#8: J. Money is a HALF-MILLY! He loves to share his journey to growing net worth on his blog, as well as the net worth of 180 other financial bloggers.

See the short list and find links to resources by visiting the blog at https://affordanything.com/episode8

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#7: One of the M.O.N.E.Y. Show's favorite personal finance bloggers joins Paula and J. Money to talk about retiring early and hacking your HSA.

For full show notes with links to resources, visit https://affordanything.com/episode7

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#6: J. Money says a hustle is "a way to make money on the side, but more of a passion project or something that is fun. You do it for more than just money.”

Paula says it’s a “microbusiness".

No matter how you slice it, a hustle is a way to make extra money doing activities outside of a normal J.O.B.

Paula and J. Money share their stories of working on hustles to become the entrepreneurs they are today.

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#5: Paula wants to know how J. Money’s life has changed as a hustler since having kids.

For a while, J worked less and made less money.

"It was a conscious decision to not make as much money for a while. I was more than happy making less because I was working on stuff I cared about.

I also had a fear of being a work-a-holic and picking my hustle over my kids. Having kids forced me to have a work/life balance."

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#4: Paula shares a confession. Then she redeems herself by sharing her gross monthly income.

(Yeah. Listen from the beginning).

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There are a variety of ways to invest in real estate:

• Flipping houses
• Buy-and-hold
• Tax liens
• Wholesale
• Income-producing rental properties (commercial and residential)

Paula loves residential rental properties.

Ask yourself: Do you want capital appreciation or cash flow from rental income?

Paula puts a few guidelines in place to determine if a property is right for her.

First of all, the monthly rent needs to be at least 1% of the total acquisition price.

Example: A $100,000 home would need to rent for $1,000 a month. Why? Because roughly half of the rent is gobbled up by operating overhead:

Taxes, Insurance, property management, and repairs/maintenance

Paula offers much more valuable information in this episode and on her blog, AffordAnything.com.

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#3: Paula and J. Money share the financial habits they use to grow wealth.

Full show notes can be found at http://themoneyshow.co/03

Listen as they share their favorites (and a couple neat tricks):

• Track Net Worth
• Maximize retirement savings accounts
• Pay bills at least 1 month in advance
• Set up bills on auto-pay
• Leave a buffer in your checking account
• Round up debt payments
• Double the principle payments of your mortgage

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#2: Once again, Paula and J. Money see things differently.

J. Money preaches budgeting, Paula practices the “anti-budget”.

J. Money examines every expense to find savings. A couple years ago he switched phone providers and saves $100 a month, $20 a month on insurance and $60 on cable.

Paula recommends saving at least 20 percent of your income first, then go wild with the rest; “Don’t feel guilty about spending money on Coke Zero or turtle food”

Who is right?

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#1: Becoming successful in finances takes more than M.O.N.E.Y. - it takes heart and hustle.

Meet Paula Pant and J. Money. Both worked day jobs before becoming successful bloggers.

They share their stories about buying a house before the market tanked, starting their side-hustles, and achieving "mini-retirement", at least for Paula.

We value your input. Please visit https://affordanything.com/episode-1-story-of-money-podcast to leave a comment.

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