How to Fix Your Finances If You Make $100,000 (and Still Feel Broke)

How to Fix Your Finances If You Make $100,000 (and Still Feel Broke)

Author: Andrew Giancola April 8, 2026 Duration: 48:32
You make six figures. You should feel ahead. So why does it still feel like you're barely getting by? 👉 Join Andrew's FREE Investing for Beginners Masterclass. What You'll Learn in This Episode Why 44% of people earning over $100,000 still live paycheck to paycheck and what to do about it How to run an honest income versus outflow audit in under an hour The Block Method: a four-part budgeting framework that actually works for high earners How to identify your "broke tax" and stop quietly bleeding money every month Why your car and your house are probably the real problem, not your lattes The exact order to fund your accounts so your money starts working for you automatically How to set a 12-month net worth target and finally measure what actually matters Start Here Join the community built to help you master your money, stay accountable, and reach financial freedom. 👉 Try Master Money Academy FREE for 7 days today! 👉 Join Andrew’s FREE Investing for Beginners Masterclass 👉 Join The Master Money Newsletter where you will become smarter with your money in 5 minutes or less per week Here! Partner Deals Indeed → Get a $75 sponsored job credit http://Indeed.com/personalfinance Policygenius → Free life insurance quote http://policygenius.com Acorns → Start investing + get $5 bonus http://acorns.com/pfp Monarch → The all-in-one financial tool + Get 50% Off at http://www.monarch.com/PFP Shopify → Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at http://shopify.com/pfp Wayfair → Get 80% OFF on April 25th through the 27th http://wayfair.com DeleteMe → 20% off with code PFP https://joindeleteme.com/PFP20/ Tool/s Mentioned Automate Your Money Checklist Episode/s Mentioned How to Negotiate Your Bills (and SAVE 6-Figures!) The Average Retirement Savings By AGE! The Million Dollar Money Decisions You Should Be Focusing On How to Negotiate Your Rent Like A Pro (and win the negotiation!) 10 Incredible Benefits of a Taxable Brokerage Account! Watch Next How to Plan Your Retirement (By Age!) 10 Reasons Smart People Are Bad With Money The Money Plan for Couples: How to Build Wealth as a Team (Step-by-Step) How to Invest in Real Estate (In ANY MARKET!) The Best Financial Strategies (BY INCOME!) Connect with Andrew Instagram Website TikTok X LinkedIn YouTube Question for you: After hearing the Block Method today, which of the four blocks is most out of whack for you right now: Fixed, Foundation, Lifestyle, or Future You? Drop it in the comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Andrew Giancola, The Personal Finance Podcast is a straightforward conversation about building a practical and prosperous life. Andrew, who also runs Master Money, doesn't hold back on the specifics-you'll hear his actual strategies for managing money, investing in stocks and real estate, and developing business ideas. The focus is on actionable steps, from negotiating a higher salary at your current job to constructing reliable streams of passive income. The goal isn't just accumulation for its own sake, but creating the financial foundation that grants you more choices and autonomy. Each episode of this podcast is designed to demystify wealth-building, moving beyond theory to the tactics that can free up your time for the things you value most, whether that's traveling the world or simply reclaiming your day from financial stress. It's a direct resource for anyone ready to move from thinking about money to actively building a more secure and expansive future.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

The Personal Finance Podcast
Podcast Episodes
The 5 Levels of FIRE (Coast, Lean, FI, Chubby, Fat) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:58
Coast FIRE, Lean FIRE, Chubby FIRE, Fat FIRE. Five levels, five very different lifestyles, and one of them is the milestone Andrew thinks everyone should chase first. 👉 Want personalized help from Andrew? Join Master Mon…
Type A vs. Type B Money Personality: Which one are you? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:13
There are two money personalities. Type A or Type B? The one you decide to be changes everything in your life financially. 👉 Want personalized help from Andrew? Join Master Money Academy at https://www.skool.com/mastermo…
The 12 Worst Money Habits (Ranked!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:22
Twelve money habits, ranked from bad to absolutely devastating. Some of these you already know about 👉 Want personalized help from Andrew? Join Master Money Academy at https://www.skool.com/mastermoneyacademy/about 👉 Joi…
How to Never Worry About Money Again With Jesse Mecham [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:37
There is no such thing as saving money. You are only deferring spending, and the moment that clicks, the guilt you feel every time you touch your savings disappears. Jesse Mecham, founder of YNAB, explains why every doll…
How to Save $100,000 on a Low Salary [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:35
Saving six figures on a low salary sounds impossible until someone shows you the timeline. Let Andrew walks you through every one of them in order. 👉 Want personalized help from Andrew? Join Master Money Academy at https…
4 Dead Simple Steps to Become Financially Free [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:23
Andrew breaks the entire plan down to four calculations you can run in about five minutes using numbers you already know: your monthly income and your monthly expenses. Each one gives you a specific target for your freed…
How to Build a Vacation Fund That Pays You For Life + (Money Q&A) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:07
Most people save for vacations one trip at a time and start over from zero every year. There is a version where you build the fund once and it keeps paying for your trips forever, and $100 a month is enough to start. 👉 W…
Hit This Number and You Can STOP SAVING! (Even When You are Young) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:08
Coast FIRE is the middle path: invest hard early, hit a specific number, then let compound interest carry the rest while your paycheck only has to cover your bills. Andrew walks through what it is, how to calculate it, a…