Comments on: Podcast 43: Financial Samurai http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:01:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Youngandthrifty http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-244436 Youngandthrifty Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:48:00 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-244436 Great podcast! I agree that everyone's voice is so nice and clear. Nice to hear your voices! =P Great podcast! I agree that everyone’s voice is so nice and clear. Nice to hear your voices! =P

]]> By: FinEngr http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203940 FinEngr Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:32:01 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203940 Agree completely with Money Reasons. Still working on my own blog identity, Financial Samurai has remained the constant. The articles invigorate the mind and heart. He gets your blood boiling enough to keep reading or post a reply, but gives you enough to think about and challenge your existing beliefs. *Is this go along with the verbal art? Glad I stopped by, and definitely have a new-found respect for Sam. *Audio quality was very good. Agree completely with Money Reasons. Still working on my own blog identity, Financial Samurai has remained the constant.

The articles invigorate the mind and heart. He gets your blood boiling enough to keep reading or post a reply, but gives you enough to think about and challenge your existing beliefs. *Is this go along with the verbal art?

Glad I stopped by, and definitely have a new-found respect for Sam.

*Audio quality was very good.

]]> By: Jimmy May http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203919 Jimmy May Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:36:36 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203919 Definitely one of the best podcasts in recent memory. All the voices were very clear, and very professional. The transitions were well done, and it sounds like Sam has done a number of interviews in the past! Maybe he's the guy from The Mentalist? Or maybe he's a struggling day time soap actor, but either way, he sounds very well versed. I'd be interested in hearing more topics with him on taxes and big government, or the usefulness of an MBA! Definitely one of the best podcasts in recent memory. All the voices were very clear, and very professional. The transitions were well done, and it sounds like Sam has done a number of interviews in the past! Maybe he’s the guy from The Mentalist? Or maybe he’s a struggling day time soap actor, but either way, he sounds very well versed.

I’d be interested in hearing more topics with him on taxes and big government, or the usefulness of an MBA!

]]> By: Tom Dziubek http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203799 Tom Dziubek Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:16:28 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203799 Okay, let's see...film industry, native Australian accent...that means Sam's secret identity is either Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe or <a href="http://www.thewiggles.com.au/download/news/image/murray.jpg" rel="nofollow">Murray Wiggle</a>. LOL Okay, let’s see…film industry, native Australian accent…that means Sam’s secret identity is either Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe or Murray Wiggle. LOL

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203798 Financial Samurai Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:14:09 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203798 Don, you are too kind! And, you are making me blush, so stop it already. :) Nobody picked up on this one line: "If you end up doing nothing, not even a small gesture like a back massage, you’re screwed, and not in a good way!" I was hoping to get a rise out of some of the female readers for this specific line... but I failed. Sorry the Shamrock Shake machine was down at McDonald's. Good sign for your weight tracking posts anyway yeah? 20 yrs of work til "retirement" or bust! Don, you are too kind! And, you are making me blush, so stop it already. :)
Nobody picked up on this one line: “If you end up doing nothing, not even a small gesture like a back massage, you’re screwed, and not in a good way!” I was hoping to get a rise out of some of the female readers for this specific line… but I failed.

Sorry the Shamrock Shake machine was down at McDonald’s. Good sign for your weight tracking posts anyway yeah?

20 yrs of work til “retirement” or bust!

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203797 Financial Samurai Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:06:44 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203797 Tom - Not at all, well done again! From my industry, I totally know all the behind the scenes stuff it takes to put out a final product. Film for 5 hours for 5 minutes of air time is all too common. I look forward to hearing more of your work! Tom – Not at all, well done again! From my industry, I totally know all the behind the scenes stuff it takes to put out a final product. Film for 5 hours for 5 minutes of air time is all too common. I look forward to hearing more of your work!

]]> By: Tom Dziubek http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203789 Tom Dziubek Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:48:30 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203789 Gosh guys, thanks for all the kind words! Gosh guys, thanks for all the kind words!

]]> By: Investor Junkie http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203778 Investor Junkie Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:24:56 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203778 You bring of a great point about financial education to your children. I think it's so important since our schools do not really teach anything about the subjects discussed here or mentioned on Sam's site. I think it would really could help them. I have a series of blog posts I'm thinking about doing on the subject. I just have to sit down and write them. ;-) You bring of a great point about financial education to your children. I think it’s so important since our schools do not really teach anything about the subjects discussed here or mentioned on Sam’s site. I think it would really could help them. I have a series of blog posts I’m thinking about doing on the subject. I just have to sit down and write them. ;-)

]]> By: Money Reasons http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203775 Money Reasons Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:13:15 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203775 Great podcast guys (the best I've heard to date!) The Financial Samurai's website is my first stop when I do my daily surfing of the web! I like everything about the site, the articles, the look, the commenters... I think Sam's site brings something to the table that no other financial website quite encapsulates, it's informational, but also fun in a challenging way (would I be pushing it if I said it was oftentimes like verbal art?)! Personally, I will try to give my kids a leg up in life by teaching them many of the same principals that Sam mentions in this podcast (I especially like some of the ratios Sam uses). I also think it's a good idea go give them a financial platform for a starting point, so for the last few years, I've been investing for them. This improves their chances of retiring in 20 years as mentioned by Sam in the podcast! Thanks guys! Great podcast guys (the best I’ve heard to date!)

The Financial Samurai’s website is my first stop when I do my daily surfing of the web! I like everything about the site, the articles, the look, the commenters… I think Sam’s site brings something to the table that no other financial website quite encapsulates, it’s informational, but also fun in a challenging way (would I be pushing it if I said it was oftentimes like verbal art?)!

Personally, I will try to give my kids a leg up in life by teaching them many of the same principals that Sam mentions in this podcast (I especially like some of the ratios Sam uses). I also think it’s a good idea go give them a financial platform for a starting point, so for the last few years, I’ve been investing for them. This improves their chances of retiring in 20 years as mentioned by Sam in the podcast!

Thanks guys!

]]> By: Investor Junkie http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203764 Investor Junkie Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:47:19 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203764 I do believe investing is like the Woody Allen quote: "80 percent of success is just showing up" You don't invest, you don't reap the reward. I do believe investing is like the Woody Allen quote:

“80 percent of success is just showing up”

You don’t invest, you don’t reap the reward.

]]> By: Investor Junkie http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203762 Investor Junkie Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:40:32 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203762 Hey Sam. Ha! You invested in Commerce One eh? Glad you didn't loose your shirt with my previous employer. Hey Sam. Ha! You invested in Commerce One eh? Glad you didn’t loose your shirt with my previous employer.

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203750 Financial Samurai Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:37:07 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203750 Thanks for the opportunity guys. I tried speaking in my native Australian accent for a couple minutes before hand, but I couldn't keep it up, so I decided on the conventional American accent so people could understand better! Tom really did a great job editing the podcast. So professional! Great job Tom. Flexo is lucky to have you. Thanks again Flexo! Best, Sam Thanks for the opportunity guys. I tried speaking in my native Australian accent for a couple minutes before hand, but I couldn’t keep it up, so I decided on the conventional American accent so people could understand better!

Tom really did a great job editing the podcast. So professional! Great job Tom. Flexo is lucky to have you. Thanks again Flexo!

Best, Sam

]]> By: J. Money http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/podcast-43-financial-samurai/comment-page-1/#comment-203749 J. Money Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:06:39 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=8399#comment-203749 This was awesome! Love hearing everyone's voices on these things :) This was awesome! Love hearing everyone’s voices on these things :)

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