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Amanda spent years climbing the ladder at a large credit card company before getting into real estate in 2018. She and her husband started with a duplex and moved quickly into the mobile home space and into commercial properties, especially mobile home parks. Today Amanda and her husband partner to help their investors achieve passive returns while they handle the hard work.

They make a great team due to their opposite skill sets and passions. Their current portfolio is 113 lots across 4 parks, all located in North Carolina. Amanda is located outside of Raleigh, NC where her and Jonathan enjoy spending a lot of time with their little kiddos. In her free time, she loves to

1. What is one fun fact about you that not that many people know?

In 2021, I started the Commercial Investing subgroup for the North Carolina Real Estate Investors Association. That was really cool, it’s a great group.

2. Who inspires you the most and why?

I have so many friends who are just killing it in real estate, and they inspire me and they push me every single day. One of my girlfriends, Sarah Weaver, has built an entire life around combining travel and real estate. She hosts these retreats for real estate investors who want to go and be together and go do cool things.

3. What books are you reading now or have read and loved that you’d recommend?

The ABC’s of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss by Ken McElroy

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

4. What is one actionable tip or piece of advice that you can tell our moms out there to help them on their money journey?

If you’re going to live an intentional life, a life that you really desire, you will run into decisions that will terrify you. Maybe that’s buying your first rental property or investing in the stock market or anything it might be. There’s going be something that terrifies you but you have to move past it.

The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Shefali Tsabary

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Denise began working within the real estate industry twenty years ago through several tax and accounting engagements with real estate companies while employed at a CPA firm. She continued to build a network of real estate investors and learned from their best practices in investing. Denise has 20 years of accounting, finance, and risk management experience and has managed teams of 30+ employees. Denise is a CPA and has held several finance and accounting roles with top Fortune 100 companies on teams managing over $1B in acquisitions, joint ventures, and disposition of assets. Denise has also served on the Women’s Leadership and Risk Management committees of Fortune 100 companies. Her experience in finance and accounting has made her highly skilled in analyzing data and developing financial models. Denise has been investing in real estate for ten years in a variety of asset classes as both an active and passive investor. She has been involved with over $250MM in real estate transactions. She is a general partner in 900+ units, limited partner in over 1,500 doors, and has raised millions of dollars of private capital.

1. What is one fun fact about you that not that many people know?

I played basketball my whole life and I just recently got back into playing.

2. Who inspires you the most and why?

My parents have inspired me the most and it’s because they did such a good job raising myself and my siblings. They set such a great example in not only, their work ethics, but also in how to be empathetic towards other people and knowing that people are in need of our help and our support.

3. What books are you reading now or have read and loved that you’d recommend?

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

4. What is one actionable tip or piece of advice that you can tell our moms out there to help them on their money journey?

One piece of financial advice is to remember to be good to yourself. It’s not so much financial advice, but when I think of moms and how hard we work in the house and outside of the house. Take some time to relax a bit and allow yourself to have some time where you’re not feeling guilty about all the things that you’re not doing because you deserve it.

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Natasha is co-founder and creative mind behind Black and Brown Make Green, a financial education podcast, that she co-hosts with her husband, Damian. Natasha brings her positive attitude, in-depth knowledge, and background as a teacher and instructional coach to educate and empower those who are Black, Brown, and Beyond to manage their money with confidence. Her journey to financial independence has been fueled by her desire to live a more balanced life, and she strives to help others do the same.

Natasha volunteers as a financial mentor with 3rd Decade and provides coaching though Black and Brown Make Green.

1. What is one fun fact about you that not that many people know?

Damian: I’m a black builtin karate and I can draw, well, that’s two.

Natasha: I am a three-time weightlifting champion.

2. Who inspires you the most and why?

Damian: That’s a little bit hard because I feel like I draw inspiration from a lot of different people for a lot of different reasons. I think that goes to say that you always have to keep your eyes open and try to always better yourself. But you know, like for me, I think that the people that have served that role most effectively have been both of my parents for different reasons. My dad has always shown me how to be a standup and respectable man. My mom showed me how to be a nurturer and a caretaker.

Natasha: Damian inspires me the most right now. He’s the one that I spend the most time with and I get to really see how he does things. I think seeing his work ethic and the way that he approaches things is really an inspiration.

3. What books are you reading now or have read and loved that you’d recommend?

Damian: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt

Natasha: Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness by Morgan Housel

4. What is one actionable tip or piece of advice that you can tell our moms out there to help them on their money journey?

Damian: Don’t let the lack of knowledge make you take inaction. Don’t let that prevent you from taking action. You have to continue moving forward. You have to continue bettering yourself, and you have to do it incrementally. If you don’t know, go seek it out, go find it.

Natasha: There’s a philosophy I came up with a couple of years ago. There’s a book by Michael Pollan about defensive food, and he uses seven words to define how people should eat.  I took his idea of using seven words to define how I think about money. My seven words are: spend money, not too much, and invest wisely. I think the purpose of money is to be spent. It’s to make your life better, but you also have to do it in a balanced way, so not too much of it. Make sure you’re saving and then invest wisely. Make investment decisions that help benefit your life and benefit your family.

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Erin Riska is a passionate writer and entrepreneur who has made a name for herself as a freelance writer and founder of Search & Rescue, providing fractional talent acquisition services to small and scaling businesses. With a deep love of travel and a desire to help others experience the world on their own terms, Erin provides resources, tips, and guidance for those looking to create a more flexible and fulfilling lifestyle. Erin is a true inspiration to anyone looking to live life on their own terms.

1. What is one fun fact about you that not that many people know?

When I was in high school, I appeared on the television show, Rescue 9-1-1.

2. Who inspires you the most and why?

I have two girlfriends in particular, Monica and Christine, who are both longtime solopreneurs and entrepreneurs. They’re both just absolutely phenomenal people, who inspire me for dreaming big and then execute. I’m inspired by people who are really, really good at getting things done and making things happen.

3. What books are you reading now or have read and loved that you’d recommend?

Digital Nomad Moms: Women who Carved Out Successful Remote Careers to Travel the World with their Children

4. What is one actionable tip or piece of advice that you can tell our moms out there to help them on their nomadic journey?

Look to see how can you use the tax code to your advantage. For a mom who isn’t even thinking about location independence or anything like that, should also look at the implications of hiring her child as an employee for her business. If you are self-employed, it could be beneficial to set yourself up as an S-corp tax status.

Episode #84: Everything You Need to Know on Opening a Roth IRA for Your Child with Penny Rose, CPA

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Darius Smith from Las Vegas, NV is the Money Coach responsible for WealthismyWorth.com. He is a Sales Engineer by day and is also an entrepreneur and money coach in his spare time.

His most popular creation The Automated Money System removes the annoying hassles of budgeting out of your path to building wealth.

1. What is one fun fact about you that not that many people know?

Most people don’t know that I opened the first indoor dog park in Indiana. It was a lot of fun, but it had to go. Entrepreneurship is hard. I opened a business with a lot of overhead and stopped marketing.

2. Who inspires you the most and why?

People that have a goal, write it down, and then they work towards that goal every single day. Regardless of your goal, if your goal is to be a billionaire or if your goal is to lose 20 pounds. If you write that goal down and then you start working on it, I’m inspired. That really fires me up and I need to be around people like that.

3. What books are you reading now or have read and loved that you’d recommend?

I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

4. What is one actionable tip or piece of advice that you can tell our moms out there to help them on their financial independence journey?

Figure out exactly what you want out of your life, out of your finances. Figure out how you can get there and then start working on it.

Episode #105: Top 5 Things To Do To Become Financially Confident with Marika Stimac, The Financial Confidence Coach

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Hey friend! I’m Ashley Patrick

Personal finance expert, and founder of Budgets Made Easy.

I help busy moms save money and pay off debt using simple systems so they can reach their big dreams easier and faster.

I was able to pay off $45,000 in just 17 months I am a Master Financial Coach and help people like you manage their budgets so they can save money and pay off debt faster and easier.

1. What is one fun fact about you that not that many people know?

I was a police officer and detective for 10 years.

2. Who inspires you the most and why?

3. What books are you reading now or have read and loved that you’d recommend?

The Power of One More: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success by Ed Mylett

4. What is one actionable tip or piece of advice that you can tell our moms out there to help them on their financial independence journey?

What’s important to you is not going to be important to somebody else. It’s really important to know what you stand for, what your family intentions are, and really be intentional with how you live your life instead of just getting caught up in the day to day and what society tells us to do. You only get one life.

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The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker 

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Hey friend! I’m Ashley Patrick

Personal finance expert, and founder of Budgets Made Easy.

I help busy moms save money and pay off debt using simple systems so they can reach their big dreams easier and faster.

I was able to pay off $45,000 in just 17 months I am a Master Financial Coach and help people like you manage their budgets so they can save money and pay off debt faster and easier.

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Maggie is the co-host of the Friends on Fire podcast. She works for a large global company in digital marketing, and that’s where she met Mike, her co-host.  Maggie was born and raised in Atlanta, GA, and still lives there with her awesome husband and 3 amazing daughters.  Maggie is obsessed with all things minimalism, simple living, and productivity.  She’s passionate about Buddhism, meditation, the environment, eating plant-based, the outdoors, running, and lots of other things.  She loves to read, listen to books, and listen to podcasts.  One day at work Mike and Maggie realized they shared a passion for personal finance and FIRE (financial independence retire early), and before too long they decided they should create a podcast.  I mean, why not?   Maggie’s ultimate desire in life is to raise happy productive kids and live in a tiny house (after those happy productive kids move out).  Maggie recently started a passion project Mostly Minimal Life, which is a blog and coaching business focused on finding happiness through living a more minimal life.

1. What is one fun fact about you that not that many people know?

I have a drone and I love flying it. When I was on my trip this summer, I flew it in many places that were illegal to fly it. I’m pretty much a rule follower, but in things like that I flew it through the Arc de Triomphe and canals.

2. Who inspires you the most and why?

3. What books are you reading now or have read and loved that you’d recommend?

Lucy By the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin

4. What is one actionable tip or piece of advice that you can tell our moms out there to help them on their financial independence journey?

Find the balance between appreciating what you have so that you’re not always desiring more, but also balance not being so hard on yourself. It’s tough being a mom and teenagers are a different level of toughness. I remember when I was working a demanding full-time job and trying to raise kids and just all these things. It’s tough. So don’t be so hard on yourself and don’t judge every little thing you do.

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Monica, author of Grab Your Slice of Financial Independence, shares how she went from financial ruin to financial independence and teaches others how to navigate these difficult waters. After her divorce, Monica found herself in financial hardship, single parenthood, and $257,000 in debt. Shortly after, she lost her job and would be unemployed for 22 months over the next five years, losing one temp job after another. Even with many setbacks, she still managed to achieve financial independence in a ten-year period. Her commitment and courage to her over-arching goal of never relying on a paycheck and wanting a better life for herself and her kids, kept her focused and propelled her forward even in the most difficult of times. She now empowers single parents to master their money.

1. What is one fun fact about you that not that many people know?

I cannot bake. I am not even a big sweets person, but I use my pie as my analogy of my story that’s relatable.

2. Who inspires you the most and why?

3. What books are you reading now or have read and loved that you’d recommend?

Automatic Wealth: The Six Steps to Financial Independence by Michael Masterson

POP!: Stand Out in Any Crowd by Sam Horn

Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Michael Michalowicz

Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business by Paul Jarvis

Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life by Jordan Grumet

4. What is one actionable tip or piece of advice that you can tell our moms out there to help them on their financial independence journey?

Record your expenses, the actuals. Don’t think that just because you live on your own, you’re a single parent, that you know where your money is going. Challenge yourself to record where your money is going and be kind when you see where it’s actually going. Then make decisions to do better.

Grab Your Slice of Financial Independence by Monica Scudieri

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Monica, author of Grab Your Slice of Financial Independence, shares how she went from financial ruin to financial independence and teaches others how to navigate these difficult waters. After her divorce, Monica found herself in financial hardship, single parenthood, and $257,000 in debt. Shortly after, she lost her job and would be unemployed for 22 months over the next five years, losing one temp job after another. Even with many setbacks, she still managed to achieve financial independence in a ten-year period. Her commitment and courage to her over-arching goal of never relying on a paycheck and wanting a better life for herself and her kids, kept her focused and propelled her forward even in the most difficult of times. She now empowers single parents to master their money.

1. What is one fun fact about you that not that many people know?

I cannot bake. I am not even a big sweets person, but I use my pie as my analogy of my story that’s relatable.

2. Who inspires you the most and why?

3. What books are you reading now or have read and loved that you’d recommend?

Automatic Wealth: The Six Steps to Financial Independence by Michael Masterson

POP!: Stand Out in Any Crowd by Sam Horn

Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Michael Michalowicz

Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business by Paul Jarvis

Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life by Jordan Grumet

4. What is one actionable tip or piece of advice that you can tell our moms out there to help them on their financial independence journey?

Record your expenses, the actuals. Don’t think that just because you live on your own, you’re a single parent, that you know where your money is going. Challenge yourself to record where your money is going and be kind when you see where it’s actually going. Then make decisions to do better.

Grab Your Slice of Financial Independence by Monica Scudieri

https://thepieceofthepie.com/

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