06.17.26 Let’s Channel Your Inner Millionaire / Reluctant Landlords

A listener wrote in with a fix for a digital annoyance that many people have experienced: spam events appearing on Google Calendar without ever having accepted an invitation. The solution is simple: open Google Calendar settings, click the gear icon, go to Event Settings, and change the “Add invitations to my calendar” option from “Everyone” to either “Only if the sender is known” or “When I respond to the invitation in email.” Clark notes this is more than a nuisance — it’s a security risk, because those fake events can contain links designed to download viruses. He thanks the listener for the tip and encourages the collaborative “force multiplier” spirit of his audience.

The Tortoise Path to Becoming a Millionaire

The episode’s first major segment takes aim at a common misconception about wealth. Drawing on new data from Kiplinger, Clark argues that the path to becoming a first-time millionaire today is not about picking the next Apple or AI startup — it’s about boring, consistent habits. He contrasts the old model from The Millionaire Next Door research (which highlighted people who owned under-the-radar service businesses like plumbing or HVAC companies) with the current reality: because of the “financialization of the U.S. economy,” regular wage earners can now reach millionaire status through disciplined saving and investing.