So Money Top Hits

Ramit Sethi is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” and writes for over half a million monthly readers on his website, iwillteachyoutoberich.com, where he covers psychology, personal finance, careers, and entrepreneurship.  Ramit’s unusual combination of psychology, analytical testing, and irreverent style led Fortune Magazine to call him the “new finance guru on the block.” Ramit appears on ABC and PBS regularly, and periodically writes for the New York Times. He studied social influence and persuasion at Stanford, and previously co­founded PBworks, a Silicon Valley collaboration startup.  For more, visit www.SoMoneyPodcast.com.

Gretchen Rubin started her career in law and was clerking at the Supreme Court when she realized that she really wanted to be a writer. Since then, she’s become one of the most thought-provoking and influential writers on habits and happiness of our time. She is the author of several books, including the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project.  It is based on the year in Gretchen’s life which she spent experimenting about how to be happier.  She recently came out with a brand new book – Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives.  For more, visit www.SoMoneyPodcast.com.

Dan is the founder and CEO of Gravity Payments, a credit card processing firm.  He announced raising his company minimum wage to $70,000 per year and himself taking a $930,000 pay cut – from $1 million to $70,000.  Dan is not your typical CEO. His leadership has earned him multiple awards, including the 2014 Seattle Business CEO Excellence Award, 2013 Entrepreneur Magazine’s Entrepreneur Of 2014 and 2010 SBA National Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. He was also featured in countless articles, including Forbes, Business Week, and CNBC, among others. Dan started his company almost a decade ago when he was 19 years old out of his dorm room at Seattle Pacific University with the seed money from his brother.  For more, visit www.SoMoneyPodcast.com.

Mr. Money Mustache is a thirty-something retiree who now writes a personal finance blog with a cultish following, goes on 2-month long vacations, and occasionally takes on cool carpentry projects to keep his creative juices flowing!  Sound too good to be true? Well, he’s the real deal.  In this interview, he shares how he was able to retire at age 30 and the rules behind his religion also known as mustachinism, the cultural forces that pressure us to spend beyond our needs and what drives happiness and why a lot of us have yet to figure out the whole happiness thing.  For more, visit www.SoMoneyPodcast.com.

Seth is the author of 17 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages. His newest book is called What To Do When It’s Your Turn available at YourTurn.link. You might be familiar with his other books The Icarus Deception, Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip and Purple Cow.  Seth writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership and most of all, changing everything.  In addition to his writing and speaking, Seth is founder of squidoo.com, a fast growing, easy to use website. His blog is one of the most popular in the world. Before his work as a writer and blogger, Godin was Vice President of Direct Marketing at Yahoo!  In 2013, Godin was inducted into the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame, one of three chosen for this honor.  For more, visit www.SoMoneyPodcast.com.

James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded over 20 companies. He has published 11 books, and is a frequent contributor to publications including The Financial Times, TheStreet.com, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha, Thought Catalog, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book “Choose Yourself”second among the 12 Best Business Books of All Time.  James shares how money is really just a bi-product of living a healthy life and the scarcity complex he combatted for a long time and how he overcame it.  For more, visit www.SoMoneyPodcast.com.

She is the star and executive producer of Bravo's hit series “The Millionaire Matchmaker." If you’ve never watched the show Patti connects high net worth clients with women seeking love. The idea being that busy successful men don’t have time or the wherewithal to really make a meaningful connection on their own… And she flips it sometimes, too. I’ve watched her match millionaire women with men… and she’s also connecting same sex couples too, which is wonderful.  What I admire most about Patti is her business savvy. She’s an experienced third-generation matchmaker. She founded her company, the Millionaire’s Club, in January 2000 and 15 years later it boasts more than 100,000 members available for its clients. Prior to launching this business Patti served as the Director of Marketing for Great Expectations, one of the oldest dating services in the United States. Early in her career, she spent 10 years in the fashion industry.  Patti is also an accomplished author, columnist, radio show host and recently getting into the wine and spirits industry.  For more, visit www.SoMoneyPodcast.com.

She is an award-winning comedian, actor and musician.  Described as a “living, breathing bonfire” and “a super smart and slightly mad performer of stunning originality”, she began her career at L.A.’s famed Comedy Store in the ‘70s, and since then has written and starred in numerous one-woman shows, acted in movies and on television, recorded albums and authored books. She appeared more than 30 times on Late Night with David Letterman. She is probably best known for her roles as Nancy, the gay co-owner of the Lanford Lunch Box on Roseann.  She discusses how growing up in Flint, Michigan in the 1960s shaped her views on money, living below your means in an industry that pressures you to spend extravagantly and how she teaches her daughter the value of money. For more, visit www.SoMoneyPodcast.com.

In this interview, Tim talks about volunteering his time to gain amazing connections and opportunities in his 20’s, how Billy Joel influenced him many, many years ago to become the man he is today and where he prefers to invest his money and why. For more, visit www.SoMoneyPodcast.com.

I had an opportunity to speak with Tony as he was in the midst of his media tour for his #1 NY Times Best Selling book Money: Master the Game. 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom.

Now you’ve probably heard Tony speak at length about his book. His media tour was extremely comprehensive but we talked about things you may not know about this man. For example the moment in Tony’s life that shaped, not only his financial perspective, but his entire philosophy on life. We learn his most effective ritual that helps him to make smart financial decisions and his very expensive guilty pleasure that allows him to save time and, in effect, money. Tony also answers some of your questions about how to achieve goals and overcome fear of failure. For more, visit www.SoMoneyPodcast.com