Become an Automatic Millionaire

About this episode

David Bach discusses strategies for building personal wealth and achieving financial security.

Building substantial personal wealth can feel difficult and out of reach. But my guest says that even those with modest means can, with a few simple decisions and strategies, become millionaires, and even multi-millionaires. David Bach is the author of the bestselling, newly updated personal finance classic, The Automatic Millionaire . Today on the show, we talk about the money management framework that will put you on the path to a free, secure, rich retirement. David explains his controversial "Latte Factor" principle, the astonishing power of compounding interest, how setting your finances on autopilot may be the most important financial move you can make, why he still believes in buying a home as an incomparable way to build wealth, the best way to pay down your debt, and more. Resources Related to the Podcast investor.gov compound interest calculator AoM Article: What Every Young Man Should Know About the Power of Compound Interest AoM Article: Know-Nothing Investing — Index Funds For Beginners AoM Article: Build Your Wealth — Graduate from a Paycheck Mentality to a Net Worth Mentality AoM Article: A Young Man’s Guide to Understanding Retirement Accounts — IRAs Connect With…

People in this episode

Host: The Art of Manliness

Guest: David Bach

Topics covered

• personal finance
• wealth building
• money management
• retirement planning
• debt reduction

Keywords

• millionaire
• Latte Factor
• compounding interest
• financial strategies
• debt pay down

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: investor.gov, AoM Article, California Privacy Notice

Books & works: The Automatic Millionaire

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