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Helping listeners achieve financial freedom sooner rather than later. Financial Samurai is America's number one personal finance blog and podcast helping you make more money, save more money, and live the life that you truly want.

The Financial Samurai Podcast Sam Dogen: Financial Samurai founder, personal finance blogger

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    • 4.5 • 438 Ratings

Helping listeners achieve financial freedom sooner rather than later. Financial Samurai is America's number one personal finance blog and podcast helping you make more money, save more money, and live the life that you truly want.

    Giving Up Your Day Job To Be A Rideshare Entrepreneur With Harry Campbell

    Giving Up Your Day Job To Be A Rideshare Entrepreneur With Harry Campbell

    A conversation with Harry Campbell, founder of TheRideshareGuy.com. Harry left his job at Boeing in his late 20s to focus on his site full-time. Today, Harry enjoys being a lifestyle entrepreneur and a father to two kids. 
    For those of you itching to leave your day job to become an entrepreneur, you'll appreciate the insights on how Harry decided to take the leap of faith.
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    If you want to leave your day job, learn how to negotiate a severance with my bestselling ebook, How To Engineer Your Layoff: Make A Small Fortune By Saying Goodbye. Use the code "saveten" to save $10 at checkout. 
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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Car Mileage Versus Ownership Time When It Comes To Maintenance Expenses

    Car Mileage Versus Ownership Time When It Comes To Maintenance Expenses

    Car mileage is the main determinant of how often you'll have to spend fixing issues, even more so than the length of time you own the car. Here's a discussion on my blindspot on why I find Range Rovers to be more reliablity than perception. I've owned a Land Rover for 20 years now and wouldn't own one if they were chronically unreliable. 
    We also discuss how my desire for cars have changed as I've aged. 
    Relevant posts:
    The Best Way To Save On Car Maintenance
    The Biggest Benefit Of Driving A Cheap Old Car
    8 Cars In 10 Years: I Have A Car Buying Addiction
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    Join 60,000+ others and sign up for my free weekly newsletter so you never miss a thing. You can also get every post I publish immediately in your inbox by signing up here. 
    If you want to leave your day job, learn how to negotiate a severance with my bestselling ebook, How To Engineer Your Layoff: Make A Small Fortune By Saying Goodbye. Use the code "saveten" to save $10 at checkout. 
    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd appreciate a great review and a share with your friends!
     

    • 13 min
    Accepting The Trauma Of Remodeling A Home

    Accepting The Trauma Of Remodeling A Home

    To invest in real estate. take a look at Fundrise, my favorite private real estate platform. Fundrise has funds that invest primarily in single-family and multi-family properties in the Sunbelt. 
    For more nuanced personal finance content, join 60,000+ others and sign up for the free Financial Samurai newsletter. This way, you never miss a thing. 
    Episode Overview
    After discussing our wins and our regrets during the pandemic, I realized I left out one of our biggest "wins": gut remodeling a home!
    Let's discuss the trauma of remodeling a home and who should do it. Because it's not for everybody! 
    Related posts:
    Why Home Remodeling Always Takes Longer And Costs More Than Expected
    Remodel With Permits Or No?

    • 13 min
    The Active Investing versus Passive Investing Debate

    The Active Investing versus Passive Investing Debate

    Join 60,000+ others and sign up for my free weekly newsletter so you never miss a thing. You can also get every post I publish immediately in your inbox by signing up here. 
    If you enjoy this podcast, I'd appreciate a great review and a share with your friends!
    Support My Work
    To build generational wealth, pick up a copy of Buy This, Not That, my instant Wall Street Journal bestseller. The book helps you make more optimal investment decisions so you can live a better, more fulfilling life. 
    To learn how to negotiate a severance and be free, pick up a copy of How To Engineer Your Layoff. Use the code "saveten" to save $10. 
    Episode Overview
    A reader asked me why I bother with active investing when passive investing has proven to be the winner long term.
    Posts mentioned:
    Two Levels Of Rich: One Of Which Doesn't Rely On Index Funds
    How I'd Invest $1 Million Today For A Better Tomorrow
    Active versus Passive Index Investing Performance Comparison

    • 13 min
    How To Invest In Top Venture Capital And Venture Debt Funds

    How To Invest In Top Venture Capital And Venture Debt Funds

    Join 60,000+ others and sign up for my free weekly newsletter so you never miss a thing. You can also get every post I publish immediately in your inbox by signing up here. 
    If you enjoy this podcast, I'd appreciate a great review and a share with your friends!
    Support My Work
    To build generational wealth, pick up a copy of Buy This, Not That, my instant Wall Street Journal bestseller. The book helps you make more optimal investment decisions so you can live a better, more fulfilling life. 
    To learn how to negotiate a severance and be free, pick up a copy of How To Engineer Your Layoff. Use the code "saveten" to save $10. 
    Episode Synopsis
    If you're interested in investing in top venture capital, venture debt, and private equity funds let me share with you how. Being an accredited investor is enough since plenty of people have a lot of money. 
    Relevant posts:
    Why Invest In Private Funds Even Though They Have High Fees
    How I'd Invest One Million Dollars Today
    Understanding Venture Debt

    • 11 min
    Becoming An E-Commerce Entrepreneur with Steve Chou from My Wife Quit Her Job

    Becoming An E-Commerce Entrepreneur with Steve Chou from My Wife Quit Her Job

    In this epsiode, I interview Steve Chou, founder of the blog My Wife Quit Her Job and author of The Family First Entrepreneur. If you're interested in hearing thoughts about building an e-commerce business, raising a family in an expensive location, and having more freedom, this episode is for you. 
    Join 60,000+ others and sign up for my free weekly newsletter so you never miss a thing. You can also get all my posts via e-mail as soon as they come out by subscribing here. 
    Finally, if you enjoy this podcast, I'd appreciate a great review and a share with your friends! Your reviews are what keep me going. 

    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

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438 Ratings

438 Ratings

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Great perspective!

Love the show!

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A Must Listen To For Financial Literacy

One of the standout qualities of the Financial Samurai Podcast is its impressive range of topics. Whether it's investing strategies, real estate, early retirement, or career development, there's something for everyone. The host's ability to cover such a broad spectrum of financial subjects while maintaining a consistently high level of quality is commendable.

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Daria Sayan ,

Great Podcast

This is the only podcast that I listen to. The episodes are the perfect length and are always packed with meaningful insights about personal finance and life. His publisher really should have let him narrate his own audiobook for "Buy this Not That".

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