FamVestor Podcast: Recent Episodes
Sunny & Sunmarie Burns
The FamVestor Podcast is all about Family, Finance, and Freedom. This weekly show will focus on creating passive income streams, being frugal, living optimally, and designing a wholesome lifestyle all for the purpose of investing in your family. In the first few episodes Sunny and Sunmarie Burns share about travel hacking, living for free via real estate investing, saving money, travel with kids, weddings for cheap, and lots more. Visit FamVestor.com
Erik Hemingway's Family of 8 left everything behind, flew to Greece, bought a $80k sailboat and lived on a sailboat for 3 years traveling to 25 countries! Erik kept the cashflow coming in with rent money from his storage units; he now syndicates storage unit deals through his company Nomad Capital so others can have the financial freedom to pursue the great adventure of life!
https://famvestor.com/097
https://www.nomadcapital.us/
Our Family of 6 is Moving to Japan for a year. We share what we have been up to since Baby #4 was born!
https://famvestor.com/096
Frugal Family of 6 goes on a Cross-Country Camping Adventure of a Lifetime while on Paternity Leave with three kids, 6 and under and their 6-week old baby.
With just their mini-van, a tent, and a sense of adventure they traversed 8,000 miles through 18 different states visiting 17 national parks. https://famvestor.com/095
Lue and his wife were able to retire from cooperate America and live off passive income at age 38. Before early retirement, Lue was a computer programmer in the NYC area for 14 years. Lue enjoys spending time and traveling with his wife and three children. Lue’s personal motto is passive investing, active parenting.
Lue has been a passive real estate investor since 2015. Starting out with one single-family rental, Lue has invested in 39 real estate syndication deals. Lue’s current portfolio includes indirect ownership of over 17,000 apartments, 15,000 self-storage units, 1,000 manufactured home pods, 4.5 million square feet of industrial warehouses, 6.4 million square feet of office, and 140,000 square feet of retail in 26 states. https://www.famvestor.com/094
Links:
- Lue's first show: https://www.famvestor.com/025
- Contact: mr.luechen (at) gmail.com
Sunny and Sunmarie share their reason for choosing a limited screen time lifestyle and the effects its had on their family. https://famvestor.com/093
- https://www.famvestor.com/gifts/
- ScreenFree Activities: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1clHJmdy6CMbGd123dlt79sh3Bzih29s45a2LEciHdUY/edit?usp=sharing
- https://xtramath.org/
- https://readingeggs.com/
Lindsey Spiegel shares how her daughters from the age of 6 started their own Chicken egg-laying business and how that money was used to start their Roth-IRAs.
It's an incredible story of what a little guidance and intentional parenting can unlock in a child and the wonderful journey that can unfold.
Lindsey currently resides in a rural west Texas town on five acres with her husband and two daughters. With a background in urban farming and market gardening, she grows her own food and takes pleasure in cultivating the land. She enjoys being an Airbnb host, homeschooling, hiking, and adventuring with friends and family. Teaching her daughters the value of the side hustle and investing is something she holds dear.
Links:
- https://famvestor.com/092
- https://www.instagram.com/chickenbossesther/
- https://www.fidelity.com/retirement-ira/roth-ira-kids
- https://goodbudget.com/
Sunny and Sunmarie share their reason for wanting a family, and discuss the common concerns and challenges that are causing couple to opt out. https://famvestor.com/091
Jim Crider is a financial planner focused on helping young families reach financial independence. Jim is a father of 3, and helps guide other families towards a life they truly want to live. In todays episode we go through his unique approach and some guiding questions to find out what truly is important to us, and how we can use money as a tool to live our best lives.
Links:
- https://www.intentionallivingfp.com/famvestor
- https://famvestor.com/084
We discuss the perils that come with trying for greatness, and how overcoming obstacles transforms you into your best self. https://famvestor.com/089
Exercises you can do tonight to build intimacy as a couple. https://famvestor.com/088
Links:
- 3000 Questions about me (Book): https://amzn.to/2WgvysO
- Intimacy Exercises Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/144-a-tantric-sex-practice-to-try-with-your-partner-tonight/id1323538015?i=1000513399967
Sunny and Sunmarie share their definition of success and the balance neccesary to establish a successful wholesome nourishing life. https://famvestor.com/087
Sunny Burns shares his journey in breaking free from pornography. He has been porn-free for the last 10+ years, and shares his strategies and mindset to finally breakfree after so many failed attempts.
Links:
- https://famvestor.com/086
- https://www.famvestor.com/straightedge/
- https://www.highnoon.org/
- https://easypeasymethod.org/
- https://www.conqueredself.com/
We took our 6, 4, and 1 year old on a 100-mile 3-day BikePacking Adventure from New Paltz, NY through NYC into NJ. 95% of the trails were paved and car-free. We tented two nights wherever we could find shelter.
- BikePacking Trip Video: https://youtu.be/4O81F-61Ats
- ShowNotes: https://famvestor.com/085
Susan Elliot grew up in a typical suburban setting until one day when she was exposed to river rafting. From that moment, the world opened up to her. She discovered a passion which led her to become a whitewater kayak instructor and river guide. After traveling the world, living full-time in an RV with her husband, writing a book, and working as a River Restoration Engineer, Susan made another discovery. This time it was a world of financial freedom that opened up to her. Susan uses real estate by investing in Non-Performing Notes as a means to provide her family with financial stability and security. She and her partners founded Flow State Investing to help others access this little-known world of real estate and the potential that comes with it.
Listen in to learn:
- How to turn your passion into your dream job
- How real estate investing can help you take control over your money and future
- What Note Investing, a little-known niche in real estate, actually is
Links
- https://flowstateinvesting.com/
- https://www.famvestor.com/084
We discuss our trip around the National Parks in Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona.
8 different campsites over 14-days, with a 6, 4, & 1 year old in a 4-person tent.
Grand Canyons -> Mesa Verde -> Moab -> Arches -> Goblin Valley -> Canyonlands -> Capitol Reef -> Kodachrome -> Bryce -> Zion
We also touch on tips and tricks to making a camping adventure a success with littles.
https://www.famvestor.com/083
Sunny & Sunmarie share the process of a kitchen renovation, and tips to pay attention to if you are trying to do it on a tight budget and while living in the house.
https://www.famvestor.com/082
Today on the podcast, Sunny Burns shares his story. How he grew up, why he does the podcast, and the things that make him tick.
- Sunny's Bio: https://www.famvestor.com/resources
- Shownotes: https://www.famvestor.com/081
Craig and Bryanna Royal, along with their 4 children, have been on the road for the past seven years! They downsized from a 3000 sq ft house to a mobile home, and have been traveling around North America ever since.
- Shownotes: https://www.famvestor.com/080
- Blog: https://www.crazyfamilyadventure.com/
- Book: Full-Time RVing With Kids: https://amzn.to/3vS6btr
We share some of our unusual parenting strategies to build resilient thriving kids and a tight-knit family. https://www.famvestor.com/079
Jonathan Jesper is an entrepreneur running a multi-million dollar business all from his laptop.
After learning about the Tax Incentives for businesses to move to Puerto Rico, he moved (For the majority of the year) his business and his family there.
Since then, he has met many other entrepreneurs and business-owners who are doing the same.
Listen in to learn:
- What it’s really like to live and do business in Puerto Rico
- The pros and cons of moving to this U.S. Territory
- How eliminating high tax rates is like doubling your business
- If you really have to live 6 Months in a day in Puerto Rico to claim the tax incentives
Links
- https://famvestor.com/078
- Strategic Financial Solutions: Ricky Rodriguez, CPA ricky@sfshub.com
- Jonathan Jesper: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.jesper
Learn the Daily-Life Habits that happy healthy couple do to have strong marriages:
- Go to bed at the same time
- Sleep Naked together
- Hold Hands
- Leave Sticky Notes
- Speak respectfully to each other
- Keep in touch during the day
- Date Night
- Massage each other
- https://youtu.be/kqBMbW6tHI4 (Swedish Massage Tutorial)
- Have sex at least twice a week
- Share activities together
- Exercise, play, cook, read
- Common Mission
https://famvestor.com/077
Nate Ritter had traveled extensively before getting married. He and his wife then decided to continue to travel as much as possible in order for their children to experience the world through travel.
Nate then took his passion for inexpensive travel and created roomsteals.com, a closed user group that allows its members to access wholesale rates on hotels and accommodations.
Listen in to learn:
- How to travel the world inexpensively with your family
- How to find cheap yet quality accommodations
- How to structure your life and work around the passion for travel
Nate has generously offered our FamVestor listeners a discounted rate for Room Steals membership! Head on over to roomsteals.com and use coupon code “FAMVESTOR” for 20% off their annual membership.
Links
- http://famvestor.com/076
- https://nateritter.com/
- https://roomsteals.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/roomsteals/
- Twitter: @nateritter / @roomsteals
Happiness takes hardwork.
Everyone is struggling to attain happiness and avoid misfortune.
In this episode, we dive into how to schedule more happiness and eliminate the activities that are preventing us from pursuing happiness.
https://www.famvestor.com/075
Before starting a family, Jodi felt she was meant to be a mother. She went into marriage with the intention to be a stay-at-home mom, but after having her first child, she was met with unexpected struggles. Humbled by her experiences, she felt unsure of herself as a mother. Working through those struggles inspired her to create a blog to help other moms like herself.
Her degree in education, experience as a teacher, tutor, and camp counselor combined with her own personal journey of motherhood culminated in the Meaningful Mama blog. What started out as a passion project blossomed into a full-blown business which continues to inspire other mamas with crafts, projects, parenting tips, and character-based education.
Listen in to learn:
- How to raise kids to be kind, honest, and good
- How to incorporate character-based education in a fun and creative way
- How parenting is a marathon (not a 50 yard dash!) and how to stay flexible along the way
Links
- https://meaningfulmama.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/meaningfulmama
- Jodi@meaningfulmama.com
- https://www.famvestor.com/074
We discuss winter time activities we are doing as a Family this COVID Winter. https://www.famvestor.com/073
Activities:
- Teaching the kids to catch
- HandStands
- AcroYoga: https://youtu.be/2lmWxw-rJhk
- Gymnastics
- Basketball
- Growing towards goals (Running)
- Indoor bocce ball
- Keep-balloon-in-air game
- Hiding Go Seek
- Outfoxed Board-Game: https://amzn.to/36mLprn
- Pokemon Puzzles: https://amzn.to/3a9vuxT
- Ice Skating (Bob Skates): https://amzn.to/3cksdhW
- Snow Brick Maker: https://amzn.to/3iWQ2gN
- Exploring Frozen Streams & Hiking
- Volleyball
- ping pong
- wall ball
- Skiing (Free Under 7) (Free Rentals)
Ruby Escalona and her husband have opened over 40 credit cards on their travel hacking journey and been to 37 countries! They never grew up traveling, both emigrated to the United States after their work sent them here - Ruby from the Philippines and her husband from Slovakia. Both work full-time, but they live off the husband's salary and have been saving Ruby's entire salary. Because of this, they plan to be Financially Independent in the next 5 years!
Links:
- https://www.famvestor.com/072
- Ruby's Blog: https://ajourneywelove.com/
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad [Book]: https://amzn.to/2xfzmxD
- Quit Like a Millionaire [Book]: https://amzn.to/2MPjnOl
- https://millionmilesecrets.com/
- https://thepointsguy.com/
- https://boardingarea.com/
- https://finconexpo.com/
Sunny & Sunmarie share the importance of taking the time to review the previous year and reset for the next year ahead! www.FamVestor.com/071
For a more Goals specific podcast, please listen to www.FamVestor.com/037
Marcin Ferenc and wife, Joanna were both born in Poland and emigrated to the US at a young age. Neither of them had any background in real estate. Marcin did not own a single tool and had no experience in handywork. Despite this, they have managed to successfully flip 17 houses all while working full-time jobs and raising a family!
Listen in to learn:
- How to save up for your first flip
- How to build your team through networking
- How to work together with your spouse to achieve greater success
Links
- The Richest Man in Babylon: http://www.ccsales.com/the_richest_man_in_babylon.pdf
- http://famvestor.com/070
We share why we don't use strollers, our tips for getting kids hiking and camping, and how to live an exciting life as a family enjoying the great outdoors! https://www.famvestor.com/069
Links:
- Skidders Kids Grip Shoes: https://amzn.to/2IEfTg2
- Weeride Front Mount Kids Bike Seat: https://amzn.to/39UQWbn
- Co-pilot Bike Trailer with Pedals: https://amzn.to/372af0A
Nine years ago, newly married Dan Hinz saw his wife come home from a shopping trip and thought “What has she gone and bought now?!” and then quickly realized if they were going to make it in marriage, he could never have that thought again.
Extensive research about personal finance combined with an MBA led him to form his own financial coaching business. He is passionate about helping couples master the financial basics of budgeting and getting out of debt. He has helped numerous couples over the past 6 years realize their financial goals and work together to achieve them.
Listen in to learn:
- The first steps to take as a couple to combine and organize your finances
- How to get on the same team, follow the same rules, and play the same game
- The 3 habits you must master to master your money overall
- The true purpose of a budget
Links
- Dan Hinz Blog https://www.adultingwithmoney.com/
- Dan Hinz YouTube: www.youtube.com/adultingwithmoney
- Book mentioned, 10 Great Dates Before You Say "I Do": https://www.amazon.com/Great-Dates-Before-You-Say/dp/0310247322
- Mint Budget Tracker https://www.mint.com/
- You Need A Budget Budgeting Software https://www.youneedabudget.com/
- Every Dollar Budgeting App https://www.everydollar.com/
- Honeydue Finance App https://www.honeydue.com/
- Financial Calculators https://www.calcxml.com/do/home
- The 5 Love Languages https://www.5lovelanguages.com/
- Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Quiz https://gretchenrubin.com/2015/01/ta-da-the-launch-of-my-quiz-on-the-four-tendencies-learn-about-yourself/
- Myers Briggs Personality Test https://www.myersbriggs.org/
Have you ever heard that you are the average of the 5 people you surround yourself with?
Well I believe the same to be true with the thoughts and media we surround ourselves with.
I never felt I was born a genius or particularly gifted in intelligence. But I am positive that the habit of reading (or listening to) books has vastly improved my mind and critical thinking. I attribute a large majority of my success to my habit of listening to audiobooks.
I feel my life is constantly uplifted and inspired by books. There is so much value added to my life from the books I read and although I gain a lot from each book, it is the overall habit of continually reading and taking in new information and lessons that has made the biggest impact on my life.
In this episode I go over the 8 books that have left the biggest impact, enjoy! https://www.famvestor.com/067
Links:
- https://www.famvestor.com/books
- Audible 2-Free AudioBooks: https://www.famvestor.com/audible
- Enders Game: https://amzn.to/3kmOziX
- Way of the Peaceful Warrior: https://amzn.to/2IlaIS8
- Born to Run: https://amzn.to/35qu8Oa
- Stargirl: https://amzn.to/35oFZw8
- The Five Love Languages: https://amzn.to/2XXSZGW
- 4 Hour Work Week: https://amzn.to/34HLsM8
- Outwitting the Devil: https://amzn.to/32DTbJy
- The Millionaire Next Door: https://amzn.to/2NNhQqG
- The 6-point Plan for Happy Healthy Children: https://amzn.to/36wnRiX
Megan Marotta Russell is the Chief Operating Officer of Marotta Wealth Management.
On today's podcast Megan shares with us the awesome potential of Roth-IRA's and 529's.
She shares unique strategies, including how she was able to pay her 3-year old and start her Roth-IRA. A lot of golden nuggets in this one, enjoy!
Links:
- https://www.marottaonmoney.com/
- https://www.famvestor.com/066
- https://www.famvestor.com/roth
- https://www.fidelity.com/
I Just reached $100k in my Roth-IRA!
I am only 30, and opened it when I was 21.
Total contributions over these last 9-years was $49k.
This $100k, even if I didn't contribute another penny, should grow to $1Million all on its own by the time I am 60 years old.
That would mean $40k a year of Safe Withdrawals (4 % rule) just from this account.
Take a listen to hear how in just 5-minutes you can open your own Roth-IRA with just $10!
Links:
- https://www.famvestor.com/065
- https://www.famvestor.com/roth
- https://www.fidelity.com/
Sammy Uyama shares his Unique Life Story living a life of intention.
We discuss his unique upbringing learning abroad, how he went through college debt-free, created passive income by writing self-help e-books and sold them on amazon, his work at High Noon and so much more...
Links:
- https://www.famvestor.com/064
- https://www.highnoon.org
- https://www.amazon.com/Sam-Uyama/e/B01DJDCK84
When Dan got married 20 years ago, he and his wife thought they would have one or maybe two kids. Before they knew it they had 5 kids under the age of five years old. The struggle was real. Five kids then became seven kids. The challenge was not that they had a bunch of kids, but rather that they had not developed a unified vision,...they lacked, the tools, the communication systems, and on and on...
They quickly got advice. They searched far and wide. They drove across the States to hang out with some of the coolest parents and their kids [props to Boyd & Lori Dellinger as well as a few others]…simply to learn from them. They were blown away at how some families were able to craft such a powerful vision for life and execute on the strategy necessary to enjoy their life’s finest work, their family.
They collected books, attended conferences, and all the while as they learned, they also helped others in marriage and parenting. They’ve counseled marriages, created discipleship courses, spoken at events and coached people with passion and great satisfaction. It has truly become a great passion of theirs.
All this has massively impacted the way they parent their now young adult kids and how they are preparing this next generation of world changers to become mighty men and women.
Links:
- https://famvestor.com/063
- http://www.rebel-family.com/
In this episode, we talk about the best gift you can give your children...
And no it has nothing to do with spiling your kids rotten with the latest gadgets...
It has everything to do with your marriage - and the security, confidence, and happiness you will give your kids by making it a great one.
We share our FamVestor mission to change the world by enabling families with the skills, tactics, and mindset to put their marriage first and let the kids bask in the love of a strong family.
Enjoy!
Links:
- https://famvestor.com/062
- 6 Point Plan for Raising: https://amzn.to/31VJUPb
- Raising Lions: https://amzn.to/32UxpCQ
Misty Lynch is a financial planner and life coach who helps people not only budget and invest, but also change their mindset about money.
In this episode we talk about how Misty imposed a year long shopping ban on herself and the unexpected benefits it had on her life.
We discuss the freedom and stress-reduction a financial plan can give you.
A lot of golden nuggets in this one, enjoy! https://www.famvestor.com/061
Find out more about Misty: https://mistylynch.com/
My Son at age 0 had $1,100 in his Roth-IRA.
This episode reveals the step by step process of establishing a Roth-IRA and securing your child’s financial future.
We go over how a 0-year old can earn income, how custodial accounts work, why a Roth IRA is better than a 529 plan, Tax-saving benefits for parents and much more
We discuss why your money is not trapped till retirement with a Roth-IRA and the power of 60 years of tax-free growth!
More Details on the Roth-IRA here: https://famvestor.com/roth
LINKS:
- ShowNotes – https://www.famvestor.com/060
- Ithica Family Vacation: https://youtu.be/8GPBXM_b2AU
- Fidelity: https://accountopening.fidelity.com/ftgw/aong/aongapp/accountSelectorEntry?rt=rothForKids
Yesterday was my 30th birthday and also Sunmarie and I's 10-year anniversary!
I am happy to announce that after 5 years of concerted effort, Sunmarie and I have achieved 105% Financial Independence!
The last 5 years have been a whirlwind, we went from:
- $0 to $2+ Million in Real Estate Assets
- 0 to 12 rental units
- We started Airbnb's, Turo Rental Car Business, Amazon FBA Business
- $0 to $218,000 in Gross Passive Income
- 2 salary incomes to a single income
- 0 to 3 kids
https://www.famvestor.com/059
In the last five years, we've bought 4 properties (12 Units).
We House-hacked each one, starting with a 4-fam, then 3-fam, then another 4-fam, and now a single fam.
With each purchase, we bought more and more of our freedom.
What is incredible is that we now own $2 Million Dollars in Real Estate, and my wife and I did it all on one income, no borrowing from friends and family, just a single government-employee salary and conventional lending.
We bought them for down payments of $43k (10%) + $52.5k (15%) + $124k (20%) + $36K (10%) + $40k (Total closing Costs) = $296K
So for $296k we've been able to leverage all this real estate to now bring in over $200K a year in Gross Rents.
From this rent we are pretty much financially independent already - but once the mortgages are paid off - we'll have an additional $83K a year of Net Positive Cash Flow we will get to keep.
I love real estate... We get cash flow from rent from leveraged assets and in less than 30 years we will have these free and clear, cash-flowing assets that have been paid off by our tenants. Not to mention the appreciation and tax deductions that come with real estate as well...
I'm not saying its been an easy path, not in the slightest, we've had to make sacrifices: Wife and I lived in a small bedroom in a house with 9 adults and just 1 bathroom so we could save that initial $43k downpayment. Raising a family of 5 in less than 1000sqft apartments we would house hack.
We are starting to enjoy the fruits of our efforts, two months ago we were able to buy a great home for our family without sacrificing our freedom. It's not lavish or extravagant, but it has a backyard with a creek running through it. It backs up to a lake, with woods and a swimming beach and it's on a Culdesac. We and our kids couldn't be more excited! and the best part is, the rent we will be getting from the unit we move out of will cover the mortgage on our new property!
Hope this didn't come off as too braggy, we definitely are proud of what we've accomplished, but more so want to inspire others and show that it can be done, and it is so worth it! And that you really don't need an empire to buy your freedom, just a few strategic househacks. So wait on your dream home, buy a househack, read my case-study to see how: www.FamVestor.com/Triplex
Half a year ago we bought a minivan, I debated selling our 2009 Toyota Yaris, which became an extra third car, but instead decided to rent it out on TURO.
In the last 6-months, I have made $2750 by renting out the car. If I sold the car I probably could have only gotten $3500 for it.
So by the end of the year, I will have made more than I could have sold it for, and I will have a Semi-Passive Income Generating Machine that will continually roll in profits.
On today's episode, we discuss the ins and outs of TURO, and whether this Side Hustle could be for you. Enjoy! https://www.famvestor.com/058
We discuss the pros and cons of multigenerational living. That means living grandparents, parents, and children all under one roof! https://www.famvestor.com/057
For the last 41 Days, Sunmarie and I have each day, without fail:
- Drank one Gallon of water
- Read 10 pages a day
- Done two 45-minute Workouts (One Outdoors)
- Eaten Single Portion meals with no Processed Sugar in our diet
- Restricted our cellphone use from 8:30am - 8:30pm
It has been one of the most challenging times in our lives, but also the most rewarding. In this episode, we dive into what the 75-hard challenge is, how we make it work with as a family of 5, and why you should consider doing the challenge too!
Links:
- https://www.famvestor.com/056
- https://andyfrisella.com/pages/75hard-info
- WeeRide: https://www.kazambikes.com/pages/weeride-by-kazam
Workout Links:
- Resistance Bands: https://www.youtube.com/user/KozakSportsPerform
- Barre: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpy8VXKDK6Kfp9evUI-N8YQ
- Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene
- HipHop: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0m7UHzPZEA9R8Y6xautFgqeWnorDj2Le
Hosts of the #1 Podcast about marriage on itunes, One Extraordinary Marriage, Tony and Alisa DiLorenzo have been helping couples build amazing marriages for the past 10 years by speaking about sex, love, and commitment. They challenge every listener to make their relationship a priority. They provide tools and resources on how to create physical, emotional, and spiritual intimacy in order to thrive in your marriage. http://www.famvestor.com/055
In this episode learn about:
- How a Sex Challenge can revolutionize your relationship
- How to strengthen your emotional connection
- How to model a healthy, happy marriage for your children
- The enemies attacking your marriage and how to defeat them!
As well as tips on how to:
- Make your bedroom a sanctuary
- Rediscover how to love one another
- Continually invest into your relationship
- Make a difference in your marriage (even if your spouse isn’t on board)
Links:
- One Extraordinary Marriage Podcast https://oneextraordinarymarriage.com/category/podcast/
- 19 Questions to Amazing Sex Free Guide https://oneextraordinarymarriage.com/19-questions-to-amazing-sex-with-your-spouse/
- 7 Days of Sex Challenge: How to Rock Your Sex Life and Your Marriage by Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo https://amzn.to/2M9zuTp
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/oneextraordinarymarriage/
- The Bondage Breaker by Neil T. Anderson https://amzn.to/2ZOtbMU
A family death led David & Nancy Vogel to re-evaluate their own mortality, legacy, and how they were spending time with their children. They realized they wanted to seize the opportunity to do something out of the box and unexpected.
Well, this family of four embarked on an epic bicycling adventure and rode a total of 17,000 miles through 15 countries over 1,000 days!
Their boys now hold the Guinness World Record of Youngest People to cycle the length of the Americas.
A former teacher, Nancy has written multiple books about her family’s biking adventures.
Listen in to hear:
- How their twin boys handled the journey
- How they pushed past fear and handled obstacles along the way
- How they were able to fund their journey
- How to plan the logistics involved in such a trip
- How to keep up with your children’s education while on the go
Links
- Changing Gears: A Family Odyssey to the End of the World: https://amzn.to/2Wub2C8
- http://famvestor.com/054
Doug Nordman retired at age 41 after maintaining a high savings rate despite not being high earning. He has been retired for the past 20 years and has remained financially independent through three recessions. This allowed him to provide his daughter with a valuable financial education.
Carol Pittner, having learned these valuable lessons in her youth, is now rapidly approaching financial independence herself.
Together, this father-daughter duo have amassed wealth and knowledge to be passed down to future generations. Carol and Doug are the authors of “Raising Your Money-Savvy Family For Next Generation Financial Independence”, which comes out later this spring.
In this episode, you’ll hear practical advice on saving for early retirement as well as how to effectively educate your children about finances.
You’ll learn:
- How to use an allowance to teach children financial responsibility and independence
- How to use teachable moments to further their financial know-how into wisdom
- How to build trust around money in order to initiate money conversations
- How to teach deferred gratification and saving for future goals
- Simple scripts that reinforce the money lessons you want to teach
Links
- Doug Nordman https://the-military-guide.com/
- Carol Pittner https://childfire.com/
- “Raising Your Money-Savvy Family For Next Generation
- Financial Independence” by Doug Nordman & Carol Pittner
- https://www.choosefi.com/raising-a-money-savvy-family-for-next-generation-financial-independence/
- The Military Guide To Financial Independence And Retirement by Doug Nordman https://amzn.to/3cZaGsv
- The Money Book and Hideaway Bank by Elaine Wyatt https://amzn.to/2Snq8Hg
- The First National Bank of Dad: The Best Way to Teach Kids About Money by David Owen https://amzn.to/2Wci5Oq
The key 5-Steps to take to Buy Your Freedom in your 30's.
- College [Episode 44]: Commute from home, Go to your Community College the first two years.
- Cars [Episode 19]: Buy a Used Reliable Car that meets these criteria:
- $5,000
- One owner, with maintenance records
- 60,000 miles
- Japanese make
- 6-10 years old
- 4 cylinder subcompact car
- Hatchback
- Housing [Episodes 5,39]: Live at Home, Be or Get a Room Mate, House hack, Airbnb a portion of home, Live in a car.
- Saving Habits [Episodes 4, 17]: Automate your investments. $500/month to your Roth IRA (Vanguard, Target Date Retirement Fund). Meet the Match of your Employer, and try to max out 401K.
- Spending Habits [Episode 22]: Measure your expenses, Set a Cash Out of Pocket Budget.
If you do all these things there is no reason why you couldnt be financially independent by your 40's if not your 30's.
Links:
* https://www.famvestor.com/052
* Finja Spreadsheet: https://www.famvestor.com/Spreadsheet
* Retirement Accounts: https://www.famvestor.com/roth
* Car Buying: https://www.famvestor.com/cars
* Housing: https://www.famvestor.com/metalhorseproperties/
* DoD SMART Scholarship: https://www.famvestor.com/smartscholarship/
In this episode, we discuss how to create meaningful moments and build healthy relationships with your children in this digital age.
Myrna Lapres has been a teacher, administrator and educator for over 25 years.
She is a certified Family & Relationship Coach as well as a Love and Logic trainer.
Strongly influenced by the principles of Real Love, Myrna is passionate about supporting parents in raising awesome kids.
Currently, Myrna is working on a book entitled, “The 7 Best Gifts You Can Give Your Child.”
Married for 38 years, Myrna raised three sons together with her husband, Michael, and became a grandparent last year.
Topics include
- how to introduce technology in an age-appropriate manner
- how to set up boundaries around cell phone use
- how to create opportunities for engagement
- how to help your child process their emotions and experiences.
Links:
- Myrna Lapres’ website https://www.coachmyrna.org/
- Josh Shipp’s Cell Phone Contract https://joshshipp.com/teen-cell-phone-contract/
- The Power of Showing Up https://www.drdansiegel.com/books/the_power_of_showing_up/
- EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_Freedom_Techniques
- Love and Logic https://www.loveandlogic.com/
- Generation Z, Unfiltered https://www.generationzunfiltered.com/
- Real Love in Parenting https://www.reallove.com/real-love-parenting/
Can you believe its been a year since we've started this podcast?! It's been an incredible journey and we share gems of wisdom we found in every episode. Thanks for being a loyal FamVestor listener, Godspeed!
https://www.famvestor.com/050
Steve Rozenberg is a commercial Airline Pilot who became a Real Estate Investor when he was given a pink slip after the tragedy of 9/11.
He bought his first property in his 30's, and has since owned Dozen of Rental Properties, Flipped and Wholesaled hundreds of properties, and with his partner, created a Multi-Million Dollar Property Management Company.
He's invested through 9/11, SARS, H1N1, the Great Recession, Ebola, and now Corona virus.
Steve is happily married with a Son. When his son was 14 he came to him asking to buy a Rental Property, Steve mentored him through the process, and he became a landlord at 14!
https://www.famvestor.com/049
- Links:
- https://steverozenberg.com/
- Failing Our Way To Millions Book: https://amzn.to/2vOORMn
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/mastermynd/
25 of our all-time favorite activities we do with the kids at home: https://www.famvestor.com/048
- Create a Leprechaun Trap
- http://www.scholastic.com/learnathome
- Table Topics Discussion Questions
- Make slime/silly putty
- Food Coloring Mixing
- Baking Soda & Vinegar Balloon
- Dry Ice Fun
- Freeze and Excavate Rubber Animals
- Create a Claymation Video
- House Treasure Map Hunt
- House Obstacle Course Race
- Kids Yoga / Family Acroyoga
- Connect Four, LCR Game, Red-Light Green Light
- I-Spy, 20 Questions
- Hiking, Camping
- Sumo Wrestling Circle
- https://jadyalvarez.com/free-misc-learning-activities/
Sunny and Sunmarie are closing on their fourth property! They share the proper step-by-step process of buying a home including a few uncommon tactics to secure a purchase in competitive markets. https://www.famvestor.com/triplexcasestudy/
The Steps Covered:
- Property Search Criteria
- Pre-Approvals, Realtors
- Offers
- OPRA Requests
- Attorney Review
- Due-Diligence Phase
- Mortgage Process
- Appraisals
- Closings
Gabriel Hamel is a Real Estate Investor with a 170-Unit Real Estate Portfolio. From humble beginnings, a book on Real Estate, and a strong desire for financial freedom, Gabriel set out to find creative ways to start purchasing income producing investment Real Estate.
Time-Freedom, Family, Health, Wealth, and Happiness are most important to Gabriel. He focuses his time and energy learning, living and growing in these areas.
Gabriel has a beautiful wife and two amazing son’s with lots of energy who keep them busy with various activities.
Gabriel strongly believes that being Healthy, Wealthy, and Happy are choices and with the right knowledge and more importantly, effective action can all be greatly achieved. https://www.famvestor.com/046
Links:
- Rich Dad Poor Dad Book: https://amzn.to/2xfzmxD
- https://www.gobundance.com/
- https://www.biggerpockets.com/
We discuss Short Middle of the Workweek Overnight MicroAdventures, and why getting out into Nature and disconnecting from technology and the drudgery of day to day tasks is essential for raising a healthy vibrant family. https://www.famvestor.com/045
Links:
- Harriman NY State Park: http://www.myharriman.com/lean-lean-camping/
- Dark Skies PA State Park: https://cherryspringsstatepark.com/stargazing/
- Watkins Glen NY State Park: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/142/
- Robert Treman NY State Park: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/135/
- CampFI: https://campfi.org/
- REI Garage Sale: https://www.rei.com/events/86150/members-only-garage-sale
Jeannie Burlowski is a full-time academic strategist and author of the book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward.
On this episode we discuss how parents can set their kids up to graduate college debt-free and move directly into careers they excel at and love. https://www.famvestor.com/044
Links:
- Jeannie's Website: https://jeannieburlowski.com/
- LAUNCH Debt-Free College Book: https://amzn.to/39LZ8r5
- http://Getintomedschool.com
- Strength's Finder 2.0 Book: https://amzn.to/2VhIXhp
- Total Money Makeover Book: https://amzn.to/2P78cPk
- Five Love Languages Book: https://amzn.to/2ue3yI5
- Deep Work Book: https://amzn.to/32akonK
- http://Bit.ly/helpfulplanner
- http://Bit.ly/easylaunchinstructions
- http://Bit.ly/helpfulnewsletter
- http://Upromise.com
John Lanza is on a mission to help families raise money smart, money-empowered kids so that they can live happier, more fulfilled lives. He has written the art of Allowance along with three other childrens picture books.
On Today's episode we discuss the importance of not tying allowance to any sort of chore, but to use it empower your children to manage their money with mastery. https://www.famvestor.com/043
Links:
- John's Website: https://themoneymammals.com/
- Art of Allowance Book: https://amzn.to/2wc7UA5
- First National Bank of Dad Book: https://amzn.to/2ORyt41
- Your Money & Your Brain Book: https://amzn.to/3bzDesY
- Atomic Habits Book: https://amzn.to/2SosMN7
- Microshares: https://www.stockpile.com/
Dr. Aristizabal is a OBGYN who has delivered 1000's of babies, and has two of her own. She runs her own private practice specializing in low-intervention and unmedicated birth and has recently published a book on Natural Labor and Birth. https://www.famvestor.com/042
Links:
- Birth Plan & Hospital Bag Checklist: https://www.famvestor.com/resources
- Hypnobirthing Book: https://amzn.to/2U5JCBK
- Natural Labor and Birth Book: https://amzn.to/2RCJSXb
Sunmarie shares a first-hand account of what it is like to give birth. We delve into all 3 of our children's natural births, covering everything from contractions to turning babies in the womb. A great episode packed with lots of golden nuggets about what to expect. https://www.famvestor.com/041
Links:
- Birth Plan & Hospital Bag Checklist: https://www.famvestor.com/resources
- The 4 Decisions at the Hospital: Vitamin K, Eye Goop, Hep-B Vaccine, & Circumcision
- Hypnobirthing Book: https://amzn.to/2U5JCBK
- Natural Labor and Birth Book: https://amzn.to/2RCJSXb
Kayo and Jesse were two full-time Federal Employees saving a good portion of their paycheck and enjoying their dual income lifestyle. Listen in on how their strategies and plans for Financial Independence shifted once they found out they were having Twins!
Links:
- https://www.famvestor.com/040
- Kindle Self Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/
- Kayo's Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZY88G1F
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/20Booksto50k/
- https://www.youneedabudget.com/
- The Wonder Weeks: https://amzn.to/2RB6A0A
We started an airbnb 3 months ago, we had 20 days booked in our first month. In this episode we dive deep into how we got started, our process, and the good and the bad of airbnb. https://www.famvestor.com/airbnb/
Dr. Kevin Basik is a Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel has been studying and sharing about values-based leadership for the last 23 years.
He is a happily married father of 2.
Dr. Basik explains the importance of aligning our actions with who we want to be, he explains that we are constantly crafting who we are, and the best thing we can do is to try our best to live with integrity moment by moment.
He shares with us tools, like his eavesdrop letter, that help him stay committed and true to his ideals and live his best life. Take a listen and change your world.
Links:
- Show Notes: https://www.famvestor.com/038
- Kevin's Website: https://basikinsight.com/
- Brian Buffini Podcast: https://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/
- The Greatest Salesman in the World: https://amzn.to/2tIpB9c
Sunny & Sunmarie discuss goals setting strategies, and the habits needed to attain those goals! www.FamVestor.com/037
Jason & Pili have 3 kids and talk to us about spending the last 75 days working out twice a day, giving up alcohol, reading at least 10 pages a day, taking cold showers, drinking a gallon of water a day, and challenging themselves to be the best they can be... oh and during this time, Jason thought it would be a good idea to run a 100 miles in 21 hours.
The best part of it all is how they do it all as a team, Pili and their 3 kids were his support team throughout the 100 mile race! This episode reveals the limitless potential and power that comes when you have your priorities in order, are pursuing life on your own terms, are aligned with your values, and are in perfect integrity with who you desire to be.
Take a listen and change your world. https://www.FamVestor.com/036
Links:
- Jason & Pili's Website: https://www.yarusiholdings.com/
- 75 Hard: https://75hard.com/
- The Iron Cowboy: https://www.ironcowboy.com/
We use our recent family trip to Florida as a case-study of how to vacation affordably. We cover lodging hacks, cooking on the go, meal hacking, entertaining kids on long trips, multi-generational travel, and frugal fulfilling experiences while traveling.
https://www.famvestor.com/035
Denis & Katie paid off over $200,000 in debt in less than 2 years. Find out the strategic paths they took to do it, and listen in on why lending to friends might not be such a good idea.
Links:
- Denis & Kate's blog & podcast: https://chainofwealth.com/
- Digit App: https://digit.co/
- Stash App: https://www.stashinvest.com/
https://www.FamVestor.com/034
Sunny & Sunmarie discuss the benefits of being bold, and the journey they took to become more BOLD!
"Its not who you know, its who knows you."
www.FamVestor.com/033
Holly & Tad share their journey of overcoming half-a-million dollars of medical expenses after Holly's Father unexpectedly passed away. They share tons of tips from insurance rules to negotiating with collection companies. Holly also shares about why creating a legacy binder and will is critical. Lots of gems throughout the podcast.
Holly Grosvenor is a personal financial coach at Microstuff.com. She provides one-on-one coaching on basic personal finances (goals, debt reduction, spending and savings plans) to couples, parents or soon to be parents. Tad Grosvenor is an IT professional during the day and has many hobbies in the evenings. They have been married for over 17 years and have 3 children including identical twins. They are passionate about working together as a couple towards their dream Financial Independence and will become FI in their 40s. They each have many passions and hobbies including cars, crafts, do it yourself projects, and volunteering for kids' activities.
Links:
- https://www.Microstuff.com
- https://www.multiplesofamerica.org/
We discuss the life-changing magic of tidying up, its step by step application, and the effect it has had on us over the last few weeks.
We thought we were a minimalist family of 4, but we gathered from all over the house 75 pairs of shoes. We were able to get rid of 31 pairs of spark-less shoes.
Marie Kondo's Recommended Order of Cleaning
1. Clothing
2. Books
3. Papers
4. Common Misc. Stuff
5. Sentimental Things
Other Tips:
* Use Clear Containers
* Open Book Cases in closets
* Fold clothing a certain way
* Always stack things vertically
Marie's Book: https://amzn.to/2D34YG9
http://www.famvestor.com/031
Byron Yoder is a 36-year-old entrepreneur. He is married and has 3 kids. He just finished running a 100-mile race, up and down the mountains fo Wyoming.
Prior to this race, he had never even run so much as a 5k, and trained for less than a year.... and the best thing is out of the ~300 racers that started, he placed 9th!
We dig in with Byron about mental toughness, discipline, family, freedom, entrepreneurship, time management, and the mental fortitude to achieve your goals.
https://www.famvestor.com/030
Al Williamson is a professional engineer, full-time real estate investor and the author of several real estate books. He began investing in 1996.
Al is best known for publicly documenting his quest to maximize the cash flow of a small portfolio so it can generate enough income to replace his middle-class job.
Al is a proud family man who now spends his day managing and expanding his corporate housing business in Sacramento, California.
Links:
* https://leadinglandlord.com/
* https://www.sabbaticalhomes.com/
* 40 Ways to Maximize Rental Income: https://amzn.to/2rmwA6E
* InnerCity Rentals: https://amzn.to/2Nr1Vxr
William and Jessica Swenson lived a typical suburban lifestyle in the San Francisco Bay Area until 2017. That year, they left their jobs, home, and stuff behind in exchange for a trip around the world. During that year, they experienced 20 countries together with their three hooligans.
Now, they're digital nomads, homeless by choice, who world-school their children and keep costs down by housesitting around the world. William is an accountant working remotely, Jess is a professional photographer. They continue to travel both stateside and internationally. Join them on Instagram or YouTube to follow along!
Links:
* https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/su/HbJxRMmM
* The Simple Show https://theartofsimple.net
* Whats App https://www.whatsapp.com/
* https://www.instagram.com/letsadventuremore/
* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NMl8JjY2vz9XBwmH1EO2A
* LetsAdventureMore (at) Gmail.com
Financial Coach Rocky Lalvani is the millionaire next door. He started out with basically nothing when his parents immigrated to the United States when he was 2 years old and his dad was 42.
It was his parents second big move in life and they were starting over again to create the American dream. In spite of a lot of struggles and his Mom passing away when he was 7, he has been able to achieve financial success and wants to share the lessons he has learned along the way so others can achieve success much faster.
We discuss mindset, creating a life plan, the real purpose of money, and raising creative and resilient children.
Links:
- Planning Forward: https://amzn.to/2pMHDoI
- Outwitting the Devil: https://amzn.to/32DTbJy
- Rocky's Blog: http://richersoul.com/
- Rocky's Business Consulting: http://profitcomesfirst.com/
Annie Dickerson started investing in real estate over ten years ago, first through house hacking duplexes, then went on to invest in out-of-state rentals and eventually started investing passively in real estate syndications.
Annie is a co-founder and managing partner at Goodegg Investments, a company that helps people learn about and invest passively in real estate syndications.
To date, Goodegg Investments has co-syndicated over $700 million of real estate assets in multifamily, self storage, and manufactured home parks.
Links:
* https://goodegginvestments.com/
* https://www.homeexchange.com/
* Annie (at) GoodEggInvestments.com
* https://www.FamVestor.com/025 in this episode Lue Chen shares how he achieved Financial Independence by Passively Investing in Syndications.
Lue and his wife retired at age 38 with 3 kids. In order to retire early, Lue and his family moved from the expensive New York City area to North Carolina, where they are able to live comfortably on $40,000/year of passive residual income.
http://www.FamVestor.com/025
"A little bit of inconvenience can lead to a lot of happiness."
In this episode we discuss the benefits of delayed gratification, developing mental resilience, mind-body unity, remembering gratitude, and exploring past your comfort zones.
https://www.FamVestor.com/VoluntaryHardship/
Quotes:
- A little bit of inconvenience can lead to a lot of happiness. - Goodbye Things
- Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. -Tony Robbins
- Training and managing your own mind is the most important skill you could ever own - T. Harv Eker
- Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change - Buddha
- Everyone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goals, if he is able to think, if he is able to wait, if he is able to fast. – Siddhartha
Julian Sage learned to live mortgage-free by listing his basement unit on Airbnb.
We discuss the different models of airbnb businesses including rental arbitrage where you don't even need to own any real estate.
Julian is host of two podcasts where his goal is to help people learn about short term rental investing in order to create financial freedom in their lives.
Links/Resources Discussed:
* Julian's Website: https://shorttermsage.com/
* Short Term Rental FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/strsecrets
* STR Success Stories Podcast
* Vacation Rental Machine Podcast
If you are thinking to get started hosting, use my airbnb affiliate link to get $50: www.airbnb.com/r/sunnyb3535
Buy your Freedom by buying big bargains and maximize every single dollar. We discuss picking up great things on bulk days, best places to buy used, asking for discounts, asking for concessions, specific and strategic ways I buy new or slightly used items.
Links discussed:
- Free Pentagon Tour: https://pentagontours.osd.mil/Tours/
- Slickdeals: https://slickdeals.net/
- http://famvestor.com/triplex
Harve and Kori Jones are parents of 3 sons and have been married for 18 years, they started investing in real estate in 2005 with just $10k cash.
Since that first duplex purchase, they’ve grown their portfolio over the last 14 years to $4 million in assets and a total of 73 apartments!
www.FamVestor.com/Podcast
Books:
- How to Get What you Want: https://www.erichuber.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/HowToGetWhatYouWant_Wattles.pdf
- The 4 Hour Work Week: https://amzn.to/34HLsM8
Contact:
- HarvetJones (at) gmail.com
- KoriCVJones (at) gmail.com
Jordan & Leah share how they started their lives together with a live-in flip when Jordan was just 19, and how 15 rental properties and 5 kids later - they've achieved Financial Freedom at the age of 36.
The Klints have made real estate investing a fun and integral part of their lives, and through it are teaching their kids real-world life skills that will equip them in the future.
https://www.famvestor.com/podcast/
The Klint's Tenant Criteria:
- 600 Credit Score or more
- 3x Gross Rent in Income
- 2 People per Bedroom
Books
- Richest Man in Babylon (free): http://www.ccsales.com/the_richest_man_in_babylon.pdf
- Millionarie Next Door: https://amzn.to/2NNhQqG
- Baby Wise: https://amzn.to/2zPH9zT
- Thou Shall Prosper: https://amzn.to/2HClgIM
- Les Miserables: https://amzn.to/2LeEZ3r
- Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/2HF66CF
Jordan's Facebook Page
- https://www.facebook.com/injammd/
This was the start of my short but successful career as a car flipper. Flipping Cars is what paid for my college tuition. In the span of seven years, I sold 18 cars, averaging about $1000 in profit per sale. https://www.famvestor.com/podcast/
Paul Stephan shares his story of humble beginnings, joining the Air Force as a means to escape accumulating debt, and eventual pursuit of financial independence.
This episode serves as a guide to anyone in the military to optimize savings, and maximize benefits to secure your financial independence.
Paul shares specific tips on housing, food, vehicle, and education.
https://www.famvestor.com/podcast/
Paul's "Financial Stuff" Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/849632128457019/
Money File Spreadsheet: www.Tiny.cc/ceia5y
Take a sample ASVAB Test: https://www.4tests.com/exam/asvab/0/45352684
Resources:
A Simple Path to Wealth: https://amzn.to/2KPtS0w
Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover": https://amzn.to/2KOspIc
CLEP: https://clep.collegeboard.org/
From work-promotion tips to tricks I use at restaurants to save money, this podcast will dive head first into what it actually means to be frugal and the concrete steps to create formidable wealth for yourself.
www.FamVestor.com/Podcast
[Jobs]
-Started Snow Shoveling
-Selling things on Ebay
-Fundraised with Glowsticks around 4th of July to Buy a Motorycle
-Worked as dishwasher and Custodian
-Worked at Taco Bell as a Cashier
-Used Taco Bell capital to start flipping cars
-Selling on Amazon (episode 13)
[College]
-Commuted to College From Home, Didn't have to pay for a dorm
-Got good grades
-Applied for FAFSA
-Did a Work Study
-Received the DoD SMART Scholarship
[Vehicles]
-Bought and sold 19 cars (famvestor.com/cars)
-Drove a 55mpg Motorcycle (Motorcycle Insurance was $300/year as opposed to the $2000/yr a car would have been)
-Avoiding Car Payments or leasing
-Bought a used, 40mpg, low maintenance, roll-up windows, 1.5L, Toyota Yaris
-Vanpool
[Market Investing]
-Started buying stocks
-Started buying index funds through a Roth-IRA (famvestor.com/roth)
-100% Match on 401k
-Maxing out Retirement Accounts
[Food and Services]
-Only ever ordered water as a drink at restaurants
-Takeout or choose restaurants that don't require tip
-Don't pay for haircuts
-Don't drink coffee or alcohol
-Packed my own lunch to school and work
-Avoid subscription services
-Cheap T-mobile Family Plan
-No TV
-Internet Bill, shared
-Stopped playing video games
[Education]
-Started listening to podcasts (BiggerPockets, Mad Fientist)
-Started listening to audiobooks (Library, free audible trials)
-Started listening to motivational, self-help books (Richest Man in Babylon, Millionaire Next Door, 4 hour workweek)
-Started saying yes to almost all opportunities that fell in my lap
-Started welcoming change
-Abundance Mindset
-Surrounding Yourself with Other Successful People
-Expanding Circle of Influence (toastmasters, fellowships, meetups)
[Travel]
-Credit Card Hacking (Episode 2)
-Staying with Family and Friends
-AFVclub
-Cooking Meals on Vacation
-Eating at Buffets
[Boldness]
-Asking for exchanges/compensations (United, REI Garage Sale, White Castle, Reef Sandals)
-Applying for Jobs
-Putting yourself out there
[Housing]
-Living at home, 9 adults, 1 baby, 1 bathroom (Episode 4)
-Started House Hacking (episode 5)
-AirBnBing spare room
[Budgeting]
-Marry a thrifty wife (episode 009)
-Make saving money a game
-Started Tracking Expenses (episode 4)
-Set a budget
-Spend only cash
Discover the truth about Natural Family Planning, Fertility, and the full story of the hormonal birth control pill.
Jill has been happily married for 30 years, has 3 kids that she homeschooled.
She has taught marriage preparation to over 8,000 couples and the SymptoThermal Method of Natural Family Planning to over 200 couples.
https://www.famvestor.com/podcast/
Movement is life… Dr. Peter Scordilis shares his life-long learning in the study of human health and what we can do to better live our best lives.
Peter is married with 2 kids and manages a thriving chiropractic practice, he passively invests in real estate, and enjoys running triathalons.
Peter is a wealth of information, we discuss family health tips from, back-pain, headaches, colic, birthing, insomnia, and even weight loss.
Links:
House-Closing Vlog Video: https://youtu.be/7tHpm-V_bUw
FamVestor Podcast: https://www.famvestor.com/podcast/
Triplex House-Hacking Case Study: https://www.famvestor.com/triplex/
Scordilis Chiropractic Practice: https://www.njultimatewellness.com/
Books:
Eat-Dirt Book: https://amzn.to/3326B2G
Vaccine Friendly Plan: https://amzn.to/2YDqfCS
Everyone has the same 24 hours in a day, this episode will inspire you to maximize yours.
James Masotti is 32 years old, on top of being a Husband and Father and working Full-time, he still manages to run a real estate enterprise, read books, and train for a marathon.
James Shares his tips for optimizing your schedule to prioritize what really matters and enjoy your life.
We discuss how even when working full-time how much of an impact Financial Independence can have on your confidence regarding your career and how that freedom can create happiness.
https://www.famvestor.com/podcast/
Books Mentioned:
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The Miracle Morning - https://amzn.to/32JWgIH
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Traction - https://amzn.to/32JWgIH
Organizations:
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ToastMasters – https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club
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Key Club – https://www.keyclub.org/
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Big Brother Big Sister - https://www.bbbs.org/
Jonathan Jesper is an entrepreneur running a multi-million business all from his laptop. He sells products on Amazon without ever needing to touch them. He is Father of 2 and thrives on turning failure into success.
He shares his pursuit of Internal & External Excellence and believes that Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.
Jonathan shares his mindset as he faced many obstacles in his business, and what drives him to succeed.
To learn more about how to get started on Amazon FBA check out https://www.famvestor.com/amazonfba/
Sunny gives an update on what has been happening with the podcast and shares his best resources & golden nuggets: including his personal resume that got him a 6-figure job Rental property lease and 14 other landlording forms and much more...
Dustin Heiner at the age of 37, while homeschooling his 4 kids with his wife, did something incredible... he quit his job and "retired"!
In this episode, now 3 years later, we dive into how he did it!
We discuss:
- Why and how he retired at 37
- How after retiring he took a 6-week trip to Japan with his entire family
- How he only has to work 1 hour a month to maintain his families lifestyle
- The 3 things he does every single day to make his wife happy
- His system for teaching his kids about money (50%, 20%, 20%, 10%)
- How frugality accelerated him towards freedom
It is an episode filled with golden nuggets about Family, Finance & Freedom. There is something for everyone.
Links discussed:
- Dustin’s Website: https://www.masterpassiveincome.com/
- 5 Love Languages: https://amzn.to/2Xro6KN
- How we saved $75k in 2 years: https://youtu.be/JYAvG39y_pY
- Our Real Estate Investment Story: https://www.famvestor.com/metalhorseproperties/
Check out www.FamVestor.com/Podcast for the rest of the series.
Everyone is struggling to attain happiness and avoid misfortune.
In this episode we dive into how to find and manifest our Life Purpose through doing: what we love, are good at, can be paid for, and what the world needs.
Then we uncover success principles and massive action steps we can take to think about what we want, visualize our future, and make manifest through massive action our true life purpose.
https://www.famvestor.com/straightedge
We discuss how to Marry Well, preparation steps to take, the three core guiding principles we use to make marriage work, and share our proposal story. Principle#1: Pursue The Greatest Common Denominator Principle#2: Be On The Same Team Principle#3: Never Take Each Other For Granted www.FamVestor.com/Podcast
An episode for Parents who do not want spoiled, privileged, financially-oblivious children.
We share about how to teach Earning, Saving, Spending & Giving.
We cover Allowances, Age Appropriate Chores, Lemonade Stands, 529's, Roth-IRA's, and the steps to make your child financially resilient and responsible with Money.
We discuss our journey towards a more holistic and natural life, as well as many tools, techniques, and lifestyles you may have never heard of to create an intentional thriving family.
Its a great podcast where we cover why you should consider barefoot or minimalist running to prevent injuries.
Natural Family Planning (NFP) as a holistic natural method to prevent or achieve pregnancy.
Natural Birthing and why 32% of babies in the United States are born via c-section, as opposed to only 8% in Japan.
Why we are thinking to Homeschool our Kids
And some more crunchy parenting idea. Tune in! https://www.famvestor.com/podcast/
3 Week Backpacking Trip to Europe with a 6-month old with no luggage, visiting 5 countries, all under $2400.
https://www.famvestor.com/backpackingeurope/
We also share other Family Travel Tips, like MultiGenerational Travel, Cooking on the go, Meal Hacking, Entertaining kids on long trips, and Cruising for Cheap.
Learn how Sunny and his Wife - a family of four on one income - were able to house-hack their way from $0 to $1 million in real estate in less than 2-years... ...and how just those two houses (Quadplex in Garfield & Triplex in North Arlington), bring in $100k/year in gross rents... and how these two properties alone will eventually Buy their Freedom https://www.famvestor.com/1millionrealestate
How to create a Sure-FIRE Plan for Financial Success, Introduction to the Finja Spreadsheet, and touching on Roth IRA's, 401k, 403b, TSP, Savings Rate, and Net Worth. www.FamVestor.com/Spreadsheet
The average american wedding today costs around $33,000 dollars. Ouch… that’s a lot of dough to blow on a one day event that you will be paying back for years to come, but we’ve got a secret… www.FamVestor.com/wedding
How we flew to Japan, Europe, Alaska, Colorado, & Cali for Free in 3-years time. www.famvestor.com/travelhacking/
The FamVestor Podcast is all about Family, Finance, and Freedom.
This weekly show will focus on creating passive income streams, being frugal, living optimally, and designing a wholesome lifestyle all for the purpose of investing in your family.
In the first few episodes Sunny and Sunmarie Burns share about travel hacking, living for free via real estate investing, saving money, travel with kids, weddings for cheap, and lots more.
Visit www.FamVestor.com