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Personal Finance First: The Step-by-Step Plan Before You Start Investing
Most people advise to jump straight into investing—but that’s backwards. In this episode, Stephen is joined by Evan Raidt (host of At Any Rate) to lay out a simple, phase-based roadmap for building a stable financial foundation before you start making investing moves. Think of it like building a house: if the foundation isn’t solid, everything you build on top of it is at risk.
They walk through the basics—budgeting, emergency funds, debt management, and avoiding lifestyle creep—then outline clear phases for both younger listeners (new grads) and “late starters” who are trying to catch up in…
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