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Moneywise

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This is Moneywise, a podcast where host Sam Parr is joined by high-net-worth guests to explore exclusive insights into personal finance and lifestyle tailored for other high-net-worth people, or those on their way. They'll get radically transparent about the numbers, revealing things like their burn rates, portfolios, and spending habits. Who is Sam Parr? Sam is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of The Hustle, which he sold to HubSpot in 2021. He's also the co-host of one of the world's top podcasts for entrepreneurs, My First Million. Known for his insightful business acumen and candid communication style, Sam Parr continues to be a prominent figure in the world of media and entrepreneurship. Sam's newest and biggest venture yet is Hampton, which he co-founded in 2022. This podcast was made for the Hampton community, a private, highly-vetted, peer membership community for founders and CEOs of fast-growing, tech-enabled startups.

Episodes

How to Not Ruin Your Kids with Your Wealth ft. Dr. Becky

Worried that your wealth might turn your kids into spoiled, unmotivated adults? Dr. Becky’s here to show us how to raise resilient, grounded kids even when money isn’t an issue. She’s the force behind "Good Inside", often called the "millennial parent whisperer." With a clinical psychology background, and her own experience parenting young kids while founding a rapidly growing successful business, she’s full of valuable insights on how to raise kids in a wealthy environment without them becoming...

Aug 20, 202442 minEp. 18

What It’s Like to Lose 95% of Your Net Worth Overnight

Imagine waking up one day to find nearly everything you've worked for is gone. Today’s guest, Domenic, lived through that nightmare. His story begins at Facebook, where he was one of the early employees during the dawn of the social media era. He wisely took as much equity as possible, which paid off handsomely when the company went public. Despite his newfound wealth, a series of unfortunate decisions—risky investments, a poorly negotiated acquisition, and unforeseen personal losses—led him to ...

Aug 13, 202441 minEp. 17

When Do You Tell Your Date You're Rich?

Dating is already weird and vulnerable, but when you’re wealthy, talking finances can feel like dropping a bombshell. In this episode, we explore the complexities of dating with significant wealth and how to handle the inevitable conversations about money. Today's guest, who we'll call Alex, is worth around $133 million. His journey to wealth began with a company he founded with his now ex-wife, and he’s here to share his experiences on navigating the dating world post-divorce. Alex started his ...

Aug 06, 202432 minEp. 16

Be Careful Who You Choose to Spend the Rest of Your Money With

Falling in love, getting married and spending the rest of your life together with someone can be one of the most magical things in the world. But when the matter of money gets involved, things can get well… complicated. What was once a dream can very quickly become a nightmare and reveal something much more sinister. Which is what Jennifer experienced first-hand. At the start of their marriage, Jennifer and her husband were on the same page on everything. Everything except how they were going to...

Jul 30, 202433 minEp. 15

How Much Money Ankur Nagpal Needs to be Happy for Life

How much money do you need to be happy? Money alone is not going to make you a happy person, but it can sure as hell help you get there. Money can buy you security, time, health, and safety for you and your loved ones, and it can relieve stress when it comes to life's financial pressures. To say that money can't impact your happiness is naive. But what we want to know is, when is enough, enough ? If you don't know that number, you can easily slip into the hole of always needing and wanting more,...

Jul 23, 202429 minEp. 14

From $175K to Over $100M: Anne Mahlum’s Journey of All-In Bets and Astonishing Success

Confidence is key, but confidence is earned. And Anne Mahlum has earned hers. She has dedicated her life to self-improvement and continuous learning. Because of that, combined with her insanely positive attitude, she’s built a networth of well over $100M. Her confidence in herself is evident. In fact, she once turned down a significant investment into her start-up in favor of using her entire personal net worth instead. In this episode, Anne reveals the origins of her drive and how it has evolve...

Jul 16, 202456 minEp. 13

It’s Easy to Spend but Hard to Spend Well

Getting rich at any age is pretty cool. But being rich in your late teens and early 20s? Of course, that’s awesome, but it can be difficult to navigate wealth when you’re basically still a kid. That was the case for my buddy, Andrew Wilkinson . He invested in and sold a few tech companies early on and thought he was set for life. He bought whatever he wanted. But he had a serious wake-up call in 2008 when the stock market crashed and he almost lost everything. In this episode, Andrew shares a nu...

Jul 09, 202431 minEp. 12

What Are You Willing to Sacrifice to be Wealthy? with Scott Galloway

Young people these days talk about wanting balance in their lives. Well according to Scott Galloway , that means you don’t want to be rich. Building wealth is no easy feat. It requires determination, hard work and sacrifice. But luck plays a huge role too. Scott shares stories with us that he’s rarely talked about publicly. He dives into the strategies that helped him build his fortune. He’s also got loads of lessons learned from his biggest failures. He went from being worth around 30 million t...

Jul 02, 202445 minEp. 11

From $500K Personal Monthly Cash Flow to a $26M Exit

Why would you give up $500k/month personal cash flow? Despite his company's rapid profit growth, Marshall Haas chose to forgo his substantial income for mental space and a $26M exit. Before considering selling his main company, Marshall had already begun offloading smaller businesses. In this episode, recorded just weeks after his major exit, Marshall provides a fresh perspective on the exit process, the differences in selling larger versus smaller companies, and his reasons for selling despite ...

Jun 25, 202434 minEp. 10

Why Someone Worth $120M Cut Themselves Off From Making More Money

Remember when Andrew Carnegie wrote that he was removing the pursuit of money from his life? Probably not, because he didn’t follow through on it. This was even before he founded the Carnegie Steel Corporation and became one of the richest people in the world. Today’s guest, however, also decided to cut himself off from earning more. And he followed through. By the time Jeff was in his forties, he was worth over $120 million. After a three-part exit from his company, Jeff decided that pursuing m...

May 14, 202438 minEp. 9

Transparent Personal Finances of 100 Millionaires

This is not a normal episode, this is better. We’ve heard how much Moneywise listeners love the transparency we get from our guests, so we’ve gone a step further. We sent out a survey to all Hampton members and got hundreds of responses detailing things like how much money they have, how they spend it, what their family situation is, if they have debt and how much, etc. etc. etc. And we’re giving all of this information away for free at joinhampton.com/wealth . Sam explains more....

May 09, 20244 minEp. 9

The Personal Finances of a $200M/year Ecom Business Owner (and why he’s giving away his money)

Last year, Mike Beckham donated 1 million dollars. This year, he's setting his sights even higher. He wants to give away 50% of his annual income. And that's not all—his company, Simple Modern , with a valuation of around 350 million dollars, also allocates 10% of its profits each year to charitable causes. Mike's journey to philanthropy has been shaped by a deep-rooted commitment to making a difference. Despite starting his career in the nonprofit sector, he discovered his knack for business gr...

May 07, 202445 minEp. 8

Born a Billionaire: How to Avoid Wealth Robbing Your Kids of Purposeful Lives

Being born rich sounds like a dream, but it’s almost like being born at the finish line, with no race left to run. If we’ve learned anything in this podcast so far, it’s that money alone doesn’t bring happiness. Life needs purpose. But when you already have access to everything you could possibly need, finding that purpose can be difficult. So, how do we ensure our children inherit not just wealth, but also the drive to make something meaningful out of their lives? How do we shield them from the...

Apr 30, 202444 minEp. 7

Illiquid Assets and Over-investing in Yourself

If you’re already living the lifestyle you want, what is the point of liquid assets? Is there too much risk in tying up the vast majority of your assets? And more importantly, if you already have far more money than you’ll ever need, what is the purpose in continuing to invest for the future when you could be enjoying that money in the present? “Dave” is worth about $150 million, yet he lives on a $600,000 salary that doesn’t even cover his monthly spend. Instead of using his existing wealth, he...

Apr 23, 202435 minEp. 6

Is a 24,000 sq ft Home Worth It?

If you have the money to put anything you could possibly want in your home, should you do it? This episode’s guest, “Hank” did, and as a result, his home ended up being 24,000 square feet. But with 24,000 square feet, there is a lot to go wrong. So are the upkeep, repairs, and bills worth the square footage? Can a home with all the fancy features you can imagine actually bring more joy to your life? Building (or buying) a house this size is no small feat, and there are numerous things to conside...

Apr 16, 202435 minEp. 5

The Realities of Retiring Early

The point of money is to make life easier. To give you security, comfort, and the ability to do the things that make you happy. So if you’ve made enough to take care of that for life, you can just stop making more… right? Retiring early is a dream for many, but what happens when you actually do it? In this episode we explore the story of two guests who did just that, though they came about it in different ways. Our first guest, “Ryan”, made over $20 million after selling his business, then decid...

Apr 09, 202439 minEp. 4

Why Someone Worth $150M Liquid Only Spends $5K Monthly

Imagine being worth $150 million. Liquid. Now imagine being worth that much, and only spending $5,000 a month. That’s the reality for this episode’s guest. “Cam” is going to share a lot of financial details with us, so he’s asked to remain anonymous. What we can tell you, is that he made most of his money when a business he started went public at a valuation of around a billion dollars. That happened in his late 30s. In his early 30s, Cam was still only worth a couple grand. There’re a lot of cr...

Apr 02, 202442 minEp. 3

How Neil Patel Spends $200K a Month

There was a time when Neil Patel said a $15k/month burn rate was all he needed. But now his monthly burn is $200k. Roughly. He’s not completely certain… because he doesn’t budget. So what changed in his life to make his burn rate increase nearly 14 fold? That’s what this episode is going to find out. Neil Patel is a household name (for marketers). He’s an entrepreneur and blogger known for his expertise in digital marketing and SEO. He co-founded companies like Crazy Egg , Hello Bar, and KISSmet...

Mar 26, 202431 minEp. 2

How much money Ankur Nagpal needs to be happy for life

How much money do you need to be happy? Money alone is not going to make you a happy person, but it can sure as hell help you get there. Money can buy you security, time, health, and safety for you and your loved ones, and it can relieve stress when it comes to life's financial pressures. To say that money can't impact your happiness is naive. But what we want to know is, when is enough, enough ? If you don't know that number, you can easily slip into the hole of always needing and wanting more,...

Jan 16, 202429 minEp. 1