{"podcast":{"title":"Building Your Money Machine","slug":"building-your-money-machine-1094783","podcast_index_feed_id":1094783,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2014820.rss","website_url":"http://melabraham.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/3aszw3c6bdcew6lqnnagd3e074ru?.jpg","author":"Mel H Abraham, CPA, CVA, ASA, CSP","episode_count":559,"summary":"Welcome to 'Building Your Money Machine, hosted by Mel Abraham, CPA, a renowned financial expert and author of USA Today Bestseller, 'Building Your Money Machine: How to Get Your Money to Work Harder For You Than You Did For It!.' On this podcast, Mel shares his insights and experiences from over 30 years in the field of wealth-building, entrepreneurship and mentorship to financial freedom. Each episode provides actionable strategies to master your money, remove financial stress, and live a life by choice, not chance. Whether you work for a company, are a seasoned entrepreneur or someone just starting out on your financial journey, this podcast offers the tools, actionable frameworks and knowledge you need to create your own money machine and secure your financial future. Tune in weekly for expert advice, inspiring guest interviews, and the practical wisdom that will help you take control of your financial destiny. Subscribe now and start building the life you’ve always dreamed of.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T02:17:32.250793+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-your-money-machine-1094783"},"episode":{"title":"Why You’ll Never Actually Spend Your Retirement Savings","slug":"why-you-ll-never-actually-spend-your-retirement-savings","published_at":"2026-07-30T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-your-money-machine-1094783/why-you-ll-never-actually-spend-your-retirement-savings","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-your-money-machine-1094783","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2014820/episodes/19546354-why-you-ll-never-actually-spend-your-retirement-savings.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2014820/episodes/19546354-why-you-ll-never-actually-spend-your-retirement-savings.mp3","summary":"Welcome to the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today I’m calling out the elephant in the room—why you’ll probably never actually spend your retirement savings, and what the heck to do about it. I’m getting real about what decades of money discipline actually do to your brain and why even with a mountain of cash, you might still feel “broke adjacent.” We’ll bust the myths, flip the script on the traditional retirement model, and talk about turning your discipline into freedom (not a cage). I...","meta_description":"Welcome to the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today I’m calling out the elephant in the room—why you’ll probably never actually spend your retirement s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1639,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/building-your-money-machine-1094783/episodes/why-you-ll-never-actually-spend-your-retirement-savings/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-your-money-machine-1094783/why-you-ll-never-actually-spend-your-retirement-savings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}