Investing might sound scary or intimidating, but really it’s about one simple idea:
How to make your money work for you.
You earned it once, now how can you multiply it in a way that aligns with your risk tolerance?
It’s weird, but I sit on both ends of the spectrum on this, at once having made big bets on my own business and experimenting with “alternative” investment platforms, and on the other hand being paralyzed into sitting on the sidelines by fear the market might go down.
In this section of the site, you’ll find information on real estate investing, trading stocks, and even buying businesses.
Your net worth is the sum of all your assets (cash, savings, mutual funds, equity in your home, etc.) minus your liabilities (student loans, credit card debt, mortgages, etc.).
One tool I like to help calculate your net worth is Personal Capital. It’s free!
What’s the goal of your investment? A goal of accumulating wealth to retire in 30 years is very different than a goal of earning $1000 a month in passive cash flow.
If you’re evaluating all your different investment options, it can be a little overwhelming. This cool quiz from my friends at Money Made can help narrow down your choices and point you in the right* direction.
Discover investing opportunities on MoneyMade.io
*Nothing on this site should be considered financial advice.
Can you still make money in domain flipping?
Last year, Mark Levine flipped 70 domain names, for around $160k in gross profit.
Of that, he spent a little over half on renewal fees for his domain name portfolio and acquiring new domains to add to it, netting $70-80k for the year.
Not bad for a part-time hobby!
Are laundromats “the ultimate side hustle,” like my guest Jordan Berry described?
These simple, local, cash-flowing businesses have been around forever, but surprisingly this is the first time discussing them in detail on the show.
A little bit of a different format this week.
We’re looking at 10 unconventional money rules – at least, in my mind they’re unconventional – to help you save more, earn more, and improve your financial situation.
To help me go back and forth on these points I’m joined by Rich Jones. He’s the host of the award-winning PaychecksandBalances podcast – helping you navigate your finances and career.
Rental arbitrage gives you a way to make money with Airbnb — without owning any property.
Traditionally, building a real estate side hustle takes big bucks for down payments, closing costs, and renovation projects.
But enterprising short-term rental “moguls” are questioning if owning the property is even necessary. These rental arbitrage entrepreneurs sign long-term leases, and then turn around and sub-let the property on a short-term basis — profiting on the spread.
Here’s my annual review of my “non-traditional” investments, including peer-to-peer lending, real estate crowdfunding, business lending, and even cryptocurrency.
And of course this is just a snapshot into my experience, not investing advice or a solicitation to invest.
Let’s dive in and see what happened.
The passive income dream is real for Dustin Heiner of MasterPassiveIncome.com, he’s currently making $15k a month with around 30 minutes time investment on his part.
Dustin has achieved this by following a systematic approach to buying and letting out properties.
He started with his first property back in 2006. Within 6 years he had 19 properties, and within 9 years he had 26 properties and had retired from his day job at the age of 37.
Is trading stocks a legit way to make money from home? Or is it just another get-rich-quick-scheme?
Admittedly, I’ve always kind of looked at stock trading as a glorified form of gambling. And to be sure, there are risks involved.
In this episode, Teri Ijeoma does a good job of convincing me there really is an art and a science to it — and that it is a winnable game.
Could selling tradelines be a new income stream for you?
I’d heard whispers of this lucrative, relatively low time-investment side hustle, but never met anyone actually doing it.
That is, until I ran into Paul at FinCon. He said he started out skeptical, but had turned it into a $1000 a month income stream with very little work.
What if you could make your rent or mortgage payment go away?
Or, what if instead of paying that expense every month, your living situation actually paid you?
It’s not as far-fetched as it may sound.
In fact, that’s exactly what today’s guest, Craig Curelop, has done by intentionally “house hacking” over the past few years.
Buy a house.
Rent it out.
Tenants pay it off for you.
It’s possibly one of the oldest side hustles in the books, right?
Done right, owning rental properties can be an attractive long-term income and wealth-building strategy. But done wrong, it can be a recipe for headaches and a mountain of debt.
