94. Personal finance advice, why we argue about money, and the value of a scarcity mindset with CEO Vitaliy Katsenelson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Financial expert and raconteur Vitaliy Katsenelson gives his approach to the scarcity mindset, personal finance advice that changed</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">his</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">life, key strategies for making a budget, why people argue about money, geofencing as a diet tool, and a Stoic take on social media. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest Bio:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Vitaliy Katsenelson was born in Murmansk, USSR, and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1991. After joining</span> <a href="https://imausa.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Denver-based value investment firm IMA</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">in 1997, Vitaliy became Chief Investment Officer in 2007, and CEO in 2012. Vitaliy has</span> <a href="https://imausa.com/books/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">written two books on investing</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and is an award-winning writer. Known for his uncommon common sense, Forbes Magazine called him “The New Benjamin Graham.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He’s written for publications including Financial Times, Barron’s, Institutional Investor and Foreign Policy. His articles are also published on his website,</span> <a href="https://contrarianedge.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">ContrarianEdge</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and in audio format on his</span> <a href= "https://investor.fm/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Intellectual Investor</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Podcast</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Vitaliy lives in Denver with his wife and three kids, where he loves to read, listen to classical music, play chess, and write about life, investing, and music.</span> <a href= "https://soulinthegame.net/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Soul in the Game</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is his third book, and first noninvesting book.</span></p> <p