The Financial Samurai Podcast

The Financial Samurai Podcast


Latest Episodes

A Man Is Not A Financial Plan: TradWives And Its Financial And Social Implications
August 08, 2024

In this episode, I speak to , bestselling author of The Sicilian Inheritance, podcaster, and award-winning journalist. We discuss tradwives and its financial and social implications. Given that Finan

Most Important Personal Finance Ratio: The Home-To-Car Ratio
June 27, 2024

I've decided that my Home-To-Car Ratio guide is the most important pesonal finance guide for everyone to fall. After all, everybody needs a place to live, real estate is the best asset to build wealth

FAANG FIRE: One Year After Leaving Facebook To Live A Semi-Retired Life
June 20, 2024

I catch up with Andre Nader, ex-Facebook employee about what he's been up to one year after leaving his day job. We talk about being a stay-at-home dad, the temptation of going back to work, buying p

Your Saver's Mindset Will Naturally Kick In If You Need Money
June 06, 2024

I spoke to my wife about how my saver's mindset naturally kicked in after purchasing our new house in October 2023. Our liquidity was tight, and we were literally living paycheck to paycheck for six m

Property Bidding Wars And The Best Time Of The Year To Buy A House
May 23, 2024

Property bidding wars are back, despite persistently high mortgage rates, due to the strength of the economy and the stock market. This episode discusses why people are getting into bidding wars and t

The Career Path From VC, To Big Startup, To Creating Your Own Startup
May 16, 2024

I talk to Emily Luk, Co-Founder and CEO of , a wealth platform for today's modern couples about her career path from VC, to joining a big startup, to creating her own startup. I wanted to now why she

Your Provider's Clock Helps Explain Your Desire To Work And Provide
May 02, 2024

For the longest time, I've wondered the following about some men: Why claim to be retired while having a working spouse? Why work so many hours after having a newborn? Why leave your family when your

Investing In Artificial Intelligence With The Fundrise Innovation Fund And Ben Miller
April 18, 2024

In this episode, I catch up with Ben Miller, Co-founder and CEO of Fundrise about artificial intelligence and the latest investments by the . We discuss how company valuations are calculated in the f

Becoming A Children's Book Illustrator And Author With Colleen Kong-Savage
April 11, 2024

I speak with Colleen Kong-Savage about becoming a children's book illustrator and author, as well as a freelance graphic designer while living in expensive New York City. Colleen has a new book out en

Real Estate Commissions Are Already Coming Down Fast
April 04, 2024

Every residential real estate investor and homeowner is richer after the National Association Of Realtors settled its price fixing lawsuit. I know many real estate agents, realtors, and brokerages are