On The Verge Of… Ability If you’re between the age of 30-40, you could be under severe threat from a growing crisis affecting millions of working Americans today. A crisis so powerful, it can put massive risk on one of your biggest assets: Your income. It’s a word that’s not reserved solely for combat veterans […] Read more
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On The Verge Of… Home So many of us are on the verge of homelessness…and we don’t even realize it. The American housing bubble that wreaked havoc on our global economy continues to linger even today. The toxic combination of slow wage growth and skyrocketing house prices has put buying out the question for many […] Read more
A Tale of 2 Grandchildren Part 2 Today, we are continuing our tale of the two twin Grandchildren: Michael & Matthew. If you missed part one, click the link below to go straight there and get up to speed: Click here to listen to part one of our tale about two Grandchildren Right now, in […] Read more
A Tale of 2 Grandchildren Part 1 Michael & Matthew are the Grandchildren of Margaret & Mildred. Their parents were born just after World War Two in a time of great prosperity and economic growth. Both grandchildren lived tightly knitted lives with their Grandparents and both saw a great contrast in how their grandparents’ lived […] Read more
A Tale of 2 Grandmas Part 2 Today, we’re continuing our tale of two twin Grandmas: Margaret & Mildred, and how they both took different forks in the financial road later in life, and how this decision drastically altered their future personal finances. If you missed part one, click the link below to go straight […] Read more
A Tale of Two Grandma’s The 1930’s marked a crucial decade in American history. The Great Depression: One of the deepest, longest-lasting economic downturns in the history of the Western world, challenging many American families in major economic, social, and psychological ways. Today we share the first part of our story about two twins. […] Read more
Net Worth is Greater than Debt Free Becoming debt-free is said to be a notch on the belt toward financial progress. It’s widely admired, longed for, and sometimes even praised by ‘financial experts.’ But the truth is, paying off debt may be risky…or in some cases unnecessary. In today’s episode, you’re going to discover exactly […] Read more
Money. Wealth. Finances. It doesn’t matter how much you have – or don’t have, you can’t escape it. Money is part of our lives and we all have an interest in it to some degree. Money requires being paid…attention to. In today’s episode, Brandon shares some of his life lessons on money, and how this […] Read more
FIRE Perfect Match (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Becoming financially independent is the moment your investments start paying more than your expenses. And when this happens, you’re ‘free.’ Free from trading your time for money. Free from having to work for a living. Free from having to worry about bills or paying rent on time. But […] Read more
FIRE Extinguishers (Financial Independence, Retire Early) In the previous episode, we talked about the ‘FIRE’ movement and what it actually takes to achieve this ‘Financial Independence/Retire Early’ goal. Usually fire extinguishers do a lot of good. It’s nice to have one in your kitchen in case of emergency. Yet, when FIRE stands for Financial Independence […] Read more