
Optimal Finance Daily
Optimal Living Daily | Diania Merriam
4.5from 1,401 ratings
- 3,715
- Episodes
- 1,186
- Transcribed
- 1,401
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 898K
- YouTube views
About Optimal Finance Daily
Optimal Finance Daily is the #1 narrated podcast for the FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early). We curate and read the internet's most influential blogs on stock market investing, passive income, debt repayment, and 401k strategies, transforming complex wisdom into actionable daily episodes. Hosted by Diania Merriam (founder of the EconoMe conference), this show is designed for growth-minded professionals seeking wealth management tips and money mindfulness. From budgeting and frugal living to index fund investing and tax strategies, Diania provides the tools to secure your financial freedom. Join thousands of listeners becoming "OLD friends" as we navigate retirement planning, savvy money management, and the path to a debt-free life. Your journey to an optimal life begins here.
- Publisher
- Optimal Living Daily | Diania Merriam
- Category
- business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Feb 2016
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
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23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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3710: How to Use a Budget Calendar by Kumiko of The Budget Mom on Budgeting
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Budget calendars, just like your regular calendar, can be hang on the wall style, which works beautifully on your visual wall board, a hard copy desk type, printable or digitally on your computer or phone you can also do a budget calendar weekly monthly or yearly monthly is the practical choice for most people because it's easy to make adjustments as you go but a yearly one can be very motivational if you have big upcoming goals while tracking your finances pen to paper can be tedious There are also great psychological and practical benefits to seeing your budget and calendar and writing it down. […]
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- YouTube views
- 897,963
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 1,235 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 166 ratings
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- Quality
- 80
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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