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April 29, 2025 37 mins

127 founders (net worth: ~$1M–$100M+) opened up their personal books. Want to see how your finances stack up? https://www.joinhampton.com/wealth-report


What happens when you grow up alongside a billion-dollar company, lose yourself chasing money, drugs, and approval,  and have to rebuild your life from scratch? That’s what happened to Alex Peycoff.


Here’s what we talk about:

  • Why growing up in a soon to be billionaire status family taught Alex the wrong lessons about value and self-worth.
  • How wild drug-fueled nights and empty relationships left him feeling more isolated than ever despite immense wealth.
  • The life-altering moment with his daughter that redefined his understanding of success, money, and emotional presence.
  • How Alex rebooted his life, built "emotional wealth," and developed a purpose beyond material success.
  • Why he keeps all his money in real estate and avoids markets and crypto.
  • Alex’s personal definition of emotional debt and how clearing it created the biggest transformation of his life.
  • His current net worth ("north of a couple hundred million dollars") and how he manages it differently now.

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Chapters:

  • Introduction to Alex Payoff's Story (00:00)
  • Early Life and Family Background (01:38)
  • Struggles with Wealth and Identity (04:25)
  • The Wild Years: Drugs and Excess (06:17)
  • Turning Point: Realizations and Reflections (13:26)
  • Embracing Emotional Authenticity (19:12)
  • Redefining Success and Happiness (19:34)
  • Financial Freedom and Personal Crisis (20:08)
  • The Car Obsession (21:48)
  • Emotional Wealth vs. Emotional Debt (23:49)
  • The Value of Real Estate Investments (32:20)
  • Building Emotional Wealth (35:08)
  • Join the Hampton Community (36:20)
  • Podcast Production by Lower Street (37:05)

This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances.

Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community. Check out Hampton: https://www.joinhampton.com/


Your Host: Harry Morton

  • Founder of Lower Street, a podcast production company helping brands launch and grow top-tier podcasts.
  • Co-parents a cow named Eliza.

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