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The One Time to Be Average with Dave Rosen

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Dave Rosen is a climber and ophthalmologist in his final year of residency. And Dave grew up like so many of us: broadly exposed to the importance of money and taught a thing or two about saving, but investing was a foreign concept and his lack of knowledge was a source of shame. While Dave …

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The Real Cost of Home Ownership (and a Life Update)

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0000

In the summer of 2020, we sold our home in Denver, Colorado, where we had lived for seven years. Once all the costs were tallied, we were shocked to see the return on our home ownership investment. Should we have rented instead? Today we revisit this post in light of our recent move. Listen to …

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Jeff and Priti Wright: You Might Need a Sabbatical

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 22 May 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Today on episode 64 I’m excited to welcome Priti and Jeff Wright, two accomplished young professional alpinists from Seattle, WA. In 2020, Priti, a software developer, and Jeff, a mechanical engineer at Boeing, embarked on a year-long sabbatical to travel across the globe and climb alpine objectives in Patagonia, France, and Pakistan, finishing by the …

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Heather Larsen: Risk And Reward In Outdoor Careers

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Today on episode 61 I’m pleased to welcome Heather Larsen, pro slackliner and climber and lover of southern Utah’s desert heat. What is probably less known about Heather is that, following humble beginnings, she graduated at the height of the Great Recession with a double major in finance and economics. In the intervening years, she …

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Brent Barghahn: Real Estate Investing and the Future of Home Ownership

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Today on episode 59 I’m pleased to host Brent Barghahn, a 29-year-old elite climber who used real estate investment as a way to effectively “retire” from his career as an engineer in the outdoor industry in his late twenties. Brent and I discussed a fascinating reality on the idea of dream jobs, the growing trend …

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The Great Transition of the US Housing Market

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Since the pandemic began in the spring of 2020, we’ve witnessed an unparalleled explosion of price growth in all forms of housing. Until the peak in June 2022, single family home prices rose 45%. But prospective home owners weren’t the only ones biting their nails. Rents also rose over 15%, peaking in late 2022. The …

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QA9: What Is the Point of Financial Optimization?

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We’re back to the digital mailbag to answer your questions! For this week: Submit Your Questions! I solicit questions from email subscribers of this website. First, become an email subscriber here, which also includes a FREE spending and net worth tracking spreadsheet: Subscribe for new posts and receive a FREE spreadsheet for tracking spending, income, …

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QA8: What If We Run Out of Water?

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000

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Your Questions Answered: Volume 6

Mr. Clipping Chains — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0000

Hello! We’re back in the digital mailbag to answer your questions. In this Q&A episode we take a hard look at inflation, the reality of a bear market, tactics for balancing a career and climbing, saving for a home down payment, my dream interviews, the pros and cons of maxing out retirement plans, cryptocurrency, financial …

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EP 27: Homes and Vans with Tien and Brandon Rooney

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0000

Today on episode 27 we are taking a deeper dive on real estate investing with climbers Tien and Brandon Rooney of Five Twelve Real Estate. This couple shares a very intriguing history, spanning from college athletics to corporate world wake-up calls, the latter of which inspired them to uproot their lives and teach and travel …

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