Stacked and Loaded with Joe Saul-Sehy on Building a Badass Financial Life
Description
In this powerhouse episode of The Extreme Personal Finance Show, Chris sits down with personal finance legend and podcasting icon Joe Saul-Sehy—host of Stacking Benjamins and co-author of Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management.
They dive into:
- How humor and storytelling can supercharge financial learning
- Why most financial advice is either too serious, too salesy, or straight-up wrong
- The truth about doing it all yourself (spoiler: just because you're smart enough doesn’t mean you should)
- Joe’s wake-up call after blowing his first tax year as a new financial advisor
- His take on FIRE, community, “happy money,” and how to fuse your future goals with your present habits
- Why your systems matter more than your willpower
- The most powerful money mindset shift Joe ever made (and how it can change your life too)
Plus, personal stories, board games, running marathons, and the truth about that runner’s high. This episode is for anyone who wants financial freedom without the financial snobbery.
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Connect with Joe
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stacking-benjamins-show/id650045209
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Resources and Links:
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https://youtu.be/iMBJrvEwv8s?si=Jrnzggl89jKydN5B
Twin Cities Stacking Benjamins Meetup Group
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AziMX4ydn/
Join or Die Film
https://www.joinordiefilm.com
King Tut by Steve Martin
https://youtu.be/FYbavuReVF4?si=tS36RReiIoEwQ2VW
Why Paying for Professional Retirement Asset Management May Be Worth It
https://heavymetal.money/financialadvisor/
The Jaimie Dimon Interview - Summer 2025
https://youtu.be/AR_1IPhzAtU?si=4Q3YG4l-KadCKCpz
How To Make $100M Dollars in 2025 (with Alex Hormozi) Part 1 & 2
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stacking-benjamins-show/id650045209?i=1000682302745
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stacking-benjamins-show/id650045209?i=1000682511271
Understanding Your Financial Roadmap (with Nick Maggiulli) SB1712
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stacking-benjamins-show/id650045209?i=1000718574702
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Ken Honda
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Paula Pant
Catching Up to FI - Financial Independence For Late Starters
Dr. Jordan Grumet
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/earn-invest/id1440355498
Gen Con
https://www.gencon.com/aboutus
Gen Con Indy. largest and longest-running game convention, held annually in Indianapolis. It’s a four-day event that attracts tens of thousands of attendees and features a wide variety of tabletop, card, and video games, as well as seminars, art shows, and other related events.
Three Tales of Financial Triumph (with Jonathan Clements)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlsaUxfksy8
Humble Dollar
https://humbledollar.com/about/
Retirement Starts Today Podcast by Benjamin Brandt
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retirement-starts-today/id1052378769
Run Disney
Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457220/Avowed/
Jesse Cramer
https://bestinterest.blog/personal-finance-for-long-term-investors/