Adulting Is Easy: Making Personal Finance & Real Estate Easy

This week, Mary joined Stephen Wealthy, Coach Clint, and Tom the Frugal Gay (Lauren was absent) on their #WealthWednesday Twitter Space. The topic was real estate secrets and let's just say they're not so secret anymore. Mary had some great ideas about how to make offers look appealing to sellers. Tom has a profile for a bad realtor and bad listing - which is what you want to look for, by the way. Clint walked through a gem of a thread with numbers and location ideas. Stephen hosted and asked fantastic questions. You'll enjoy this one.

Connect: 

https://twitter.com/StephenCFU_

https://twitter.com/IAmClintMurphy

https://twitter.com/Thefrugalgay11

https://twitter.com/AdultingIsEasy

https://twitter.com/GetMoneySmarter

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This week, Lauren interviews the Landshark, who is entering early retirement. Except for his name, he's an open book in terms of salary, net worth, withdrawal strategy, and more. The Landshark is transparent about his family's journey, including not trusting the math for over a year. They discuss reactions of friends, family, and colleagues ("we're not as important to other people as we might think we are.") Why retire early? More time is not guaranteed, so why trade what time you have for money?

The Landshark is a husband and father who recently retired from a career as a practicing lawyer in his early 40s. Through a high savings rate and disciplined practice of investing in low-cost index funds, the Landshark was able to eliminate his debts and achieve financial independence. He's documenting the ups and downs of early retirement on his Twitter account (@iamlandshark) and on his blog at http://Landshark.org. He likes long walks on the beach and the occasional surfer and doesn't take himself too seriously and neither should you.

Connect with the Landshark:

https://twitter.com/iamlandshark

https://landshark.org/

https://www.facebook.com/iamlandshark

Relevant Blogs:

https://landshark.org/retiring-into-uncertainty/

https://landshark.org/withdrawal-strategy/

https://landshark.org/in-laws/

This week, Leandra (Female in Finance) and Jesse (The Best Interest) joined Stephen Wealthy, Coach Clint, Tom the Frugal Gay, and Lauren Adulting Is Easy on their #WealthWednesday Twitter Space. We talked about our thoughts on car payments vs leases vs paying cash. We own a range of vehicles ourselves, from a 12-year-old rust bucket to a Tesla. One of us flipped cars during Covid. One of us will not date surfer boys. This is a fun one, and we think you'll enjoy it.

Connect with the speakers:

https://twitter.com/StephenCFU_

https://twitter.com/IAmClintMurphy

https://twitter.com/Thefrugalgay11

https://twitter.com/AdultingIsEasy

https://twitter.com/LPinFinance

https://twitter.com/BestInterest_JC

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This week, Kurtis joined Stephen Wealthy, Coach Clint, Tom the Frugal Gay, and Lauren Adulting Is Easy on their #WealthWednesday Twitter Space. We all shared our first conversations with money with our spouses, and how our ongoing conversations go. Kurtis, who wrote a free guide about how to talk money with your significant other, asked questions and offered great advice. See you live at 9 pm eastern on #WealthWednesday!

Connect with the speakers:

https://twitter.com/StephenCFU_

https://twitter.com/IAmClintMurphy

https://twitter.com/Thefrugalgay11

https://twitter.com/AdultingIsEasy

https://twitter.com/KurtisHanni <-- send a dm for a copy of his guide

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This week, Stephen Wealthy, Coach Clint, Tom the Frugal Gay, and Lauren Adulting Is Easy are excited to bring you their Twitter Space recording from April 6, 2022. This week, we're bringing actionable tips for growing your wealth and becoming a millionaire. We talked growing your income, real estate, crypto, and more. See you live at 9 pm eastern on #WealthWednesday!

Connect with the speakers:

https://twitter.com/StephenCFU_

https://twitter.com/IAmClintMurphy

https://twitter.com/Thefrugalgay11

https://twitter.com/AdultingIsEasy

Article Stephen mentioned:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/05/this-38-year-old-makes-160000-per-month-in-passive-income-and-only-works-5-hours-a-week-now.html

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As you may know, Lauren and her husband have really hunkered down on a short-term rental (STR) focus. If you're even a bit curious about that space (vacation rentals, Airbnbs, VRBO, etc.), then this episode is for you. Lauren learned a ton from Tracey, who is a 10-year STR veteran.

Tracey Northcott, an Australian serial entrepreneur and multi-preneur based in Tokyo, Japan. She is one of the most successful Airbnb hosts in Tokyo. She also runs Software development company Enfour with her family as well as Tracey Northcott Consulting where she helps other hosts discover the true potential of their STR or Airbnb business maximizing their investment, enjoyment and hospitality standards. 

Connect with Tracey:

https://www.instagram.com/tokyo_family_stays/

https://www.facebook.com/tokyofamilystays

https://twitter.com/keitaigoddess

https://www.tracey-northcott.com/

FREE STR Resources:

https://adultingiseasy.gumroad.com/

This week, Stephen Wealthy, Coach Clint, Tom the Frugal Gay, and Lauren Adulting Is Easy are excited to bring you their Twitter Space recording from March 30, 2022. This week, we're bringing listeners tips on how to start investing in index funds NOW. We covered retirement accounts (like Roths and 401k's), brokerages (Fidelity, Vanguard, Robinhood), and brokerage accounts. We talked about VTI and VOO and what the differences are. We touched on fees and why they're so important. Truly, this one is chock full of knowledge. 

Connect with the speakers:

https://twitter.com/StephenCFU_

https://twitter.com/IAmClintMurphy

https://twitter.com/Thefrugalgay11

https://twitter.com/AdultingIsEasy

https://twitter.com/AccentInvesting

Featuring: https://twitter.com/MoneyJrod

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This week, Stephen Wealthy, Coach Clint, Tom the Frugal Gay, and Lauren Adulting Is Easy are excited to bring you their Twitter Space recording from March 23, 2022. This week, everyone contributed to bring listeners ACTIONABLE tips on how to get started in real estate NOW. If you have questions about educating yourself, finding deals, analyzing deals, or getting a property under contract, this is for you.

Connect with the speakers:

https://twitter.com/StephenCFU_

https://twitter.com/IAmClintMurphy

https://twitter.com/Thefrugalgay11

https://twitter.com/AdultingIsEasy

https://twitter.com/thepennydrop3

-- Please note that this information is meant to be just that. Please consult your accountant, financial advisor, and other professionals about your specific situation. --

This week, Lauren brings you her interview with Michelle Jackson, of the Michelle Is Money Hungry podcast. The two discuss the origin of Michelle's interest in personal finance (she wrote a book at 7). Then, they dive into the topics at hand, including paying off debt, underearning, shaming others, and having empathy. They touch on the "if I did it, you can do it too" problematic attitude in the personal finance community.

Michelle Jackson doesn't consider herself a financial expert. Instead, she calls herself an expert at having financial conversations. Her goal is help people better their finances one conversation at a time. Michelle is the founder of the award winning "Michelle is Money Hungry" podcast and website, author of the upcoming book "Not a Financial Unicorn" and current host of the "Plutus Foundation" Podcast. When she's not talking money, you'll find her roaming around her state of Colorado.

Connect with Michelle:

https://michelleismoneyhungry.com/

https://twitter.com/MichLovesMoney

https://michelleismoneyhungry.com/business-card

This week's episode is all about how to "Be your best friend to your future self." Sean shares how he learned about personal finance, starting at only 19! He talks about side hustling through his 20s and how he invested his way (stocks, real estate) to financial independence in his 30s, all while building a family. We touch on his wealth "secrets" and of course - his famous tracking spreadsheet.

Sean is a proud self-proclaimed Money Nerd. From humble beginnings, he became passionate about growing his knowledge and wealth for the last 15 years through real estate and the stock market. Now he shares his knowledge and experience to help others forge their own path to financial independence.

Connect with Sean: https://twitter.com/FI_Squirrel

Download his FREE Money Marathon Spreadsheet: https://fisquirrel.gumroad.com/l/MMsheet