Bestselling author Morgan Housel’s latest book, “The Art Of Spending Money” will hit stores on October 7. So, it seems like a good time to revisit the conversation we had with him nearly a year ago. As an added bonus, we’ve got a sneak preview of the opening chapter of his new book! Morgan discusses:
- His teenage dream of becoming an investment banker
- The inspiration he found in an interest payment of $0.03
- A restaurant job that made him feel rich
- His (very) brief career as a stock picker
Plus, we share the opening 5 minutes of Chapter 1 of his brand new book!
Opening clip – “Boiler Room"

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When she was in high school Sara Rathner knew she wanted to be a journalist. But it wasn’t until after she graduated from Northwestern University and working at The Washington Post that the “money light” flipped on for her. (It helped that her mother was sending her books written by personal finance expert Suze Orman.) Now a senior writer, credit card expert, and spokesperson for Nerdwallet, Sara shares:
- How growing up in Miami is not what most people think
- The rationale behind her 20 credit cards
- Why “money TOTALLY buys happiness”
- An underrated 1980’s finance film she loves the most

Opening clip – “Casablanca”

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Because he was a self-described “lazy bum” as a teenager, David Gardner’s mother got him a job near their home. In 1980, mowing lawns in the DC summer heat was no picnic and the job didn’t pay well. But it led to surprising mentorship that fed his interest in a relatively new technology: home computers. David shares some important themes from his new book, Rule Breaker Investing: How to Pick the Best Stocks of the Future and Build Lasting Wealth, and discusses:
- How he followed his father’s career advice
- What’s behind his above-average comfort level with risk
- Board games vs. VR headsets
- His “mediocre” track record in one type of investing
Opening clip – “Moneyball”

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