Our guest on the podcast today is Katie Gatti Tassin. She’s the creator of the Money with Katie blog, podcast, and newsletter, which was acquired by Business Insider’s Morning Brew in 2022. The Money with Katie Show podcast is consistently one of the best-performing finance-related podcasts. Katie started up Money with Katie after stints as a content designer and writer for other firms including Meta, Dell Technologies, and Southwest Airlines. She received her bachelor’s in Communication & Information Sciences from the University of Alabama where she was a presidential scholar.BackgroundBioMoney With KatieThe Money With Katie ShowResourcesMr. Money MustacheMad FientistWealth Planner“The Monetization of Self: Personal Brands and the Business of Influencing,” The Money With Katie Show, podcasts.apple.com, Jan. 19, 2023.“JL Collins: The Case for Simplicity,” The Long View podcast, Morningstar.com, April 5, 2022.Key Financial Lessons and Investing“4 Simple Index Fund Portfolios That Would’ve Beaten the Total Stock Market Over the Last 25 Years,” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, Nov. 8, 2021.“How to Navigate Your Options While Setting Up Your 401(k),” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, Oct. 19, 2022.“Achieving Success With Target Date Funds,” by Chris Pedersen, paulmerriman.com.“Making Sense of Cryptocurrency,” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, May 17, 2022.“How to Confidently Start Investing: A Beginner’s Guide,” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, Aug. 29, 2022.Financial Independence“Why Hitting ‘Half FI’ Is More Likely 75%,” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, July 28, 2021.“Why You Actually Need Less to Retire Early (Than in 30 Years From Now),” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, Aug. 2, 2021.“Why I Want to Retire Early,” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, April 14, 2021.Saving and Debt“A Tale of Two Budgets: An Honest Look at My Lifestyle Creep,” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, Sept. 19, 2022.“Bonus Episode: Student Loan Forgiveness, Repayment, Taxes, and Inflation With a Certified Student Loan Professional®,” The Money with Katie Show, podcast.moneywithkatie.com, Sept. 1, 2022.“How to Cut Your High-Interest Debt’s Payoff Time and Interest Paid in Half,” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, Sept. 16, 2020.Housing“Hot Takes on Home Ownership: Keep Renting,” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, Dec. 9, 2022.“The #1 Way to Substantially Impact Your Financial Situation,” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, June 23, 2022.“Are Homes Actually More Expensive in 2022?” by Katie Gatti Tassin, morningbrew.com, Sept. 28, 2022.“Does the Dream of Home Ownership Rest Upon Biased Beliefs? A Test Based on Predicted and Realized Life Satisfaction,” by Reto Odermatt and Alois Stutzer, Journal of Happiness Studies, Vol. 23, Sept. 14, 2022.Financial Anxiety“How to Cope With Financial Anxiety,” by Katie Gatti Tassin, moneywithkatie.com, Nov. 1, 2021.“How Your Money Anxiety Might Actually Help Build Wealth,” The Money with Katie Show, podcast.moneywithkatie.com, Sept. 21, 2022.