Afford Anything podcast.The original post is located here: https://affordanything.com/investing-broken-down-to-its-ridiculously-simple-core/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.comInterested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2023 • 8min
2514: 5 Health Tips for Entrepreneurs by Laure Carter on Healthy Life Choices for Busy People
Laure Carter shares 5 health tips for entrepreneurs.Episode 2514: 5 Health Tips for Entrepreneurs by Laure Carter on Healthy Life Choices for Busy PeopleLaure Carter is on a mission to bring the perennial wisdom of Ayurveda to women, especially women of color around the world. Her multi-cultural upbringing in both the US, Paris and Martinique as well as practicing Yoga and meditation at a young age uniquely prepared her for this calling. She helps women shift from a restrictive diet approach to a health and balance approach to weight loss and wellness.The original post is located here: https://www.laurecarter.com/5-health-tips-for-entrepreneurs/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.comInterested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2023 • 11min
2513: How We Began to Slash Our Budget by Amanda Brownlow of Hello Brownlow on How to Lower Your Bills
Amanda Brownlow of Hello Brownlow shares how she and her husband began to slash their budgetEpisode 2513: How We Began to Slash Our Budget by Amanda Brownlow of Hello Brownlow on How to Lower Your BillsAmanda is passionate about doing things herself. She loves to see how far she can stretch a dollar, minimize her home, and make her budget (and her life) more efficient. She only writes about budgeting and minimizing tricks that she has tried so that she knows that they work. She is on her journey to financial independence with her Little Guy in tow, and while maintaining a budget that allows her to save almost HALF of her income, she’s still able to go on adventures around the country. When she’s not running after her one-year-old, she’s writing about and thinking about new ways to make her life more efficient and bring simplicity to everything she does. The original post is located here: https://hellobrownlow.com/2016/03/20/how-we-began-to-slash-our-budget/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.comInterested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 10, 2023 • 10min
2512: Can Being Grateful Actually Make You Wealthier? by Kelley Long of Financial Finesse on How Your Attitude Affects Your Wealth
Kelley Long with Financial Finesse talks about how gratitude can bring you wealthEpisode 2512: Can Being Grateful Actually Make You Wealthier? by Kelley Long of Financial Finesse on How Your Attitude Affects Your WealthAfter years in the financial services industry, Liz Davidson became disgusted with how many people were being sold financial products and services that were not in their best interest. She decided there had to be a better way to provide people from all walks of life with truly unbiased financial guidance--designed to line their pockets, not their financial advisor’s.This is the story of Financial Finesse and how they give employees and employers unbiased financial wellness as an employee benefit. They help your employees maximize their compensation and benefits by making better financial decisions. You become a partner in their financial security and reap the benefits of a financially healthy workforce.They’ve helped hundreds of thousands of employees change their lives.The original post is located here: https://www.financialfinesse.com/2018/11/21/can-being-grateful-actually-make-you-wealthier/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.comInterested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 9, 2023 • 10min
2511: [Part 2] Frugal Minimalism: Do Less, Buy Less, Worry Less, Live More by Liz of Frugal Woods on How to Live Simply and Save Money
Liz of Frugalwoods talks about frugal minimalism. This is part 2 of 2.Episode 2511: [Part 2] Frugal Minimalism: Do Less, Buy Less, Worry Less, Live More by Liz of Frugal Woods on How to Live Simply and Save MoneyThe Frugalwoods are ex-urban, rookie homesteaders finding contentment (and a lot of chores) on 66 acres in rural central Vermont along with their two young daughters. They write about a wide range of topics, including their experience as parents, their adventures as novice homesteaders, and the financial decisions that made their life possible.Their philosophy is that managing your money wisely enables you to pursue unusual aspirations and opens up a world of options for how to live your life.Through the application of frugality–coupled with good incomes and judicious financial management–they have created a life that they love living every single day. It’s not a life beholden to consumerism or the drive for material perfection or the incessant clarion call for more.The original post is located here: https://www.frugalwoods.com/2017/07/27/frugal-minimalism-do-less-buy-less-worry-less-live-more/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
