The other side of the same lesson. Jason picks up the thread: the money moves he regrets, the ones he'd still defend, and what actually changed how he thinks about it.
Chapters
- 0:00Intro
- 0:23Recording at Podcast Solutions
- 1:53Growing up without
- 4:49First paycheck, spent on clothes
- 6:56Credit cards in his 20s
- 8:25Spending as fast as he earned
- 10:25Spending to fill a void
- 12:53Checking in on men's mental health
- 14:14$600 laptop to $3,000 debt
- 16:40Student loans
- 18:45Why he avoided his debt
- 19:53Pawning the laptop
- 21:48The real lesson: have a plan
- 24:28Look your debt in the eye
- 26:13Would $10K have fixed it?
- 29:37Using AI to track spending
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How long did it take you to get out of debt?
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