Own Your Time: Designing a Life You Don’t Need to Escape From | Andy Hill

About Andy Hill Andy Hill, AFC®️is the award-winning family finance coach behind Marriage Kids and Money - a financial education platform dedicated to helping families build wealth and happiness. Andy's advice and personal finance experience have been featured in major media outlets. With over 10 million podcast downloads and video views, Andy’s message of family financial empowerment has resonated with listeners, readers and viewers across the world. His debut book, “Own Your Time: 10 Financial Steps to Put Your Family First and Escape the Corporate Grind”, will be released in January 2026. When he's not "talking money", Andy enjoys being a “Youth Sports Dad”, singing karaoke with his wife and relaxing on his hammock. In this episode we talk about: Why defining the life you want should come before financial goals How Andy redesigned his workweek to just 3 days (Tuesday–Thursday) The hidden identity crisis behind FIRE, early retirement, and “success” The $5 million thought experiment that clarifies what truly matters Navigating conflicting financial goals in marriage (and why compromise matters) Why debt freedom isn’t about deprivation—but intentional tradeoffs Andy’s Podcast: Marriage, Kids, and Money Grab A Copy Of Andy’s Book: Own Your Time Say hi to Whitney on IG What You’ll LearnResources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices