Summary: Want to go big with your finances? Joe and Kathleen from <a href="https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/">Stacking Benjamin</a>s share two keys to help you save half your income this year (and beyond)!<br> [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/couplemoney/How_to_Build_Wealth_By_Saving_Half_Your_Income_with_Stacking_Benjamins.mp3″ social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_pinterest=”true” ]<br> <br> Subscribe to Couple Money Podcast via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/couple-money-podcast-build/id924656111">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/elle-martinez/couple-money-podcast?refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>, or copy <a href="http://couplemoneypodcast.com/feed/podcast/">this link to use </a>with a podcatcher of your choice. You can also find me hanging out on <a href="https://twitter.com/CoupleMoney">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/couplemoney">Facebook</a>.<br> <br> Saving Half Your Income<br> <br> Even though the year is already half over, there is still plenty of time to achieve big things in 2016.<br> As we’re through the steps and different ways you can get closer to financial independence, we’ve gotten to the part where things go from incremental to big.<br> How big?<br> Like saving half your income<br> I know you might feel like you’re already cut your bills down and you’d rather find ways to make money – don’t worry we’ll get into that very soon with some of the next episodes — but today we’re going to examine how you can start saving big chunks of money.<br> The money you stash can then be used to:<br> <br> * pay off debt faster<br> * grow your savings for emergencies<br> * give your buffer to make a career or life change or,<br> * invested so you can retire sooner.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/about/">Joe and Kathleen from Stacking Benjamins</a> have some ideas to give you a boost with your finances.<br> Selected Links from the Episode:<br> If you’re looking to build up your savings rate, here are some recommended resources.<br> <br> * <a href="http://save50.org/enroll/">Save 50 Course</a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/saving/save-a-ton-of-money-with-a-5050-challenge/">Save a Ton of Money with a 50/50 Challenge!</a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoneypodcast.com/GetRichSlowly">Get Rich Slowly</a><br> * <a href="http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-simple-math-behind-early-retirement/">The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement</a><br> <br> Saving Hacks Show Highlights:<br> <br> * Why Saving Half Isn’t Insane<br> * How Mindeset & Systems Help Boost Savings<br> * Banking Hack to Save More<br> <br> <br> <br>
