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BiggerPockets Money Podcast

510: Morgan Housel: Financial Lessons From History Anyone Can Use to Get Rich

BiggerPockets Money Podcast

BiggerPockets

Investing, Education, Business

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Morgan Housel’s ground-breaking book, The Psychology of Money, changed how many Americans thought about saving, spending, and investing. Through a collection of financial lessons, Morgan opened up new thought patterns for many of us, showcasing that getting rich isn’t as complicated as you might think, but staying rich can be the actual challenge. Now, this personal finance powerhouse is back with a new book, Same as Ever. In Same as Ever, Morgan doubles down on what has, and most likely always will, work in the personal finance world. By showcasing some of the most commonly repeated financial events of the past, we can better shape our understanding of what will happen in the future and use history to our advantage to build even bigger wealth, enjoy our lives even more, and not repeat our past mistakes. But this episode goes much deeper than that. We talk about why so many Americans will die without building wealth, why people are afraid to invest, when to spend your wealth once you’ve built it, and exactly how Morgan invests his own money. Plus, why getting rich isn’t your biggest concern—staying rich is. In This Episode We Cover Why Morgan thinks you MUST be a “reasonable optimist” to get and stay rich Exactly how Morgan spends, saves, and invests his own money The real reason why most Americans will die without ever building wealth The “competition” which is always looking to take your success from you How to STOP being afraid of investing and start putting your future first When to spend your wealth and why dying with riches isn’t the real goal Financial regrets and mistakes of Morgan’s past, and advice for ANY investor And So Much More! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Money Facebook Group Network with Other Investors on The Path to FIRE Through the BiggerPockets Forums Finance Review Guest Onboarding Join BiggerPockets for FREE Mindy on BiggerPockets Scott on BiggePockets Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place Apply to Be a Guest on The Money Show Podcast Talent Search! The Simple Path to Wealth—Index Funds Explained with JL Collins How to Get Rich Without Investing in Real Estate Click here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-510 Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today we are talking with perhaps the most notable thought leader in personal finance Morgan Housall.

0:06.5

While you may know him as the author of the psychology of money, his new book,

0:10.9

same as ever, is even better.

0:13.2

Scott certainly thinks so.

0:14.6

It's so good, Mindy.

0:16.3

Today's conversation is a rare opportunity

0:18.2

to get a glimpse into how Morgan's mind works,

0:21.0

take a deeper dive into some of the themes he spent his entire

0:23.8

career studying, and learn what he personally is doing with his own money.

0:27.8

Hello my dear listeners and welcome to the BiggerPockets Money Podcast. You are in for a treat today. My name is Mindy Jensen,

0:36.2

and with me today is my co-host Scott Trench. How you doing, Scott?

0:40.0

Same as ever, Mindy. Same as ever. How are you doing?

0:42.9

I knew I was walking right into that as soon as you said that.

0:47.0

All right, we're here to make financial independence less scary.

0:49.4

Less just for somebody else to introduce you to every money story because we truly believe financial

0:54.6

freedom is attainable for everyone no matter when or where you're starting.

0:58.4

Morgan Housall, welcome to the BiggerPockets Money Podcast.

1:01.6

I am so excited to talk to you today.

1:03.8

Thanks for having me. Nice to see you guys.

1:05.3

Morgan, you've had an amazing career in the personal finance world over the years and

1:11.1

decades in it and building an incredible reputation helping lots of folks.

1:15.3

I have told folks that have listened to the BiggerPockets Money Podcast that I am such a nerd that I

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