The Stacking Benjamins Show
Named the Best Personal Finance Podcast by Bankrate.com and Kiplinger, The Stacking Benjamins Show features a light and friendly tone. Hosts Joe Saul-Sehy and OG aim to make financial literacy fun for all as they sit around the card table in Joe's Mom's half-finished basement and talk with experts about personal finance, saving, investing, and important money trends. As Fast Company once wrote, the Stacking Benjamins podcast "strikes a great balance of fun and functional." So join Joe and OG every Monday, Wednesday and Friday as they read your letters, discuss major headlines, and throw in some trivia and l...
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Are You Investing or Just Placing Bets? SB1801
<p>Joe Saul-Sehy, OG, and Neighbor Doug pull up a rickety basement chair and unpack a growing trend: people treating investing like a series of high stakes bets instead of a long term plan. Sparked by a recent Wall Street Journal piece on aggressive investing, the gang digs into where the line is between smart risk taking and straight up gambling with your future.</p> <p>Using plenty of real world examples and a few basement metaphors, the crew breaks down how stocks, businesses, options, and even so-called innovative products can fall into very different categories depending on why you're...
The Worst Money Advice Ever (Episode 1800!)
<p>Eighteen hundred episodes calls for something special, and what better way to celebrate than by dragging the absolute worst money advice into the light and laughing at it together?</p> <p>Special guest and CFP Sarah Catherine Guiterrez from Aptus Financial joins Joe Saul-Sehy, Neighbor Doug, Paula Pant (Afford Anything), and Jesse Cramer (Personal Finance for Long Term Investors) for a rapid-fire, no mercy takedown of the most damaging financial clichés ever passed down at family dinners, car dealerships, and internet comment sections.</p> <p>This episode is equal parts group therapy, myth-busting, and friendly argument. Exactly the k...
Building a Wealth Machine That Lasts Generations (SB1799)
<p>Whitney Elkins-Hutton's story isn't about overnight success or getting lucky. It's about building a wealth machine that keeps working even when life throws curveballs.</p> <p>Broadcast as always from Joe's mom's basement, this episode explores how Whitney went from a modest, very 1970s upbringing to creating systems that generate lasting wealth, and what everyday people can realistically take from her experience. Yes, she built an $800 million real estate portfolio, but this conversation is about something bigger: how to create income systems that compound, scale, and eventually run without you.</p> <p>Along the way, Joe Saul-Sehy, OG, and...
Stop Leaving Money on the Table at Tax Time (SB1798)
<p>Taxes don't have to feel like something that happens to you.</p> <p>Joe Saul-Sehy, OG, and Neighbor Doug break down the biggest recent tax changes and, more importantly, how to use them intentionally instead of accidentally leaving money on the table.</p> <p>This isn't about memorizing the tax code or becoming a DIY CPA. It's about understanding where the real opportunities are right now, which moves matter most at different life stages, and how smart planning today can quietly add up to thousands of dollars over time.</p> <p>From new deductions to retirement-focused strategies, this episode...
How to Get 1% Better Without Burning Out (SB1797)
<p>What if the path to better money decisions, more confidence, and a calmer life wasn't a massive overhaul but just getting a tiny bit better today than you were yesterday?</p> <p>Joe Saul-Sehy, Neighbor Doug, OG, and Paula Pant (Afford Anything) are joined by David Gillis, creator of the 1% Better Conference, for a roundtable exploring the surprisingly powerful idea of improving by just 1% at a time. No vision boards. No 5 a.m. ice baths. Just small, intentional choices that compound into real results, financially and otherwise.</p> <p>David brings practical insight and zero guru energy into what...
The Science of Better Ideas with George Newman
<p>Where do great ideas come from, and why do they always show up in the shower, on a walk, or five minutes after you've stopped trying so hard?</p> <p>Joe Saul-Sehy, OG, and Neighbor Doug welcome this week's mentor, behavioral scientist George Newman, to unpack how creativity really works and how Stackers can use it to make better decisions with money, careers, and life.</p> <p>This isn't about becoming "more creative" in a woo-woo sense. It's about understanding the conditions that consistently produce better ideas. George explains why your best thinking doesn't come from grinding harder but...
When to Trust Your Gut and When to Trust the Math SB1795
<p>Ever made a money move that felt right then immediately wondered if you just emotionally invested in a bad idea? We've all done it. Some of us have receipts.</p> <p>Joe Saul-Sehy, OG, and Neighbor Doug tackle one of the trickiest parts of personal finance: knowing when to trust your gut and when your gut needs to sit down and let the math speak.</p> <p>Because here's the thing. Most Stackers aren't struggling because they don't know what a Roth IRA is. You're struggling because real life decisions don't happen in a spreadsheet. They happen in the...
How to Afford Life Without Living Like a Monk (SB1794)
<p>Inflation may be doing its best to body slam your budget, but this episode is all about fighting back without turning your life into a sad spreadsheet.</p> <p>Joe Saul-Sehy, Neighbor Doug, Paula Pant (Afford Anything), and Jesse Cramer (Personal Finance for Long Term Investors) are joined by special guest Justin Brown-Woods (Price of Avocado Toast) for a roundtable tackling the big question Stackers keep asking: Why does life feel so expensive even when I'm doing everything right?</p> <p>Instead of the usual "just cut lattes" advice, the crew digs into what's really happening. How to calm...
How to Make Your Money Support the Life You Want (SB1793)
<p>What if your money stopped dictating your schedule and started supporting the life you actually want to live?</p> <p>Joe Saul-Sehy welcomes CFP Dana Anspach of Sensible Money as special guest co-host for an episode featuring this week's mentor, Andy Hill. Andy shares how he stepped away from the corporate grind, redesigned his priorities, and built a life where family and flexibility came first. His story isn't about escaping work. It's about building a financial foundation that gives you options.</p> <p>Then the conversation shifts to a headline that caught everyone's attention: NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and...
How to Prioritize Your Money: Listener Q&A (SB1792)
<p>Ever feel like your money questions don't fit neatly into one category? One minute you're thinking about retirement, the next it's insurance, emergency funds, gifting money, or whether your workplace plan is helping or hurting you.</p> <p>This is one of those episodes where Stackers bring the real-life questions, and Joe Saul-Sehy, CFP Anna Allem, and Neighbor Doug help sort through the noise. It's a true Q&A show built from the issues you're wrestling with right now. No perfect spreadsheets. No one-size-fits-all answers. Just practical guidance for making smart decisions when your financial life has a lot...
