215: FI: More Than Retirement, a Chance to Take Risks w/ Diania Merriam
After years and years of working in licensing, Diania Merriam opened up her credit report and saw that she was (collectively) $30,000 in debt. This forced her to ask the question, “what am I working f...
19 Heinä 20211h 21min
214: Finance Friday: Fighting Cancer, Starting a Family, & “Planting Seeds”
It’s hard to imagine what someone is going through once they’re given a cancer diagnosis. The last thing many people want to think about during such a troubling time is finances. This was true for Zac...
16 Heinä 20211h 18min
213: Retiring in 6 Years After 20 Years of Money Mistakes
Growing up in Mexico, Saul Tijerina didn’t fully understand the concept of financing. It wasn’t that he couldn’t conceptualize financing, it was more that he wasn’t around it enough to think of it as...
12 Heinä 20211h 33min
212: Finance Friday: When Should You Pause Your Retirement Contributions?
Starting a strong financial position in your youth is probably the most important thing you can do to hit financial independence. Sometimes that strong position includes maxing out retirement accounts...
9 Heinä 20211h 7min
211: From -$28k in Debt to $107k Net Worth by Cutting Out the Unnecessary
It’s nice to hear a fan of the BiggerPockets Money Show talk about how they are on the path to financial freedom. It’s even nicer when we hear that the fan, Melissa Yi, went from a negative net worth ...
5 Heinä 20211h 12min
210: Finance Friday: Should I Leave Teaching to Pursue Greater Income?
Teachers do a lot more than we give them credit for (as shown throughout the past year and a half), but sadly, they don’t get paid terribly high salaries. Today’s guest, Stephanie, is a music teacher ...
2 Heinä 20211h 5min
209: Creating Financial Runway to Start a 7-Figure Business w/ Bola Sokunbi
Growing up, Bola Sokunbi had some serious financial influence from her parents. Her father would tell her “Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish” while her mom showed her the importance of being an in...
28 Kesä 20211h 7min
208: Finance Friday: 23 Years Old, Steady Pay, Low Income, Should I Invest?
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: it’s never too early to start your journey to financial independence. Today we talk to Mackenzie, a 23-year-old college graduate, working a government job ...
25 Kesä 20211h 9min
