Student Loans, 50% Save Rates, and Being a Capitalist: JL Collins, Godfather of Financial Independence, Returns
The last time JL Collins joined me on the show (our most popular episode ever), we covered everything from millennial challenges, to his “VTSAX and Relax” approach, to lessons from his 2015 best-selling book, The Simple Path to Wealth. Now re-released a decade later with new insights, JL joins us again and we talk about:
If the US Dollar still holds its reserve currency status—and what it means if it doesn't
America’s student loan crisis and the myth of “good debt”
The liberation of dramatically downsizing your living expenses
Our culture of consumerism, and what might replace it
We even had a civil dispute about capitalism (I’ll let you guess who played defense) and whether billionaires create jobs or jobs create billionaires
Transcripts, show notes, production credits, and more can be found at: http://moneywithkatie.com/jl-collins.
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On American Exceptionalism, "Good" Jobs, and Manufacturing Nostalgia
In this Rich Girl Roundup review: We’re discussing a uniquely challenging crop of feedback, critiques, and questions about…
the episode that generated some rousing back-and-forth about American exceptionalism
the conversation that prompted some of you to reach out and share your successes and horror stories
one writer’s work that elevated my understanding of the relationship between our material conditions and family planning
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Transcripts, show notes, production credits, and more can be found at: https://moneywithkatie.com/radicalization-wealth.
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A $5,000 Baby Bonus, Birth Rates, and...the Manosphere?
Can you pay people to have kids? On one hand, countries that have beefed up social safety nets and pay people to procreate often see short-term success. But long-term results have been remarkably consistent worldwide: It’s very hard to pay people to have children.
My guest, writer Meagan Day, joins me today to discuss the recent birth rate data, the growing appeal of opt-out fantasies proffered by both tradwife influencers and the manosphere alike, and what our leaders would be wise to consider—beyond a one-time baby bonus.
Transcripts, show notes, production credits, and more can be found at: http://moneywithkatie.com/baby-bonus.
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The $175K Factory Worker: What Happens When Employees Own Stock
Given private equity’s reach (1 in 25 work for a business owned by a PE firm), the industry has the power to shape work culture at scale, for better or for worse. And ironically, that’s exactly why Pete Stavros, co-head of global private equity for KKR, thinks he’s in a unique position to bring employee ownership to the mainstream.
Pete’s goal? To dramatically expand the number of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) that grant ownership shares to workers: “Imagine how different our economy and our country would be if workers owned a slice of every company in America.”
Transcripts, show notes, production credits, and more can be found at: https://moneywithkatie.com/esops.
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Talking Tariffs and Trade Wars with Grace Blakeley and Kathryn Edwards
Two of our most popular guests—economist Kathryn Edwards (aka Keds) and writer Grace Blakeley—return today for a timely conversation about tariffs, trade wars, and damaged trust. See how they weighed in on the big-picture ideas I couldn’t stop thinking about in this expansive roundtable.
Transcripts, show notes, production credits, and more can be found at: https://moneywithkatie.com/tariffs.
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