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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew sits down with Justin David-Carl for the second time to break down exactly why health is wealth, covering how to think about diet as a set of principles instead of rigid rules, why whole foods and consistency beat any trendy framework, how much water you actually need and whether electrolytes are worth it, which supplements are high ROI and which ones you can skip, how to structure your training week for maximum results with minimum time, the compound movements that give you the most bang for your buck, the simplest path to getting fit if you are starting from scratch, how to think about Zone 2 cardio versus high-intensity work, the key longevity metrics that predict how long and how well you will live, and why your health is one of the most powerful financial assets you will ever own.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew breaks down exactly how to buy a car in 2026 without wrecking your finances, covering why paying cash for a depreciating asset is almost always the smarter wealth move, the 20-4-12-10 rule and why it changes how you think about every car purchase, how to protect yourself from being underwater on a loan, why gap insurance is a band-aid and not a strategy, the difference between thinking like a borrower versus thinking like a wealth builder, why the monthly payment question is the wrong question to ask, how total transportation costs quietly destroy budgets when you ignore insurance, fuel, and maintenance, and why keeping your car for 10 years or longer is one of the most underrated wealth-building moves you can make.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew breaks down exactly how to negotiate your bills and keep more money in your pocket, covering which bills are actually negotiable, how to audit your current expenses, how to research competitors and build real leverage, how to reach the retention department that actually has authority to lower your rate, the exact script and objection handling techniques to use on every call, and how to automate the entire process so your bills never creep up unnoticed again.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew sits down with Robert Farrington to break down everything you need to know about the sweeping federal student loan changes taking effect July 1, 2026, covering the shift to just two repayment plan options for new borrowers, the elimination of SAVE, PAYE, and ICR, the deadlines existing borrowers need to watch before 2028, tighter annual and lifetime borrowing limits, the end of Grad PLUS and Parent PLUS loans as we know them, how enrollment status now affects what you can borrow, where to start when searching for student aid, and whether in-state school is still the smartest financial move for new students.

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew breaks down the 10 tax moves every high earner needs to make before year-end, covering how to max out tax-advantaged accounts, adjust your W-4 withholding, harvest tax losses, time Roth conversions, optimize your HSA, give to charity more efficiently, capture business deductions, and run a forward-looking tax projection so you stop reacting to taxes and start controlling them.

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