Mrs. Dow Jones's New Rules for Getting Rich, Plus How to Combine Finances After Marriage

About this episode

Haley Sacks, known as Mrs. Dow Jones, discusses wealth building and combining finances after marriage.

Personal finance influencer Mrs. Dow Jones breaks down what it really takes to build wealth. Then, learn how to combine finances with your partner. What would you do differently today to make yourself wealthy in the future? Haley Sacks, the personal finance influencer known as Mrs. Dow Jones and author of the new book, Future Rich Person, joins hosts Sean Pyles, CFP®, and Elizabeth Ayoola to discuss the new rules for building wealth. They dig into the mindset shifts required before you can truly reach your financial goals, why quiet quitting won’t get you to the wealth you want, how to break free from the sunk cost fallacy when a job is underpaying you, and what it really means to spend less but better. Then, Sean and Elizabeth answer a listener’s question from a Spotify comment about combining finances with a partner before getting married. They dive into how to vet financial advisors and what practical financial steps every couple should take before and after saying “I do.” Inspired to navigate your finances with an advisor? Use NerdWallet Advisors Match to find vetted professionals today at https://www.nerdwalletadvisors.com/match Want us to review your budget? Fill out this…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sean Pyles, Elizabeth Ayoola

Guest: Haley Sacks

Topics covered

• wealth building
• personal finance
• combining finances
• financial advisors
• mindset shifts

Keywords

• wealth
• personal finance
• financial goals
• quiet quitting
• sunk cost fallacy
• financial advisors
• budgeting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NerdWallet

Books & works: Future Rich Person

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