Clipping Chains Podcast

Today on episode 25 let’s give a hot stew welcome to climber and all-around curious guy, Erich Purpur. Erich works in the university system in Virginia, finding time in the margins to climb up to V10 and 5.13c. Recently, Erich is beginning to envision a potential life of financial independence. But achieving financial independence may only be the beginning of the next journey. Erich originally cau...

Today on episode 24 I’m thrilled to host Piggy and Kitty of Bitches Get Riches . Yes, you heard that right. These ladies have generously self-applied the “B” word, offering me cover from the internet masses for using it in this case. You’ll hear it soon: I’m cancel-proof on this one. Piggy and Kitty write and host their own podcast dedicated to imparting “funny lessons about the adulting skills we...

Today on episode 23 I’m happy to welcome climber, dentist, and real estate investor, Erik Jenson . In addition to paying down hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan debt, Erik is now living rent- and mortgage-free through the process of house hacking. This form of real estate investing involves renting out rooms in the home where he lives, allowing him to build equity and repeat the proc...

In this Q&A episode, we take the plunge on inflation fears, cryptocurrency, real estate investing, the debate between loans and all-cash offers, mid-week climbing partners, the Roth 401(k), autoimmune conditions, and some more intimate details about where and how we hold our money in various accounts. Finally, I reveal some notable changes to Mrs. CC's schedule, among a variety of other topics.  ...

Today on episode 21 I want to give a very warm welcome to climber and certified professional life coach, Blake Cason . Blake is the founder of Pivot Wellness and the co-founder of Climbwell , two organizations that allow Blake to integrate her extensive background in mental and behavioral health to make our lives better. Blake moved to St. George, Utah at almost the same exact time that my wife an...

Today on episode 20 I am so very pleased to welcome back to Clipping Chains climber, coach, trainer, and all-around great guy, Steve Bechtel. Steve joins us from Lander, Wyoming where he is the owner of Elemental Performance + Fitness and Climb Strong . Steve is a highly regarded pillar of the climbing coaching and training world, seemingly due to his no-nonsense persona, a dedication to simplicit...

Today in episode 19 we return for more details on our boring guide to successful investing. Now that we have an idea on types of funds and asset allocation from part 1 , we can take a detailed dive on each investing account and how to simply save more and minimize taxes. Oh boy!   Covered in this Episode A deep dive on tax-advantaged accounts, including the 401(k), the HSA, and the Roth IRA The im...

Today on episode 18 I want to welcome Kenzie King. If you listened to last week’s interview with Michael Langer you will recognize Kenzie as Michael’s girlfriend. Kenzie and Michael walked away from lucrative engineering careers in Houston, Texas and moved into a van. Only months later, seemingly on a whim, they smashed the Pacific Crest Trail, hiking over 2,600 miles across California, Oregon, an...

Today on episode 17 I want to give a very warm welcome to my guest Michael Langer, who along with his girlfriend Kenzie, walked away from lucrative engineering careers in Houston, Texas and moved into a van. Only months later, seemingly on a whim, they smashed the Pacific Crest Trail, hiking over 2,600 miles across California, Oregon, and Washington. Today we will hear Michael’s perspective on thi...

This week on episode 16 I want to revisit a two-part series on the nuts and bolts of our very simple investing strategy. I wrote these posts early in the history of this website, back in late 2018. We felt an investing strategy needed to be simple and lasting, so you might be surprised to learn how boring it all seems. But in this case, boring is good. And like a simple investing strategy should b...

My guest this week is climber, math professor, and real-deal van lifer, Craig Faulhaber. On September 19, 2021 Craig was involved in a very serious climbing accident. This is the sort of accident that can end a life at worst, and dramatically alter its course at best. But, as you will hear in this conversation, Craig has an amazing sense of optimism in the face of very difficult life events. To ad...

Wow, another year almost in the books! As we wind down 2021, now is the time to make sure we are on track with our financial goals. Remember how we started with Your 2021 Guide to Actually Saving Real Money? Let’s examine a few crucial steps with this year-end financial and tax checklist. Support this project: Buy Me a Coffee Subscribe to the website: SUBSCRIBE ME! Written post (with all embedded...

Now seems as good a time as any to welcome back climber and software engineer Mike Doyle. Mike appeared on Clipping Chains for a written interview in February of 2020. At the time, I was curious as to how he managed to climb at an elite level while juggling a very demanding remote job. Mike was still managing to travel to multiple places a year for months at a time, taking his full-time+ job along...

I’m happy to announce that today’s guest is pro climber and all-around genuine person, Paige Claassen. Paige is one of the top sport climbers in America and the world, having sent multiple 5.14+ routes, including her latest send of Dreamcatcher, a 5.14d in Squamish, British Columbia.   Pro climbers are paid in large part to climb, at least for a portion of their life. But Paige does so much more t...

So many of us in the outdoor world choose a life and career path guided by a seemingly unavoidable fork in the road. Do we choose a safe path, paved with a steady paycheck and a retirement plan? Or do we cobble together whatever it takes to make it work, focusing on experience and patching the inevitable cracks as we go? Today we examine the completely accessible and exciting grey area between the...

I’m very pleased to welcome back to Clipping Chains Mark Anderson, an elite-level climber, father, husband, training enthusiast, and now-former full-time engineer and manager. Mark and his family have recently achieved financial independence, allowing Mark to step away from his career and focus first on family, and perhaps surprisingly, climbing as a distant second priority.   Support this project...

In this podcast episode, we take a dive on how to spend retirement money early, how to live off investment income, recommended index funds, life on the road, climbing with a significant other who doesn’t partake, taxes, spot-on recession predictions, and so much more!   Previous Q&A Posts Your Questions Answered: Volume One Your Questions Answered: Volume Two (01:55) Q1: What is your favorite coff...

Support this project: Buy Me a Coffee Subscribe to the website: SUBSCRIBE ME! Get in Touch with Becky Switzer Original Interview: Becky Switzer: The Powerful Pragmatist Becky Switzer on Instagram Sponsors: Mystery Ranch , Gnarly Nutrition , Butora Previous Relevant Interviews and Articles Kris Hampton: Popping Your Comfort Bubble Steve Bechtel: The Importance of Time Power Company Climbing: Traini...

Support this project: Buy Me a Coffee Subscribe to the website: SUBSCRIBE ME!   Get in Touch with Luke Mehall The Climbing Zine: The World’s Creative Climbing Publication The Dirtbag State of Mind Podcast Climbing Zine on Instagram Luke Mehall’s Books Luke’s Enormocast Podcast Episode   Housing Links Relocation: A Guide to Moving and Housing Affordability Housing Affordability: This Isn’t Normal  ...

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Support this project: Buy Me a Coffee Subscribe to the website: SUBSCRIBE ME! Diana’s website: Buck the Budget Diana on Facebook Diana on LinkedIn Previous Episodes Discussed: EP 1: Mike Tritt: Rocking in the Free World EP 2: Value Spending: A Damn Good Start Financial Links The Simple Systems to Kicking Monetary Ass What is a SEP-IRA? The Bold and Beautiful Roth Conversion Ladder Age-Advanced Pho...

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Support this project: Buy Me a Coffee Subscribe to the website: SUBSCRIBE ME! Get in Touch with Chris Mamula: Find Chris’s writing at CanIRetireYet.com Chris’s book (co-authored with Jonathan Mendonsa and Brad Barrett): ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence My ChooseFI book review: ChooseFI Book Review: A Blueprint Indeed Relocation Where Should You Retire? (CanIRetireYet) Relocation:...

In this episode we cover: The Pareto Principle and how to apply to personal finances Identifying our spending “weaknesses” “The Big Three” spending categories and cost saving solutions Help with one-off expenses and compulsive spending Formating Hey guys, how do you feel about solo episodes where I take a deeper dive into a previously published (and written) topic? Does this tickle your fancy? I s...

Support this project: Buy Me a Coffee Subscribe to the website: SUBSCRIBE ME! Links: What is an actuary? Relevant Financial Links: The CC Family Investing Strategy, Part 1: Philosophy and Asset Allocation The CC Family Investing Strategy, Part 2: Where Exactly Is Our Money? Some Fantastic News on Health Insurance Costs Market Timing: Why It (Still) Doesn’t Work There’s No Way I’m Investing in this...