Unbanked, Buried In Payday Loans & A 500 Credit Score: This Late-starter Overcame It All! | Afra Smith | 222
Jun 28, 2026
What if the person inspiring the room didn’t come from a polished finance background at all, but from payday loans, being unbanked, a credit score in the 500s, and the kind of rock bottom most FI stories rarely admit out loud? In this on-location episode from Madison, WI, Jackie sits down with Afra Smith, founder of...
Intergenerational Wealth: Strategies to Help Your Family NOW (Not Later) | Allen Mueller | 221
Jun 21, 2026
What if the smartest legacy move isn't leaving your kids a pile of money someday, but using your wealth right now to help them buy time, build habits, and change their future while you're still here to watch it happen? We sit down with Allen Mueller of 7 Saturdays Financial for a practical, deeply useful conversation...
Not So Big Life Design: The Architecture of Wealth | Sarah Susanka | 220
Jun 14, 2026
What if the smartest move on your road to FI isn't buying a bigger house, but shrinking the footprint, clearing the clutter, and finally designing a life that actually fits? In this episode, we sit down with Sarah Susanka, the architect behind the bestselling "Not So Big House" movement. We talk about what happens when...
Shocking Truths About Women's Financial History You Need to Know | Our Sheconomy Gameshow | 219
Jun 10, 2026
What if the fastest way to understand women's financial power isn't another lecture, but a trivia game that quietly reveals how recent, fragile, and still unfinished so much of women's economic progress really is? In this special "Sheconomy" quiz-show episode, Jackie and Bill join Janine Firpo and financial...
We Found Them! Past Guests At The Women of FI Weekend | Kim H. and Lisa B. | 218
Jun 7, 2026
What happens when women in the financial independence community finally get a room of their own and use it not just to talk numbers, but to unpack the invisible stuff they’ve been carrying for years? In this on-location episode, Jackie takes us inside the Women of FI annual weekend in Maryland. This was a...