The Stuff You Should Stop Buying (and Why Your Wallet Will Thank You) SB1707

The Stacking Benjamins Show

Joe Saul-Sehy | Cumulus Podcast Network

Investing, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.2 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Is your house full of stuff you thought you needed… but haven’t touched since the Obama administration? In this game show-style episode, we're helping you clean house and bulk up your bank account at the same time. Joining Joe in the basement are Paula Pant from Afford Anything, OG, and the man, the myth, the TikTok-famous legend’s grandpa’s best friend: Len Penzo (or as Doug calls him, “America’s Most Unexpected Influencer”). Together, they go head-to-head in a raucous showdown, each offering hot takes on everyday items you should stop buying if you want to save money and ditch the clutter. We dig into: Why some exercise equipment becomes expensive coat racks The hidden costs of seasonal decorations Periodicals, subscriptions, and other budget vampires And a few “who knew?” items that quietly drain your cash You'll also get a dose of trivia, debates about Google's "search decay," and a few personal stories that might sound a little too familiar. Whether you’re decluttering your budget or just here for the basement chaos, this episode is full of laughs, lightbulb moments, and ideas to help streamline your spending. FULL SHOW NOTES: https://stackingbenjamins.com/decluttering-your-financial-life-greatest-hits-1707 Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.StackingBenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.9	That's right, five pounds.
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1:01.2	Welcome to Friday of our greatest hits week. I'm Joe Saul-Chi, and let's talk about why I chose today's episode and give you the rundown on what to look out for from an episode
1:09.5	that we played previously. If you're brand new to the show
1:12.9	on Greatest Hits Weeks, I always like to begin them with a little why and what to listen
1:19.6	for. And on Fridays, we normally here have a roundtable discussion between frequent
1:26.4	contributors or people who are prominent in either the
1:30.2	blogging space in the personal finance community or the podcasting space. And this is a roundtable
1:38.9	with three of our frequent contributors, Paula Pant, Len Penzo, and OG.
1:45.7	And on this episode, you know, I opened up this week talking about clutter and about how
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