Building wealth is not an easy road. There are steps, paths that you have to take and you have to know how to do it safely without jeopardizing your future and your family's future. Knowing what to invest in and how to do it is a very important part of the road toward building wealth. In order for us to get our financial freedom, we have to identify good investments and how to approach them. So, in this episode, we are going to talk about how to choose investments and how to look at them in...
Jun 06, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Making choices during uncertain times is not easy, however, nothing that is worth your time is easy, and this becomes especially true when you feel like you're stuck not following your dreams. That's why creating an online source of revenue is so important. Having a second or a third income is not a luxury, it is a necessity in the changing market we currently have. This is about your financial security and your family's financial future. Getting your dream job is possible, but yo...
May 30, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 66
The road towards financial freedom is not an easy one. It will be filled with work, time, resources, and, especially, patience. We want to have an affluent lifestyle, and in order to achieve it we first need to know what we want and then make our way, step by step, towards it. One of the first things we need to know is where we are going. We need to have a vision that sets the roadmap. Then, we must identify what we have and what we don't, and what we can do to get it. That is why getting f...
May 23, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Being able to financially protect your family is the most important thing you can do, but, sometimes, we as human beings make mistakes. We can forget to look for signs of danger and we can run into financial scams that could affect our family's future. As entrepreneurs, at times we think that we are indestructible and that no harm could ever come our way, when the reality is that we face the danger of being scammed every day, especially within the context of the online world. Remember that ...
May 16, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Talking about hard times is not easy, and neither is walking through them. So, in this new episode, we are going to talk about the inflationary process that we are currently going through and what to do if we enter a recession. Of course, there is uncertainty right now, and not knowing when or for how long this period will last, we have to be prepared by knowing which logical step will make the difference for us without jeopardizing our financial future. In this episode, I want to share the step...
May 09, 2022•10 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Change always brings challenges, and I’d say that finding time to make your family a priority is one of the main ones. When you start moving towards a new job or when you start to work really hard for your dreams, it is not always easy to find a balance between what you love doing and the ones you love. In today’s episode I’m talking with Elizabeth Hartke, international Business and Leadership Strategist, and Founder of the Luminary Leadership Company and Podcast. She works to help entrepreneuri...
May 02, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Today’s episode is all about investing and some of my top strategies to find and analyze a company, so we can avoid gambling away our future. As I always say, we need to think long-term when it comes to investing. Long-term planning is one of the keys to the work we do in The Affluence Blueprint™. This is your path to the financial freedom that you are working towards. Now, it's important to remember that making your money work the right way is always going to take time. It involves educati...
Apr 25, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 61
How to Pay For College. Let's face it, education can be a costly pursuit. But did you know that it can literally cost you your financial future and freedom? There are so many options to pay for college AND bring our children along the financial literacy path to set them up for life. In this episode, I walk through much of what you need to consider. What You'll Get In This Episode: Why student loans can destroy you When to use an UTMA, UGMA account for your kids The risks of UTMA and UG...
Apr 22, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 60
In today’s episode we are talking about budgeting and the best way to create a financial plan that makes your money work with you towards reaching the affluent lifestyle you want to create. Budgets can get a bad rap, but when you understand the power of being intentional with your money, you'll see how this paves the road to your financial freedom. We're going to start by drawing the map from where you are to where you want to be - that place of financial freedom. Remember that your fi...
Apr 19, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 59
★★★ TAKE THE FINANCIAL LIBERATION ASSESSMENT ★★★ Take this free assessment to see where you are on the path to financial freedom and what your next steps to move you to a new financial destiny at http://www.YourFinancialFreedomQuiz.com ★ WHY THIS EPISODE ★ This is an area that can get people in a ton of trouble with the IRS and they don't even know it. The fact is that if you're invested or using crypto currencies, in all likelihood you have taxes to pay...but how much? What You'l...
Apr 13, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Have you been worried about the uncertain times we are facing? Today I’m sharing some tools that can help you deal with them in a way that is smart and safe, as you go step by step towards fulfilling your Affluent Blueprint. People usually become tenuous when facing uncertainty. As human beings, we become cautious and fearful at different levels. We feel paralized and stop doing the things that we ought to be doing to sustain ourselves through these downturns. That is why we must shift our persp...
Apr 11, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 57
The tax man is coming and there's nowhere to run or hide...BUT there's no need to overpay. You still have time to do something to set you up for a better tax situation before the filing deadline. What You'll Get In This Episode: Why everything you get is taxable and nothing is deductible Key deductions you can still take now How to make sure that the tax code is working for you instead of against you What should you be doing now ★ RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU ★ If you liked this vid...
Apr 11, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Get ready to welcome one of my very first guests to the show, Bobby Goodwin, who was part of my “money plan workshop” . Today we’re discussing how this workshop helped him get on his journey to financial freedom. You’ll hear about how he turned the tables and grabbed ahold of his financial ship, little by little, by creating a plan, tackling debt, and starting to work on creating wealth. Bobby is sharing all the steps he took to go from his “drowning point” to his “breakthrough point”. As Bobby,...
Apr 04, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Today I’m talking about one of the most important numbers to track on your road to financial freedom. We’ll discuss your Net Worth, how to track it, and build your road to financial freedom by setting different milestones that guide your steps towards your goal, which, in the end, is to create the money machine that will help you lead an affluent lifestyle. Yep, your Net Worth…but a special kind of Net Worth. Now, it's important to know the impact your Net Worth has on your journey to finan...
Mar 28, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 54
If you want to optimize your investment strategy, this episode is for you. I'm talking all about Target Date Index Funds, and why, over time, they’re a good option for investment compared to investing just in one single stock. But also what the pitfalls are with them and when the best time to use them is. Remember that the goal is always to protect your assets and portfolio. For some background, with Target Date Index Funds you invest based on your risk profile and your risk capacity. Then ...
Mar 21, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 53
The market has been quite volatile at the time of this recording. We need to learn how to handle these current circumstances because we can't afford to stop living in the midst of this financial uncertainty, when we're experiencing inflation and facing the risk of interest rates rising, among other risks. In this episode, we talk about the most common mistakes that individual investors - or retail investors - make when investing, which causes them to lose money, to lose their wealth, a...
Mar 14, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Today, I discuss how to achieve financial liberation, which shouldn’t be confused with financial freedom. The key difference between the two, is that liberation is a journey and a path. It's a process of getting there. Whereas freedom is a state of being it's something of a destination. I specifically use the term “liberation” because when we look at the definition, we see a unique characteristic that informs the way we approach affluence. When looking at the definition, we see that li...
Mar 07, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 51
This week, I am honored to welcome the amazing Amber McCue to the show. She is a proud and loving mom to three girls, who went from single mother at the age of 18 to owning two thriving companies that she runs from anywhere in the world. We delve into how Amber managed to reach financial freedom and scale her businesses without neglecting one of her core values: family. We also go through Amber's journey of becoming a Modern CEO, her love for creating freer entrepreneurs who have time to en...
Feb 28, 2022•41 min
If you are struggling to get your content seen, or to make your audience go through all of it, or to make enough sales with it, this episode is perfect for you. Joining me today is Brandon Lucero, an online marketing expert, serial entrepreneur, father of three, and host of the New Generation Entrepreneur Podcast. We had a fantastic conversation about one of Brandon's specialties, messaging. We delve into the communication problems most online entrepreneurs have, how to differentiate oursel...
Feb 21, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 49
In this episode, we will talk about one of the best ways to generate income, and one of the three pillars of becoming an affluent entrepreneur, called the Generate pillar. I'll share why I prefer digital business to generate revenue, and I'll take you through the three essential elements of The Digital Income Paradigm™ and how they work. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - The three critical outcomes of the affluent entrepreneur - The elements needed to become an affluent entreprene...
Feb 14, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 48
As we are going through what specialists call the Great Resignation, where employees are leaving their jobs for political, financial or even philosophical reasons, the entrepreneurial journey just became a little bit more complicated. Without a committed and reliable workforce, it is impossible to grow and scale our business. So, in this episode, we will learn how to attract, retain and reward our employees in the right way, avoid mass resignation and create a compelling work environment. What Y...
Feb 07, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 47
The path to an affluent life is composed of stages. The faster we identify and learn about the stage we are at on our journey toward affluence, the quicker we can start doing the things we need to do to live a richer lifestyle, impact those around us, and reach financial and complete freedom. So, in this episode, we will talk about the six phases of affluence. We will go through a framework that will help us understand the stage we are at currently, and how to get to the next one. What You Will ...
Jan 31, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 46
If you have problems selling or feel like you sound salesy or manipulative, this episode is perfect for you. Joining me today is Colin Boyd, an international speaker, podcast host, and business mentor, but most importantly, an authority on influence, persuasion, and communication. We talk about the secrets of becoming a successful salesperson, multiplying our conversion rate, and reaching financial independence without hurting our integrity. We explore the importance of authenticity in sales, ho...
Jan 24, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 45
This episode is pure gold and you’re going to enjoy it as much as I did recording it. I'm joined by Stacy Tuschl, a brilliant entrepreneur and dear friend who built multiple six and seven-figure businesses while being a loving wife and mom of two beautiful daughters. Stacy is the author of "The Implementation Code: Unlock the Secret of Getting it All Done" and the host of The Foot Traffic Podcast. We had a fantastic conversation about Stacy's journey, how she uses her values ...
Jan 17, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 44
At the beginning of the pandemic, a thick layer of uncertainty was hovering over the market. People panicked and, just in case, pulled their money out. By March of 2020, we saw a decline of 30% in the market. Although for a short bit I freaked out, as I've been through similar situations before, I managed to check my emotions and not let them interfere in my money decisions. In this episode, we will learn how to let our emotions out of our decisions around money, wealth creation and investi...
Jan 10, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 43
At the end of every year, I look back at what happened in my personal and professional life, and see what I've learned from it. It is a great exercise to stimulate constant growth and evolution. So, in this episode, I'll go through the 10 lessons I learned in the last 12 months. This is also an invitation for you to do the same, to check on what happened in your life in the last year, look at the things that worked, the things that didn't, and reflect on what you need to change in...
Jan 03, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 42
A question that arises very often and that most people get wrong is - how much should I charge for my services? Many of us come from a commoditized industry, where we tend to swap hours for dollars, but as time is finite, that model is not scalable. So in this episode, we’ll figure out how to price our services without falling into a commodity-based conversation. We'll learn about the two sides and three main components of pricing, the four pricing levels, how to frame our services in an RO...
Dec 27, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Today, we talk about getting out of debt the Affluent Way. Here's the thing, debt not only slows us down on our journey of getting financial independence, but it also adds tons of pressure and unnecessary stress to our lives. In this episode, we'll make a difference between a destructive and productive debt, the use and misuse of credit cards, the impact of social media on our shopping decisions, and we’ll also discuss emotional debt. I’ll share my take on Dave Ramsey's snowball a...
Dec 20, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 40
In this episode, we will learn why goal setting is useless and why so many never achieve their goals..and what to do instead. As the end of the year gets closer, it is inevitable to start thinking about the things we want to achieve in 2022. But in this episode, we will forget about goal-setting and focus on goal-getting. I will take you through a really cool framework, the Goal-Getting Triad ™ . We will walk through each of its parts, the right mindset to approach it, and understand what we mus...
Dec 13, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 39
This week, we're going to talk about taxes, but in an exciting way: we're going to learn how to reduce them and put more money in our pockets. I'll share with you ten different ideas to pay fewer taxes. We'll talk about reviewing our incomes, expenses and withholdings. We will look at the triple-tax advantage of Health Savings Accounts and learn how to max out our retirement account. We also explore the tax reductions from donations and charitable legacies, loss harvesting, t...
Dec 06, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 38
