Best Doug Cox Podcasts (2025)

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The 'Playsheet' for Business with Brian Hurtak 30:07

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12h ago30:07

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When life overloads you with noise, you don’t need more information—you need a play sheet. In this episode of Second Life Leader, Doug Utberg sits down with Brian Hurtak, corporate strategist and author of The Play Sheet, to explore how football coaches manage complexity—and how you can do the same in your career, relationships, or personal reinven…

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Food Stamps to Financial Freedom w/ Yanely Espinal (Bestie Ep) #1013 56:40

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We’re joined today by Yanely Espinal, who is also known as MissBeHelpful in the online world of personal finance. Yanely was born in Brooklyn, she is a first generation daughter of immigrants, and even though she went to Brown University it didn’t take long for her to rack up over $20,000 in credit card debt. Academic performance doesn’t automatica…

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Danny Rivers | One Hit Wonder | The Practice of Generosity 42:00

1d ago42:00

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Biking is a Money & Life Hack (Bestie Ep) #1012 54:06

3d ago54:06

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“Spend less than you make.” This is a maxim that is not only true but, if followed, will allow you to accomplish so many other goals that you might have in life. It’s a foundational concept. Similarly, we also think the same can be said for biking. Get this one thing right in your life- pedal your way to wherever you need to go, and so many other a…

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The Rise of AI Gatekeepers in Small Business with Ken Cox 32:28

3d ago32:28

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In this episode, Doug speaks with Ken Cox about how AI can be deployed in small businesses to generate tremendous value. One of the biggest things most small businesses can do to increase their revenue is to ensure the phones are always answered. However, this is frequently difficult since business owners must choose between operating their busines…

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The Diminishing Returns of Frugality (Bestie Ep) #1011 54:43

6d ago54:43

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Have you ever eaten so much dessert that you thought you might puke? Or maybe you find yourself at the end of a shopping spree with too many clothes in your closet than you could ever possibly wear? In both cases we’re talking about the diminishing marginal utility that we receive from each additional item we consume- the first cup of water after a…

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Life After Financial Independence w/ The Mad Fientist (Bestie Ep) #1010 49:10

8d ago49:10

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We had the pleasure of sitting down with our friend Brandon Ganch, who is The Mad Fientist, while we were recently traveling in Scotland! Brandon started his career as a computer programmer but then quickly added blogger, podcaster, musician, and producer to his expanding list of pursuits and interests. This is a more casual conversation but listen…

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Danny Rivers | One Hit Wonder 2025 | God is with Us 40:56

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The Dirty Truth About Home Ownership (Bestie Ep) #1009 53:05

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You’ve gotta wait 30 minutes to get back in the pool if you’ve eaten! Don’t pee in the pool- it’ll turn red! There are a lot of things we learned in childhood that we’ve likely discarded as false or at least irrelevant at this point. But there are probably some things we still believe because they were ingrained in our brain at an impressionable ag…

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Financial Pessimism Will Eat You Alive (Bestie Ep) #1008 51:12

13d ago51:12

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Whether you saw some crazies doing it on TikTok or read about it in a fitness magazine, it seems like a lot of folks are giving ice baths a try. Evidently it’s supposed to be good for your health, but regardless, there are hordes of people who are intentionally soaking in ice cold water around the 55 degree range. Of course this goes completely cou…

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The Good Enough Job w/ Simone Stolzoff (Bestie Ep) #1007 55:05

15d ago55:05

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“Work will always be work. Some people work doing what they love. Other people work so that they can do what they love when they’re not working. Neither is more noble.” This is a quote from Simone Stolzoff’s new book The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life From Work, that’s set to publish in a couple weeks. And regardless of where you fall on that spe…

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The Warriors Mindset with Kamran Loghman 34:10

15d ago34:10

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In this episode, Doug speaks with Kamran Loghman about how the ‘Warriors Mindset’ from eastern philosophy can be brought into the work and lives of people in the West. In a world that worships comfort, distraction, and cheap dopamine, we stand for something ancient. This isn’t your typical pep-talk on grit. It’s a deep dive into the timeless warrio…

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Money Gears: Ordering Your Money Decisions Properly (Bestie Ep) #1006 54:10

17d ago54:10

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Over 1,000 years ago, somehow, the Vikings were able to sail from Norway to Greenland. Without relying on any special instruments or any rudimentary technology, they were even able to reach as far as North America! Evidently they relied on the polarization of the sky, whales or birds they came into contact with, and the color of the ocean- quite re…

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Danny Rivers | Armor Up | The Sword of the Spirit 36:13

17d ago36:13

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Financial Independence Exists on a Spectrum (Bestie Ep) #1005 50:15

20d ago50:15

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Are you ‘credit card FI’ or are you ‘sabbatical FI?’ But maybe we’re getting ahead of ourselves… First, does anyone else remember the home run obsession back in 1998? In an attempt to beat the single-season record, home runs became the only metric that anyone watching baseball seemed to care about. But what’s interesting is that most MLB games aren…

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Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, or Do Without with Katy Wolk-Stanley (Bestie Ep) #1004 51:58

22d ago51:58

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Everybody has heard of a consumer advocate before- someone who helps to make sure that individuals are getting the best deal possible. Or to make sure that the quality of the products is up to snuff. For instance think of Consumer Reports and the countless reporting and tests they perform on the different items we use as consumers. But you likely h…

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Brittney Flemmings | Armor Up | The Helmet of Salvation 34:02

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Butchering Your Grocery Bill (Bestie Ep) #1003 52:22

24d ago52:22

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Do you know something that we’re all currently doing? Breathing. It’s something we rarely actively think about, but it turns out that there are ways to improve our technique- by breathing through our nose instead of our mouths, or by taking deeper slower breaths. Well we’re talking about another basic subject today: buying groceries. This elementar…

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Essential Habits For Financial Success (Bestie Ep) #1002 53:40

27d ago53:40

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Close your eyes and think back to high school. No matter if those were the best years of your life or if you were more of a wallflower, you were likely told that you needed to get good grades- but why? Was it because you knew that you needed a particular GPA in order to get into a specific school? Maybe, but a lot of high schoolers just know that i…

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Solutions for Money Anxiety with Financial Therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin (Bestie Ep) #1001 57:10

29d ago57:10

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There’s more to successfully handling your money than just figuring out the financial nuts and bolts. Money has emotional and psychological components to it as well, which is at the core of what our guest today focuses on. We’re happy to be joined by Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, who happens to be the first financial therapist in the state of Michigan. She…

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Doug Cox | Armor Up | The Shield Of Faith 43:05

1M ago43:05

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Ask HTM Anything! #1000 1:05:49

1M ago1:05:49

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Join us as we celebrate our 1000th episode with an AMA!!! We are incredibly thankful and fortunate that we’re able to create a podcast for listeners who are looking to better their lives by improving how they handle their money. Of course at the core of the show are ways to earn, save, spend, and invest more effectively… all with a little bit of Jo…

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We're (mini) Retiring! w/ Jillian Johnsrud #999 58:51

1M ago58:51

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*Special Episode Alert*... take a peek behind the curtain as we have an intimate, candid chat with our friend Jillian Johnsrud, a master of intentional career breaks and author of the upcoming book Retire Often (out in September). As we take a summer hiatus from new podcast episodes, we dive deep with Jillian into the art of stepping away from work…

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From Monk to Money Manager w/ Doug Lynam #998 51:15

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Today’s guest, Doug Lynam, has lived an extraordinary life! From overcoming bankruptcy to achieving financial security, taking vows of poverty as a Benedictine monk to managing over $250 million in assets as a wealth advisor, and graduating top of his class as a Marine to spending 20 years in monastic life, Doug’s journey is as diverse as it is ins…

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Lead with Trust or Don't Lead at All with Giorgio Natili 26:31

1M ago26:31

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In this episode, Doug speaks with Giorgio Natili about the importance of trust when leading. Our conversation took place specifically within the context of technology companies, since many engineers are promoted to management based on technical expertise. As it turns out, leading people requires a much different skillset, which is what we discuss. …

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Doug Cox | Armor Up | Shoes of the Gospel of Peace 44:30

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Ask HTM - Road Trips with Old Cars, Steps to Combining Finances, & When to Drop Escrow #997 51:31

1M ago51:31

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Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you …

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Friday Flight - Dumpster Diving, Insurance Dodging, & Pudgy Penguins #996 40:48

1M ago40:48

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Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and help…

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The Power of Cash w/ Jay Zagorsky #995 51:27

1M ago51:27

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Will our guest today convince us to ditch digital payments?! Listen to find out! Because here’s something that we hear all the time: “You can just Zelle me” or “Venmo me!”. It’s sort of like “I’ll just Uber to the airport” – once a company name has become a verb, is it possible to decouple it from culture? And of course the fact that they’re incred…

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Doug Cox | Armor Up | Breast Plate of Righteousness 35:38

1M ago35:38

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Ask HTM - Teenage Homebuyers, Best Type of Life Insurance, & Making Easy Money with Securities Lending #994 51:41

1M ago51:41

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Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you …

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Only the Adaptable will Lead with Dale Turnbull 28:33

2M ago28:33

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In this episode, Doug speaks with Dale about the importance of adaptability in leadership. In the world of leadership, one of the most important things we can do is ask ‘why’ and take our curiosity out to the people we are looking to lead and influence. If you want to know more about Dale, click below: https://leadadaptimpact.com/ https://www.linke…

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Friday Flight - Unemployment Uptick, Ridiculous Returns & The 4% Rule Debunked #993 38:22

2M ago38:22

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Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and help…

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Danny Rivers | Armor Up | The Belt of Truth 40:46

2M ago40:46

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No New Things w/ Ashlee Piper #992 56:26

2M ago56:26

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I’m pretty sure everyone listening will want to either get out of debt, reduce the amount of clutter in their life, crush other financial goals, become healthier and happier… OR, why even choose? Why not select: d - all of the above?! That’s because that was the outcome of our guest today, Ashlee Piper, who documented her journey in her new book No…

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Ask HTM - Early Retirement Target Date Funds, Frugal Personal Hygiene, & Coercive House Painting #991 51:27

2M ago51:27

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Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you …

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Aligning Purpose and Profits with Elena Lopari 28:04

2M ago28:04

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In this episode, Doug speaks with Elona Lopari about incorporating purpose into a profit generating business. There is a tendency in the business world to emphasize the ‘bottom line’ to the exclusion of other value drivers. In this episode, we discuss how purpose is one of those key value drivers, and the way to integrate it into a business and mak…

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The Truth About How Divorce Affects Children 32:00

2M ago32:00

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Our scars from childhood can follow us long into our adulthoods, and they often manifest in ways we may not realize or fully understand. In this episode of Never in Reverse, Doug and Jeremy discuss their childhoods as children of divorce, and the fear of abandonment that resulted from their childhood struggles. This insightful conversation focuses …

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Friday Flight - TACO Trading, Pointless Points, & Millionaire Renters #990 34:17

2M ago34:17

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Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and help…

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Pharmacist to Full Time Real Estate Investor w/ Ryan Chaw #989 55:51

2M ago55:51

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Newer listeners may not realize how OBSESSED with investing in real estate we were back in the day. In fact, when we were batting around ideas for a podcast, we initially thought it might be focused only on real estate... Luckily we zoomed out enough to cover personal finance more broadly. And it’s not that we’re not excited about rentals anymore, …

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Danny Rivers | Armor Up | Behind the Seen 42:03

2M ago42:03

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Ask HTM - Buying a Used Mattress, Best Use of an Inheritance, & Disqualified from a Roth #988 50:36

2M ago50:36

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Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you …

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From Bankrupt Twice to a Successful Manufacturing Business with Jeremy Barker 36:20

2M ago36:20

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In this episode, Doug speaks with Jeremy Barker about his journey through two bankruptcies to tremendous success with Murphy Door and Murphy Ladder Much of what our conversation revolved around was the difference between having access to resources and being resourceful. Many businesses stop trying to solve hard problems once they have resources, an…

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The Shocking Reality of Modern Dating = Misread Texts & Instant Rejection 33:09

2M ago33:09

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How has dating changed in the last ten years? And what are the most valuable lessons you’ve learned in dating that have shaped how you view relationships today? In today’s episode, Doug and Jeremy discuss dating and relationships, from their journeys with dating and relationships to the current dating scene. Whether you’re looking for love or settl…

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Friday Flight - Credit Crunch, MAGA Money, & Gas Gouging #987 36:13

2M ago36:13

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Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and help…

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Impoverished Upbringing to Money Monster w/ Listener Nick Gangwer #986 53:10

2M ago53:10

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We’re trying something completely new for our episode today: we’re hearing from a listener. Not in the form of a question submitted via voice memo, but we’re actually sitting down and having a ‘real money’ conversation, with Nick Gangwer. We met Nick at a listener hang about a year ago and his personal story and the proactive steps that he had take…

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Danny Rivers | May The Lord Give You Peace | Peacemakers.mp3 39:23

2M ago39:23

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Life Point Sunday Gathering | Danny Rivers | May The Lord Give You Peace | Peacemakers 39:23

2M ago39:23

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Ask HTM - Special Roth Accounts, Investing During A Sabbatical, & Reverse Mortgages #985 51:28

2M ago51:28

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Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you …

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Are You Overqualified, Or Just Overeducated? 32:07

2M ago32:07

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How do people end up overqualified and underpaid for their work? And what counts as exploitation? Lots of people think that they deserve jobs because of a prestigious degree, but companies are increasingly putting experience first. In today’s episode of Never in Reverse, Doug and Jeremy discuss qualifications, compensation, and exploitation. Learn …