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Average Money

Brad Finn and JJ Bucknerβ€’podcasters.spotify.com
Average Money follows the journey of two average guys trying to navigate the obstacles that we all have to face. Join Brad Finn and JJ Buckner as they navigate our way through the world of mindfulness, fitness, financial freedom, investing, real estate, entrepreneurship, fatherhood, and a whole lot more.
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How Much Cash We Hold, Emergency Funds, And Not Owning A Debit Card #079

Savings Rate, Sinking Funds, And Emergency Funds are very important discussions to have when it comes to money and personal finance. This episode we will be focusing on appreciate emergency funds. We will break down exactly how much cash we have. We differ in the ways we set that up so this will be a great opportunity so see different ways to save cash. Breaking down the difference between a sinking fund and emergency fund will help this topic come full circle and reevaluate the how you save mon...

Sep 13, 2021β€’57 min

Some Things Are More Important Than Money #078

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Sep 06, 2021β€’52 min

Breaking Down A Real Estate Investment #077

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Aug 30, 2021β€’47 min

Why We Love Index Funds & TRADING OPTIONS #076

We truly believe that trading options does not need to be as hate among the personal finance community as it is. We consider ourselves very conservative, boring investors with a large majority of our net worth placed into long term broad based index funds. Many that have to same opinions as use consider trading options to be a risky practice for only high level stock market professionals. In this episode we are going to show that this is not that case and that you can be an average investor just...

Aug 23, 2021β€’45 min

Investing Your Savings, FOMO, and Real Estate Taxes #075

In todays episode VOICEMAILS are back!! We wanted to switch things up a little this week and go a little "Dave Ramsey Style" and do multiple voicemails on different, unrelated topics. The first voicemail comes in for 24 year old Luke. Luke just moved to Nashville TN from Pittsburg PA to pursue a career in audio engineering. He's got $25k saved up with some invested and some in liquid cash. He wants to know our thoughts on investing cash or just keeping in it in savings. Next we connect with Stev...

Aug 16, 2021β€’36 min

How Much Would You Spend On A Memory? #074

JJ is back in New York, and every time he comes we have a great time. This time we may have gone a little overboard and had too much fun. We bordered on the edge of reckless spending! I’m not sure we had a meal that was less than $200, which is very out of character for the both of us. When the dust had cleared we had to really look back at why we spent as much money as we did. Was this lifestyle creep? Was I reckless spending? Or was it a chance to build memories regardless of the price tag? Th...

Aug 09, 2021β€’43 min

BEFORE You ReFi Your Mortgage, Listen To This! #073

Leave A Voicemail!Click Here To Join Our Discord Chat Click Here To See The Video! πŸ”₯NEW MERCH: https://average-money-merch.creator-spring.comMortgage interest rates are currently at all time lows and have been for the last year or so. I don't think that I know anyone that owns a house who hasn't Refinances their mortgage or at least talked about a ReFi. We have gotten to the point where it is a status symbol to brag about how low your rate is. Recently Brad was faced with a decision to make abo...

Aug 01, 2021β€’51 min

Using Real Estate To Win With Money #072

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Jul 26, 2021β€’38 min

The Power Of Investing Challenges #071

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Jul 19, 2021β€’50 min

Achieving Money Goals #070

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Jul 12, 2021β€’53 min

How Many Brokerage Accounts Do You Need? #069

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Jul 05, 2021β€’58 min

Budget Tips & Tricks! #068

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Jul 02, 2021β€’34 min

Best Moments Of Our Personal Finance Journey #067

To Leave A Voicemail!Click Here To Join Our Discord ChatClick Here To See The Video!Bryan from the chat asked us to talk about our "Investing Ah ha Moments". Because we know that not everyone is up to the investing portion of their Finance Journey, we decided to talk about some of the best and most memorable moments of our personal finances careers. As we pursue Financial Independence there have been many highs and lows. From paying off debts, reaching $100k Invested, and even paying off their h...

Jun 28, 2021β€’44 min

Home Buying Tips & Where To Keep Your Down Payment #066

To Leave A Voicemail!Click Here To Join Our Discord ChatClick Here To See The Video! This episode talks about where to put your cash when saving up for a home as well as some amazing first time home buying tips

Jun 24, 2021β€’34 min

Dividend vs Growth Stock Investing. Which Is Best #065

To Leave A Voicemail!Click Here To Join Our Discord ChatClick Here To See The Video! Do you consider yourself more of a dividend investor or a growth investor. Maybe you are a little bit of both. In this episode we talk about the pros and cons of both dividend stocks and growth stocks. How have these stocks effected the market offer time? Is there a better path to take when investing? Maybe it is best to look at the best of both worlds and find some dividend growth. By the end of this episode yo...

Jun 21, 2021β€’51 min

Early Retirement Is A Scam #063

Click Here To Leave A Voicemail!Click Here To Join Our Discord ChatClick Here To See The Video!We have all heard about the FIRE Movement (Financial Independence Retire Early). Many of us see this as the finish line to success when it comes to personal finance! Over the past 6 weeks JJ has lived a life of early retirement and he has some things to say about it and how he may not be looking forward to Early Retirement!

Jun 14, 2021β€’52 min

Open A Brokerage Account Or Payoff Debt? #062

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May 28, 2021β€’20 min

Roll Of Family In Financial Success #061

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May 24, 2021β€’56 min

Buying Stocks For Your Kids #060

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May 21, 2021β€’24 min

Financial Success WITHOUT Index Funds & ETFs #059

Click Here To Leave A Voicemail!Click Here To Join Our Discord ChatClick Here To See The Video!Check Out Our Sponsor For Todays Episode!Apply For Your Jasper Card Today! $100 signup bonus! Apply by May 31, 2021 using promo code "AMONEY" to receive a $100 statement credit upon first eligible purchase, if approved. Terms apply. https://www.jaspercard.com/were-different/?pa=bucknermedia

May 17, 2021β€’43 min

When To Sell A Stock #058

Click Here To Leave A Voicemail!Click Here To Join Our Discord ChatClick Here To See The Video!Check Out Our Sponsor For Todays Episode!Apply For Your Jasper Card Today! $100 signup bonus! Apply by May 31, 2021 using promo code "AMONEY" to receive a $100 statement credit upon first eligible purchase, if approved. Terms apply. https://www.jaspercard.com/were-different/?pa=bucknermediaWe things that buying a stock is WAY harder then selling a stock. In this voicemail episode we will break down the...

May 14, 2021β€’32 min

Canadian Millionaire At 35 With A Simple Strategy #057

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May 10, 2021β€’51 min

Worst Financial Advice Ever! #056

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May 07, 2021β€’35 min

Garage Hobby To Million Dollar Brewery w/ Chris Candiano of DUBCO #055

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May 03, 2021β€’1 hr 30 min

Robinhood vs Acorns #054

Click Here To Leave A Voicemail!Click Here To Join Our Discord ChatClick Here To See The Video!In todays episode we talk about the Acorns App. From their website, "Our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Acorns helps you grow your money and take control with all-in-one investment, retirement, checking and more. They are another investing app that has been in existence since 2014. Jason called in to ask...

Apr 30, 2021β€’17 min

Roth IRA or 401k/457 First? (Or This Third Option) #050

Click Here To Leave A Voicemail!Click Here To Join Our Discord ChatClick Here To See The Video!Today's voicemail comes from Dave. Dave is a police officer helping to support a wife and three children. Right now he has access to a 457 and a pension through his employer. In addition to these employee sponsored options, he can also take advantage of a Roth IRA or Taxable brokerage account. Dave wants to know if he should first being focusing on his 457 or his Roth IRA. In this episode we will talk ...

Apr 16, 2021β€’19 min
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