BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Carl attributes his strong savings habits and frugality to his father, a surgeon who was also a spender and worked until age 72 to avoid burdening his children. This personal history motivates Carl's own financial discipline.
“Well, and as you know, my dad was a surgeon, so he made a lot of money. But he was also a spender, and he did not want to leave a burden to his kids. So he ended up working until he was 72. And so my dad's the reason I'm so frugal.”
“So I'm like, we need to save, save, save. Oh, it turns out all that rain and financial insecurity was for nothing because I never lost a job. I left on my own and, yeah.”