060. Progress over perfection – Understanding perfectionism to improve our finances

by inside out money | Jun 2, 2024 | Greg, Investing, Lifestyle, Money, Psychology

  Understanding the science and root of perfectionism can help us to focus on the good and let go of the bad. We encourage you to focus on progress over perfection and leverage that mindset to improve your finances.    Greg joins this week’s podcast as we...

058. Breaking up with your financial planner – Why and how to do it

by inside out money | May 19, 2024 | Early Retirement, Greg, Investing, Money

The financial services industry often profits from the misconception that managing your investments is too complex, leading you to believe that you should pay them to do it for you. This just isn’t true, and we debunk this myth and explain how to transition from...

050. From Cubicles to CampFI – An interview with two early-retiree couples 

by inside out money | Mar 25, 2024 | Early Retirement, Investing, Lifestyle, Money, Psychology

For the 50th Inside Out Money episode, Maggie interviews two early-retiree couples at campFI: Stacey & Andy and Amber & Bob. They share their stories of how they prepared for early retirement, challenges and learnings along the way, and much more. They also...

049. Is it Deprivation or Discipline? And Will It Improve My Finances?

by inside out money | Mar 17, 2024 | Andrew, Early Retirement, Investing, Lifestyle, Money, Psychology

  Andrew joins this week’s podcast, and we discuss the difference between deprivation and discipline, how they are interrelated, and why it all matters. We dig into the reality of needs versus wants and how reframing deprivation as discipline can help you...

046. Smash or Pass? Common financial rules

by inside out money | Feb 26, 2024 | Early Retirement, Investing, Lifestyle, Lizgetsloaded, Money, Psychology

Liz joins this week’s podcast, and somehow, we’re deciding to smash or pass common financial rules. We explain many common financial rules around savings, investing, and buying a house and car and dig into whether we’d smash or pass on the rule and why. In...

045. The one metric you likely don’t track: Lifetime gross savings rate

by inside out money | Feb 19, 2024 | Andrew, Investing, Lifestyle, Money, Psychology

Andrew joins this week’s podcast, and we discuss a metric we love but think many people likely don’t track. We explain the lifetime gross savings rate (aka lifetime wealth ratio), how to calculate it, and why we like this particular metric. This is the one...