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Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« on: August 27, 2019, 08:15:50 AM »
I've noticed I need my daily/weekly dose of Mustachianism in order to stay motivated and keep my finances in shape. However, Mr. Money Mustache has gotten notoriously lazy (busy with real life?) and doesn't post new content that often.

So... are there any substitute products to enjoy? Who's the world's second best financial superhero?  :)

I know there are hundreds of other financial blogs out there. Practically every FIRE advocate seems to be running one. But most are either incredibly boring writers or just live very dull lives. The official MMM blog makes finance fun and I find myself often laughing aloud. Any similar things out there? Or are there only cheap, poorly made copies around?

Thanks for the links! And as this is my first post: happy to be a part of the community!

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2019, 08:27:50 AM »
I like Frugalwoods. She has a good writing style. I especially love her case studies.

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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2019, 08:49:18 AM »
I totally agree with what you’re saying. I’m getting a lot out of the Choose FI podcasts. It’s pretty much my first stop when I need a hit of FI motivation/insight. I just got Quit Like a Millionaire (Kristy Shen) from the library, and I’m really looking forward to starting that.

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« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2019, 09:50:46 AM »
I've been listening to Paula Pant's podcasts for a few months now and love them. I especially like the episodes where she takes listener questions along with that Joe guy, because they sometimes disagree, and I enjoy that level of transparency. You'd rarely (ever?) hear Dave Ramsey let a co-host/guest openly disagree with him on his show.

I respect that Paula analyzes listeners' situations and brainstorming options with them, but does not NOT give them marching orders (unlike Ramsey and others). She respects their intelligence, AND she understands that not EVERYTHING has to be mathematically optimized, because our behavior (what moves us the most) has to be considered. On one of the last shows, she and Joe were trying to figure out how excited a listener would get by paying off her student loans instead of investing, and basically the consensus was, "They are both good decisions, paying off debt or investing, BUT if the paying off debt option will really light a fire under the listener to just CRUSH it, then by all means, go with that one."
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« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2019, 10:15:00 AM »
Depending on what you're looking for, I've enjoyed FIREcracker https://www.millennial-revolution.com/. It's especially fun if you're interested in frugally travelling, which is what they do all the time.

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« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2019, 10:38:25 AM »
Depending on what you're looking for, I've enjoyed FIREcracker https://www.millennial-revolution.com/. It's especially fun if you're interested in frugally travelling, which is what they do all the time.

^^This is who wrote Quit Like a Millionaire. ^^

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« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2019, 10:50:41 AM »
Depending on what you're looking for, I've enjoyed FIREcracker https://www.millennial-revolution.com/. It's especially fun if you're interested in frugally travelling, which is what they do all the time.

^^This is who wrote Quit Like a Millionaire. ^^

Very cool! I am still relatively new to their website and saw that they were writing a book but didn't realize it had come out yet. If it's anything like her writing style on the website it will be pretty funny. I have thoroughly enjoyed her creative cursing of communists, lol (not indicative of her political persuasion, pretty much literally her entire family were severely negatively impacted by communists in China).

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2019, 03:19:56 AM »
For strictly information or topics i really still like Bogleheads .

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« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2019, 04:30:54 AM »
PTF,  as I always appreciate a little inspiration.

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« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2019, 07:26:48 AM »
Bitches Get Riches! Excellent, well written blog. I think they do a great job of presenting financial issues and offering pragmatic useful advice, while also addressing confounding factors that make achieving FI challenging. As they say, “Finance. Feminism. No fucks given.”

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« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2019, 07:48:23 AM »
I like Frugalwoods. She has a good writing style. I especially love her case studies.
The cutesy stuff on that blog makes me puke.   

Not an attack on your taste, just a warning to others who have mine. :)

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« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2019, 08:43:15 AM »
Bitches Get Riches! Excellent, well written blog. I think they do a great job of presenting financial issues and offering pragmatic useful advice, while also addressing confounding factors that make achieving FI challenging. As they say, “Finance. Feminism. No fucks given.”

I love Bitches Get Riches! They only post once or twice a week right? But the posts are always well thought out and well written deep dives. No clickbait there. Edited to Add: Last week's article about balance and measuring time in "Beyonce Hours" was fantastic! I think I might go post it over on a thread where we are talking about burnout.

I've also historically enjoyed JD Roth at Get Rich Slowly. He bought it back last year and I have really liked following along as he works to figure out what sort of content he wants to put out there and how he works to get his audience back. He's also a deep diver and really runs the gamut from bread and butter posts to talking about personal issues like depression.
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« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2019, 10:25:39 AM »
I like Frugalwoods. She has a good writing style. I especially love her case studies.
The cutesy stuff on that blog makes me puke.   

Not an attack on your taste, just a warning to others who have mine. :)

I have mixed feelings about the Frugalwoods, so I'm just asking because I'm curious -- what is the cutesy stuff?


Bitches Get Riches! Excellent, well written blog. I think they do a great job of presenting financial issues and offering pragmatic useful advice, while also addressing confounding factors that make achieving FI challenging. As they say, “Finance. Feminism. No fucks given.”

I love Bitches Get Riches! They only post once or twice a week right? But the posts are always well thought out and well written deep dives. No clickbait there. Edited to Add: Last week's article about balance and measuring time in "Beyonce Hours" was fantastic! I think I might go post it over on a thread where we are talking about burnout.

I've also historically enjoyed JD Roth at Get Rich Slowly. He bought it back last year and I have really liked following along as he works to figure out what sort of content he wants to put out there and how he works to get his audience back. He's also a deep diver and really runs the gamut from bread and butter posts to talking about personal issues like depression.

Definitely going to check out BGR. Sounds great, especially because I feel like it's much easier for me to relate to women's perspectives on FI, yet they seem underrepresented among the well-known FI voices. That said, I read a post by JD Roth recently, and it was extremely helpful to me. Like, lightbulb moment! So I'm open to listening to everyone.

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« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2019, 10:39:50 AM »
I totally agree with what you’re saying. I’m getting a lot out of the Choose FI podcasts. It’s pretty much my first stop when I need a hit of FI motivation/insight. I just got Quit Like a Millionaire (Kristy Shen) from the library, and I’m really looking forward to starting that.

Hey Doc, I have listened to a few of the ChooseFI podcasts and can't quite get into them. I know they are hugely popular and wonder if you can help me crack what their hook is. Hopefully this isn't taken as an attack on your preferences.

The podcasts I have listened to have seemed like they don't advocate for pushing your own boundaries surrounding savings. I can't remember which episode it was but I remember Jonathan making a remark about how crazy a 60% savings rate was. Also, I have felt a sort of animosity between Jonathan and the MMM community and Pete himself. Have you also felt this? Could just be a marketing technique of differentiating their product from MMM to capture a wider audience.

Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Cheers,

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« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2019, 10:49:10 AM »
I totally agree with what you’re saying. I’m getting a lot out of the Choose FI podcasts. It’s pretty much my first stop when I need a hit of FI motivation/insight. I just got Quit Like a Millionaire (Kristy Shen) from the library, and I’m really looking forward to starting that.

Hey Doc, I have listened to a few of the ChooseFI podcasts and can't quite get into them. I know they are hugely popular and wonder if you can help me crack what their hook is. Hopefully this isn't taken as an attack on your preferences.

The podcasts I have listened to have seemed like they don't advocate for pushing your own boundaries surrounding savings. I can't remember which episode it was but I remember Jonathan making a remark about how crazy a 60% savings rate was. Also, I have felt a sort of animosity between Jonathan and the MMM community and Pete himself. Have you also felt this? Could just be a marketing technique of differentiating their product from MMM to capture a wider audience.

Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Cheers,

No worries about my preferences. Different strokes and all that. I do feel like they advocate for making big changes, although they don't seem as "hardcore" as MMM. For example, I think I remember them both saying they drive and can't imagine ever not owning cars. In terms of animosity, my impression so far has been that they are definitely trying to differentiate themselves if for no other reason than to make a buck. Maybe I'm just old and grizzly, but I am totally skeptical of anyone taking on a public voice out of sheer altruism.

I do think I scan through the podcasts for interviews with the big guns. Or someone I can relate to on a personal level, like a woman, a mother, an older demographic, etc. So I'm actually gaining the most through listening to the various "experts" not necessarily the podcast hosts.

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« Reply #15 on: September 03, 2019, 11:02:25 AM »
For a daily dose of FIRE content, I like to check out the aggregated list from Camp Fire Finance.
It's a feed of FIRE articles that gets updated on a regular basis.
I often stumble over random pearls of great writing and discover new blogs I like:
https://www.campfirefinance.com/fire-feed/

If you like more curated content, JD's and Jim Wang's new project Apex Money could be useful:
https://apexmoney.com/
Rockstar finance used to be really good for this, but has kind of died since the site was sold
Also sometimes stuff that gets curated can be one sided, but sometimes it's kinda cool too

For those who want women specific ones, in addition to the BGR already mentioned
another good one is Women who money: https://womensmoneytalk.com/ or https://womenwhomoney.com/

My favorite one in that area is Angela's post over on Thread Lightly Retire early
https://treadlightlyretireearly.com/2018/01/18/meet-the-women-of-the-financial-independence-movement/
Which gives you tons of blogs to look through, sorted roughly by DINK / SINK etc.

Two I have personally spent more time on recently are
http://triplebottomlinefi.com and Vicki Robin, author of Your Money or Your Life, herself https://vickirobin.com/vickis-blog/
I have been thinking a lot more about alternative investments and sustainability efforts, so those two sources have had lots of great things to discover.
There certainly is no shortage of great content out there. After sorting through them for a while you can tell the ones who start a blog with the intention just to make money, from the ones who genuinely want to share ideas and contribute to the community pretty quickly.


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« Reply #16 on: September 03, 2019, 06:38:14 PM »
Bitches Get Riches! Excellent, well written blog. I think they do a great job of presenting financial issues and offering pragmatic useful advice, while also addressing confounding factors that make achieving FI challenging. As they say, “Finance. Feminism. No fucks given.”

Thanks for this one. I read a couple articles today and bookmarked their archive to read later. Can't believe I have never heard of them before.

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« Reply #17 on: September 03, 2019, 06:43:43 PM »
I like Frugalwoods. She has a good writing style. I especially love her case studies.
The cutesy stuff on that blog makes me puke.   

Not an attack on your taste, just a warning to others who have mine. :)

I have mixed feelings about the Frugalwoods, so I'm just asking because I'm curious -- what is the cutesy stuff?

Gobs of bow-headed dogs and babies.

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« Reply #18 on: September 03, 2019, 07:15:06 PM »
I like Frugalwoods. She has a good writing style. I especially love her case studies.
The cutesy stuff on that blog makes me puke.   

Not an attack on your taste, just a warning to others who have mine. :)

I have mixed feelings about the Frugalwoods, so I'm just asking because I'm curious -- what is the cutesy stuff?

Gobs of bow-headed dogs and babies.
No more bow-headed dogs. Gracie, aka The Frugal Hound, died. RIP Gracie. My beef was the over-the-top vocabulary, which she seems to have toned down significantly. I'm a word geek, but even I found it off-putting, so I'm glad she's eased up. She was very out there with her struggles with postpartum depression after baby #2, so I give her huge props for that.
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« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2019, 12:57:25 AM »
I totally agree with what you’re saying. I’m getting a lot out of the Choose FI podcasts. It’s pretty much my first stop when I need a hit of FI motivation/insight. I just got Quit Like a Millionaire (Kristy Shen) from the library, and I’m really looking forward to starting that.

Hey Doc, I have listened to a few of the ChooseFI podcasts and can't quite get into them. I know they are hugely popular and wonder if you can help me crack what their hook is. Hopefully this isn't taken as an attack on your preferences.

The podcasts I have listened to have seemed like they don't advocate for pushing your own boundaries surrounding savings. I can't remember which episode it was but I remember Jonathan making a remark about how crazy a 60% savings rate was. Also, I have felt a sort of animosity between Jonathan and the MMM community and Pete himself. Have you also felt this? Could just be a marketing technique of differentiating their product from MMM to capture a wider audience.

Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Cheers,

No worries about my preferences. Different strokes and all that. I do feel like they advocate for making big changes, although they don't seem as "hardcore" as MMM. For example, I think I remember them both saying they drive and can't imagine ever not owning cars. In terms of animosity, my impression so far has been that they are definitely trying to differentiate themselves if for no other reason than to make a buck. Maybe I'm just old and grizzly, but I am totally skeptical of anyone taking on a public voice out of sheer altruism.

I do think I scan through the podcasts for interviews with the big guns. Or someone I can relate to on a personal level, like a woman, a mother, an older demographic, etc. So I'm actually gaining the most through listening to the various "experts" not necessarily the podcast hosts.

Brad and Jonathan do differentiate themselves from Mustachianism in that they don't talk facepunches or spend too much time or emphasis on optimization.  They have interviewed a number of folks who we are familiar with, but let them do most of the talking.  Rather than tell the audience "you must do this" they say "this is a way to get it done."  They focus a lot on "why I'm doing this" and "what comes after retirement."  They (or rather most of their guests) reference Pete's "Shockingly Simple Math" all the time; however, the bulk of their work lately has been on college hacks, staying happy during the journey, and having F-U money rather than actually retiring early.  Their focus on "lifestyle optimization" meant they had to do a lot of backpedaling on RE in the last year since people who are pursuing FI may not ever retire.  Brad runs a travel/credit card hacking website as well so that content bleeds over a lot.

Regarding your last comment, Brad and Jonathan started the podcast not actually knowing much of the material themselves - especially Brad.  They've learned right alongside their audience which is why they're less "direct" about what/how to achieve FI.  The fact that half of their weekly airtime is devoted to the audience calling in with advice highlights this. 

I enjoy listening to them most of the time, but I tune out when the get repetitively philosophical about the message and lately I've been getting frustrated with actual audience members.  Their Facebook community has over 50,000 members and has been around only two years.  As it expands and they gain popularity, more people seem to be showing up with get-rich-quick mindsets and ignorance of actual podcast material. 

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« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2019, 07:33:53 AM »
I listen to choose FI but they do tend to verbally suck each other off !

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« Reply #21 on: September 09, 2019, 07:57:29 PM »
I like Raptitude. It's not strictly a FIRE or Mustachianism blog, but it does have good posts on the subject, like these:

https://www.raptitude.com/2013/04/how-much-of-your-life-are-you-selling-off/
https://www.raptitude.com/2016/05/what-we-want/
https://www.raptitude.com/2017/11/the-danger-of-convenience/

The author also writes good, thoughtful posts on happiness and life philosophy in general.

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« Reply #22 on: September 12, 2019, 05:28:28 PM »
Another vote for Bitches Get Riches. They are also fantastically funny. Like a more sane and down to earth Suze Orman (who was my entry drug to PF btw). I looked in a few times on Refinery29, and there is a lot of good content there, plus Money Diaries. But overall it doesn't seem like a relatable demographic to me.

For real estate investing/managing matters, I like Bigger Pockets.

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« Reply #23 on: September 15, 2019, 02:56:48 PM »
Much less fancy style and social media effort, but I still have a lot of respect for Jacob at ERE.

https://earlyretirementextreme.com/

An OG of the eco- and practical thrift side; super fundamental approach; more than anything, a clear target of a lower spending level. I think their forums focus on that more clearly than ours. Also, one of the most striking ideas I've ever heard was the one they apparently have about "zero to FI in 200 posts" (I think @Zikoris said she was inspired by that).

I think a better me would aspire to be like the 200 post people, or devotees/examplars such as our own @C40 (and Zikoris) who are as close to ERE as to MMM.

PS. @ElliotMess, just noticed your hilarious forum name. Well done!
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« Reply #24 on: September 15, 2019, 05:53:11 PM »
Much less fancy style and social media effort, but I still have a lot of respect for Jacob at ERE.

https://earlyretirementextreme.com/

An OG of the eco- and practical thrift side; super fundamental approach; more than anything, a clear target of a lower spending level. I think their forums focus on that more clearly than ours. Also, one of the most striking ideas I've ever heard was the one they apparently have about "zero to FI in 200 posts" (I think @Zikoris said she was inspired by that).

I think a better me would aspire to be like the 200 post people, or devotees/examplars such as our own @C40 (and Zikoris) who are as close to ERE as to MMM.

PS. @ElliotMess, just noticed your hilarious forum name. Well done!

I'm a huge ERE nerd, but I don't recall "zero to FI in 200 posts" - but I'd like to! Do you have a link by any chance?

I quite like the ERE 21 day makeover. While I don't do everything he suggests, I think it's basically a good guide to what maximum badassity can look like while still in the context of being within modern society (so not moving into the woods and living off the land or whatever). As long as I'm generally moving closer to that ideal versus further away from it, I consider it a success.

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« Reply #25 on: September 15, 2019, 09:05:31 PM »
Ptf. Same question as OP.

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« Reply #26 on: September 16, 2019, 11:59:30 AM »
Much less fancy style and social media effort, but I still have a lot of respect for Jacob at ERE.

https://earlyretirementextreme.com/

An OG of the eco- and practical thrift side; super fundamental approach; more than anything, a clear target of a lower spending level. I think their forums focus on that more clearly than ours. Also, one of the most striking ideas I've ever heard was the one they apparently have about "zero to FI in 200 posts" (I think @Zikoris said she was inspired by that).

I think a better me would aspire to be like the 200 post people, or devotees/examplars such as our own @C40 (and Zikoris) who are as close to ERE as to MMM.

PS. @ElliotMess, just noticed your hilarious forum name. Well done!

I'm a huge ERE nerd, but I don't recall "zero to FI in 200 posts" - but I'd like to! Do you have a link by any chance?

I quite like the ERE 21 day makeover. While I don't do everything he suggests, I think it's basically a good guide to what maximum badassity can look like while still in the context of being within modern society (so not moving into the woods and living off the land or whatever). As long as I'm generally moving closer to that ideal versus further away from it, I consider it a success.

I'm a huge ERE nerd, but I don't recall "zero to FI in 200 posts" - but I'd like to! Do you have a link by any chance?


That wasn't you???

LOL!

(pokes around forum...not in C40's last few dozen posts...Google doesn't show it...you know ERE way better than I do...)

Maybe it was something @arebelspy said. Or @MonkeyJenga. Maybe I only imagined it. Anyway, glad you like the idea as much as I do.  :)

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« Reply #27 on: September 16, 2019, 12:51:35 PM »
Not me. I haven't spent much time on the ERE site, although I did meet a forum member on the subway when she saw me reading Jacob's book!

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« Reply #28 on: September 16, 2019, 02:54:03 PM »
I totally agree with what you’re saying. I’m getting a lot out of the Choose FI podcasts. It’s pretty much my first stop when I need a hit of FI motivation/insight. I just got Quit Like a Millionaire (Kristy Shen) from the library, and I’m really looking forward to starting that.

Hey Doc, I have listened to a few of the ChooseFI podcasts and can't quite get into them. I know they are hugely popular and wonder if you can help me crack what their hook is. Hopefully this isn't taken as an attack on your preferences.

The podcasts I have listened to have seemed like they don't advocate for pushing your own boundaries surrounding savings. I can't remember which episode it was but I remember Jonathan making a remark about how crazy a 60% savings rate was. Also, I have felt a sort of animosity between Jonathan and the MMM community and Pete himself. Have you also felt this? Could just be a marketing technique of differentiating their product from MMM to capture a wider audience.

Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Cheers,

No worries about my preferences. Different strokes and all that. I do feel like they advocate for making big changes, although they don't seem as "hardcore" as MMM. For example, I think I remember them both saying they drive and can't imagine ever not owning cars. In terms of animosity, my impression so far has been that they are definitely trying to differentiate themselves if for no other reason than to make a buck. Maybe I'm just old and grizzly, but I am totally skeptical of anyone taking on a public voice out of sheer altruism.

I do think I scan through the podcasts for interviews with the big guns. Or someone I can relate to on a personal level, like a woman, a mother, an older demographic, etc. So I'm actually gaining the most through listening to the various "experts" not necessarily the podcast hosts.

Brad and Jonathan do differentiate themselves from Mustachianism in that they don't talk facepunches or spend too much time or emphasis on optimization.  They have interviewed a number of folks who we are familiar with, but let them do most of the talking.  Rather than tell the audience "you must do this" they say "this is a way to get it done."  They focus a lot on "why I'm doing this" and "what comes after retirement."  They (or rather most of their guests) reference Pete's "Shockingly Simple Math" all the time; however, the bulk of their work lately has been on college hacks, staying happy during the journey, and having F-U money rather than actually retiring early.  Their focus on "lifestyle optimization" meant they had to do a lot of backpedaling on RE in the last year since people who are pursuing FI may not ever retire.  Brad runs a travel/credit card hacking website as well so that content bleeds over a lot.

Regarding your last comment, Brad and Jonathan started the podcast not actually knowing much of the material themselves - especially Brad.  They've learned right alongside their audience which is why they're less "direct" about what/how to achieve FI.  The fact that half of their weekly airtime is devoted to the audience calling in with advice highlights this. 

I enjoy listening to them most of the time, but I tune out when the get repetitively philosophical about the message and lately I've been getting frustrated with actual audience members.  Their Facebook community has over 50,000 members and has been around only two years.  As it expands and they gain popularity, more people seem to be showing up with get-rich-quick mindsets and ignorance of actual podcast material.

I used to listen to ChooseFI a lot, but I'm finding them pretty obnoxious lately.  They seem to be quite in love with themselves and every show is spent talking about how great they are. I've noticed that sometimes guests will make the rounds of different podcasts when they have a book coming out or whatever, and I always get the least out of ChooseFI's interview with that guest. They seem to focus the interview more on themselves, while others actually focus the interview on the guest. I have never heard an interview on ChooseFI that made me want to go buy that persons book, but I have wanted to buy the books of at least two guests that were on other shows as well as ChooseFI.

I like Paula Pant and Stacking Benjamins and I just started listening to Dough Roller.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #29 on: September 22, 2019, 09:12:01 PM »
Jim Collins gets my vote. 

And as a teacher, I have to give a big shout out to TheMillionaireEducator.  Excellent blog. 

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #30 on: December 05, 2019, 11:52:34 AM »
I like Bogleheads, Early Retirement Extreme, Karl over at Mister 1500 and Justin over at Root of Good.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #31 on: December 15, 2019, 06:04:15 PM »
I particularly like Robert Platt Bell over at livingstingy.com

He’s a middle age effectively retired man w spouse and no kids who has written 3000+ posts on a huge variety of topics.

He’s not strictly a FIRE writer but he spent a good deal of life messing up with money. And plainly admits how and why. Until about the time he started the blog in 2008!  I find his age and documenting his many screwups to give a lot more wisdom especially to those of us who didn’t start “right” with money as so many millennial bloggers do.

If you like is dry witty writing style you’ll have plenty to read.  Be ware a fair amount is repetitive as he often refers back to simple concepts and “sayings” he has sort of like Dave ramsey.

He does interject some politics every now and then (he’s a centrist democrat so he manages to rip  the right and the left) but you can skip what you don’t like. (As I happen to be one too i like it for the most part)

Start here:
http://livingstingy.blogspot.com/2011/02/quotable-quotes.html?m=1

Some of my favorites:
http://livingstingy.blogspot.com/2011/01/money-train.html?m=1
http://livingstingy.blogspot.com/2008/11/kill-your-television.html?m=1

There’s also some great ones on home maintenance and why simplicity is good.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #32 on: December 17, 2019, 09:11:11 PM »
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I particularly like Robert Platt Bell over at livingstingy.com

I like this one too.  He sometimes irritates me, but he usually provides "food for thought".

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #33 on: December 31, 2019, 07:14:36 AM »
Another vote for Bitches Get Riches. They are also fantastically funny. Like a more sane and down to earth Suze Orman (who was my entry drug to PF btw). I looked in a few times on Refinery29, and there is a lot of good content there, plus Money Diaries. But overall it doesn't seem like a relatable demographic to me.


Most of the Money Diaries are an example of how NOT to live a frugal, FIRE life while moaning about how much debt you have and how much rent in New York and San Francisco is.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #34 on: December 31, 2019, 07:20:56 AM »
Jim Collins gets my vote. 

And as a teacher, I have to give a big shout out to TheMillionaireEducator.  Excellent blog.

I like both these blogs as well.

Thanks for the heads up on Bitches Get Riches! Looks fun and hopefully my teenager will groove more with it than MMM.

My real financial super hero is Elizabeth Warren, because she's effecting policy change that helps everyday people. No blog, although she did co-author a perfectly reasonable personal finance book many years ago.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #35 on: December 31, 2019, 08:20:48 AM »
Root Simple (mustachian DIY bootstrap lifestyle rather than PF per se)

Podcast: Bad with Money by Gaby Dunn

Old-school: The Simple Dollar by Trent

The Non-Consumer Advocate blog and FB group

The Complete Tightwad Gazette book (published in 1990s) and unofficial FB group

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #36 on: December 31, 2019, 08:35:05 AM »

My real financial super hero is Elizabeth Warren, because she's effecting policy change that helps everyday people. No blog, although she did co-author a perfectly reasonable personal finance book many years ago.

^ Two Income Trap was absolutely formative for me! Reading it when I was in college impressed upon me the importance of learning to live off of one income and banking the other one when in a committed relationship.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #37 on: January 19, 2020, 02:23:59 AM »
I read Go Curry Cracker and the Mad Fientist outside of here.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #38 on: January 20, 2020, 06:05:58 AM »
Root Simple (mustachian DIY bootstrap lifestyle rather than PF per se)

Podcast: Bad with Money by Gaby Dunn

Old-school: The Simple Dollar by Trent

The Non-Consumer Advocate blog and FB group

The Complete Tightwad Gazette book (published in 1990s) and unofficial FB group

What ever happened to Trent after he sold The Simple Dollar? I used to read that all the time.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #39 on: January 23, 2020, 09:11:59 AM »

Podcast: Bad with Money by Gaby Dunn

The Non-Consumer Advocate blog and FB group


haven't hear of Bad with Money but am checking it now.  excited to listen!

I second Non-consumer Advocate and have implemented several mindset shifts in our household over the years because of it.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #40 on: January 24, 2020, 07:38:46 PM »
Millionaire's Unveiled is an interesting podcast, because they interview normal people.  Too many podcasts are just interviewing blogger after blogger, so you end up seeing the same person get interviewed by every finance podcast around.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #41 on: January 24, 2020, 07:51:24 PM »
Ptf...and heading over to Bitches Get Riches!

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #42 on: March 03, 2020, 11:59:25 AM »
Another vote for Bitches Get Riches!

MMM will always have a special place in my heart, but I've found BGR a fantastic resource, especially for my younger and/or female friends interested in getting more involved in finance. I'm happy to help give advice to friends where I can, but Piggy & Kitty are just SO much better at it, and can speak to a lot of things that I can't.

Plus their new podcast is fantastic, they're goddamn hilarious, and their gif game is unstoppable.

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Re: Who's the world's second best financial superhero?
« Reply #43 on: April 01, 2020, 06:54:57 PM »
PTF

 

Wow, a phone plan for fifteen bucks!