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Carl Richards

Greetings, Carl here.

This podcast is super simple, it's me wandering through the world noticing things about how to align my use of capital (time and money) with what is actually important to me.

-Carl

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  • #1560
    September 25 · 7 min

    1553 | My Car Is Better Than His

    In this episode, Carl turns Behavior Gap Radio back into an adventure journal and shares an uncomfortable moment of his own. A stranger at the gym, a beat-up car, and a surprising flash of smugness leave him curious about how quickly possessions and outward signs of money can distort the way we see ourselves and other people. Rather than trying to fix or judge the reaction, Carl asks a simpler question: Isn’t that interesting? Want more from Carl? Get the shortest, most impactful weekly email on the web! Sign up for the Weekly Letter from Certified Financial Planner™ and New York Times columnist Carl Richards here: https://behaviorgap.com/

  • #1559
    September 24 · 6 min

    1552 | Why Do We Think Rich People Are Smarter?

    In this episode, Carl explores a strange habit many of us have: using someone’s wealth as evidence they’re worth listening to. Why does knowing that someone sold a company or has a $400 million balance sheet suddenly make them seem smarter, wiser, or more interesting? Carl examines how easily authority in one area can leak into another, and why we may want to get much more careful about confusing financial success with intelligence, wisdom, or human worth. Want more from Carl? Get the shortest, most impactful weekly email on the web! Sign up for the Weekly Letter from Certified Financial Planner™ and New York Times columnist Carl Richards here: https://behaviorgap.com/

  • #1558
    September 23 · 5 min

    1551 | What Does This Say About Us?

    In this episode, Carl puts two very different paychecks side by side: a ski patroller earning an hourly wage in an expensive mountain town and an NFL quarterback earning tens of millions a year. He’s not arguing that either number is right or wrong. Instead, he asks a more interesting question about what markets actually measure, what they don’t, and what the enormous gap between price and human value might say about us. Want more from Carl? Get the shortest, most impactful weekly email on the web! Sign up for the Weekly Letter from Certified Financial Planner™ and New York Times columnist Carl Richards here: https://behaviorgap.com/

  • #1557
    September 22 · 6 min

    1550 | The Absurdity of a Trillionaire

    In this episode, Carl continues his exploration of absurdity by putting two realities side by side: Wealth at a scale that is almost impossible to comprehend and ordinary families struggling to afford a first home. Rather than arguing about who is right, who is wrong, or what the solution should be, Carl asks whether we can simply pay attention to the strange things we’ve learned to accept as normal, and perhaps start by being willing to call them what they are. Want more from Carl? Get the shortest, most impactful weekly email on the web! Sign up for the Weekly Letter from Certified Financial Planner™ and New York Times columnist Carl Richards here: https://behaviorgap.com/

  • #1556
    September 21 · 4 min

    1549 | Don't Ruin the Kids!

    In this episode, Carl questions a common belief among families with significant wealth: Helping adult children financially will somehow ruin them. When the next generation already knows a substantial inheritance is coming, does withholding help today really teach the lessons parents think it does? Carl explores how our experiences with money shape what we believe our children need, and why a different set of circumstances may require a different set of lessons. Want more from Carl? Get the shortest, most impactful weekly email on the web! Sign up for the Weekly Letter from Certified Financial Planner™ and New York Times columnist Carl Richards here: https://behaviorgap.com/

  • #1555
    September 18 · 4 min

    1548 | Money and the Kennedy Center

    In this episode, Carl uses the current fight over the Kennedy Center as a jumping-off point for a much broader question: What is money really doing in the room? Looking beyond the politics, he explores how quickly a conversation that appears to be about money can become one about recognition, status, power, control, or even gratitude, and why noticing those forces in our own lives may tell us far more than the dollar amounts ever could. Want more from Carl? Get the shortest, most impactful weekly email on the web! Sign up for the Weekly Letter from Certified Financial Planner™ and New York Times columnist Carl Richards here: https://behaviorgap.com/

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