A personal finance podcast with Burton Bourne and Henry Hazlitt
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Taking credit card points programs to the extreme.
The boys hear a report from a socialist about the GameSpot mania
The surprisingly simple math behind cruises. (Not really.)
The boys dig into whether crypto is a good investment.
We have some advice for frugal folks on Valentine's Day. Sorry Valentine's Day was halfway over by the time we published. Here's the piece we discussed.
How to borrow money to make more money (and to gamble on the Super Bowl).
How many games would a GameStop stop if a GameStop could stop games?
Nervous about index funds? Afraid of real estate? We wish we had answers too.
They also look in to pursuing weirder options if the podcast doesn't work out
Burt asked for a raise, and he tells the story of how it went.
The boys continue their review of different ways to invest in commodities.
You've probably asked yourself: Should I buy 1,000 pounds of honey? Why did she leave? What about 1,000,000 pounds of lead? Well, you've finally got answers.
The boys finally managed to convince someone else to come on the show and talk about his financial life. Diego de la Vega loves California but it's too expensive, so he's establishing a beachhead on the East Coast.
Joe Biden will run the country with a divided Congress. It could change your personal financial situation.
A lot of personal-finance bloggers have a pretty dire view of the future. The boys dissect why.
Burt and Henry are lucky. They like their jobs and make decent money. But what if they lost them? On this episode they think about what they'd do instead--and what you should do if you want to retire early.
Nightmare tenants. Clogged toilets. Real estate agents. All the awful stuff you have to deal with when investing in property.And here's the shitty car Henry's dad bought.https://imgur.com/a/D0NwImt
[Intro: Jamie Foxx]She take my money when I'm in needYeah, she's a triflin' friend indeedOh, she's a gold diggerWay over town that digs on me [Chorus: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)](She give me money) Now, I ain't sayin' she a gold digger(When I'm in need) But she ain't messin' with no broke niggas(She give me money) Now, I ain't sayin' she a gold digger(When I'm in need) But she ain't messin' with no broke niggas(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head [Verse 1: Kanye West]Cutie the bomb, met her at a beauty salonWith a baby Louis Vuitton under her underarmShe said: "I can tell you rock, I can tell by your charmFar as girls, you got a flockI can tell by your charm and your arm"But I'm lookin' for the one, have you seen her?My psychic told me she'll have a ass like SerenaTrina, Jennifer Lopez, four kidsAnd I gotta take all they bad asses to ShowBiz?Okay, get your kids, but then they got their friendsI pulled up in the Benz, they all got up inWe all went to din' and then I had to payIf you fuckin' with this girl, then you better be paidYou know why? It take too much to touch herFrom what I heard she got a baby by BustaMy best friend said she used to fuck with UsherI don't care what none of y'all say, I still love her[Chorus: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)](She give me money) Now, I ain't sayin' she a gold digger(When I'm in need) But she ain't messin' with no broke niggas(She give me money) Now, I ain't sayin' she a gold digger(When I'm in need) But she ain't messin' with no broke niggas(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head [Verse 2: Kanye West]Eighteen years, eighteen yearsShe got one of your kids, got you for eighteen yearsI know somebody payin' child support for one of his kidsHis baby mama car and crib is bigger than hisYou will see him on TV any given SundayWin the Super Bowl and drive off in a HyundaiShe was supposed to buy your shorty Tyco with your moneyShe went to the doctor, got lipo with your moneyShe walkin' around lookin' like Michael with your moneyShoulda got that insured, Geico for your moneyIf you ain't no punkHolla, "We want prenup! We want prenup!" (Yeah!)It's somethin' that you need to have‘Cause when she leave yo' ass, she gon' leave with halfEighteen years, eighteen yearsAnd on the 18th birthday, he found out it wasn't his?[Chorus: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)](She give me money) Now, I ain't sayin' she a gold digger(When I'm in need) But she ain't messin' with no broke niggas(She give me money) Now, I ain't sayin' she a gold digger(When I'm in need) But she ain't messin' with no broke niggas(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head [Verse 3: Kanye West]Now, I ain't sayin' you a gold digger, you got needsYou don't want a dude to smoke, but he can't buy weedYou go out to eat, he can't pay, y'all can't leaveThere's dishes in the back, he gotta roll up his sleevesBut while y'all washin', watch himHe gon' make it to a Benz out of that DatsunHe got that ambition, baby, look at his eyesThis week he moppin' floors, next week it's the friesSo stick by his sideI know there's dudes ballin', and yeah, that's niceAnd they gonna keep callin' and tryin', but you stay right, girlAnd when he get on, he'll leave yo' ass for a white girl [Chorus 2: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)](I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head, get down(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go 'head
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Should we feel bad for people who were dumb enough to invest in crypto promoted by a famous rapper? If we're cancelled, will people like our bad business ideas? These and other existential questions on this week's show.
If you've ever felt like you pay too much taxes, this one will show you how to become a leech instead! Some great details about class-action lawsuits too.
The boys dissect the difference between Lean FIRE and Fat FIRE. Well, they try to.
Do you have an empty spiritual void? Too much shit in your house? Maybe minimalism is for you. The boys consider what minimalism actually means, and what it looks like in practice. Could you live out of just a suitcase? One blogger showed us how.
As free-market fundamentalists, we hate to admit that the people in charge of the government can have a big effect on the economy (and therefore the stock market and therefore our retirement accounts). But it's true. This is our most political show ever, but we also talk about Disney World. Email thoughts to marketliberationfront@gmail.com
The boys consider whether buying a house makes sense. Henry tells stories about his dad's home improvement fiascos while Burt declares a fatwa on Boomers. Our sincerest apologies to multiple-home-owner Bernie Sanders. Email thoughts to marketliberationfront@gmail.com and rate the show.
What would you do if you got a surprise $100? $1,000? $10,000? $100,000? What about $1,000,000? The answer for Burt and Henry: thousands and thousands of massages. And maybe some stocks and real estate. Email your thoughts to marketliberationfront@gmail.com
Special guest and friend of the show Vladimir Nabokov tells the story of his privileged and shady life. He finally got his financial life (almost) together this year , and he shares with us how he did it. Email thoughts to marketliberationfront@gmail.com
Mr. Money Mustache thinks it's "tribal" to worry about people not wearing masks. Henry tells stories about playing paintball with crackheads, and Burt tells the story of meeting a famous surfer for the 1000th time. We swear there is some financial advice somewhere in here. Email your thoughts to marketliberationfront@gmail.com and rate the show in your podcast app.
Burt and Henry consider two people who went too far. If you have savings in your 20s, are you doing something wrong? This moron thinks so! If you're voluntarily homeless to save money, are you doing something wrong? We think so! Email your thoughts to marketliberationfront@gmail.com and rate the show in your podcast app.
Burt and Henry discuss the hierarchy of personal finance advice: from licensed financial advisors to degenerate podcast hosts. They also consider whether Tik Tok is the best place to get information about annuities, and try to figure out why Mr. Money Mustache is always harassing his neighbors. They close by briefly embracing socialism after reading about how one rich Londoner has managed to survive the Covid-19 pandemic.
A friend of the show paid for his Peloton by investing in Peloton. Or did he? Also, some guy in France accidentally made 10 million euros investing. And some American guy in Latin America thinks the stock market is evil because of lobbyists. If you make it to through all that, the boys offer some sound advice in the final few minutes. Email your thoughts to marketliberationfront@gmail.com.
Good housing decisions are critical to your financial health and general well-being—something that people often learn the hard way. Shirley Temple shares his experience inside Henry's apartment from hell. Then Burt explains how he and his wife plan to get more out of their space in a high-cost area. Email your thoughts to marketliberationfront@gmail.com.
So, your war-criminal-turned-corrupt-government-contractor grandfather finally croaked and left you a pile of money. Classic dilemma: What's the best way for a social-justice warrior to make even more money to promote socialism with without doing any work? The wonders of capitalism, of course! Fitness Bank and Financial Samurai have specific ideas, as do Burt and Henry.
Henry and Burt take a look at how Mr. Money Mustache saves money on food. This involves lots of canola oil, bicycling, middle-fingers, and Costco. Some ideas are good! But the boys have some suggestions for better ways to save money while shopping. Henry also has some thoughts about Italy's relationship with non-Italian food, and Burt compares Trade Joe's to a famous movie.
Henry and Burt record themselves having a very meta and self-involved conversation about why they are recording themselves talking about personal finance and personal-finance lifestyle bloggers. Then they read "How I live on $7,000 per year" from Jacob Lund Fisker's Early Retirement Extreme blog. Never go to a restaurant with Jacob.
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