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Podcast 321. Stocks, Strategies, and Success with Rizwan Memon

Join us on Average Joe Finances as our guest Rizwan Memon, an equities and derivatives trader with 18 years of experience. Rizwan shares his journey from starting trading at 16 years old with $5,000 to becoming a seasoned trader specializing in U.S. financial markets....

Podcast 320. Mastering Financial Independence with Tim Townsend

Join us on Average Joe Finances as our guest Tim Townsend, a wealth management expert from Australia, shares his journey from growing up on a lighthouse to running a successful wealth management practice in Melbourne, managing assets worth $400-$500 million. The...

Podcast 319. Breaking Financial Boundaries with Tracey Lundell

Join us on Average Joe Finances as our guest Tracey Lundell, a wealth advisor, shares her unconventional journey from aspiring diplomat to financial industry expert. Calling in from Canada, Tracy offers insights into her varied career, the importance of diversified...
Pandemic Virus Investing

Pandemic Virus Investing

So with the crazy pandemic currently unfolding in front of our eyes we have seen some crazy things happening in the markets. Stocks plummeting and it seems like there will be no end. Well, guess what? It will end. Once the U.S. gets a hold on the situation and gets it under control, we will see the market begin to slowly recover. What does this mean for investing?

Our First Real Estate Investment Deal!

Our First Real Estate Investment Deal!

This blog post was also my introduction post to the Bigger Pockets forum to discuss my first real estate deal. I have been a part of a few different groups and have tried many different methods to generate passive income. From having owned different websites, and did...

Real Estate Investing – is it Scary? Yes! Fun? Yes!

Real Estate Investing – is it Scary? Yes! Fun? Yes!

I want to share with you where we are at right now. We bought our first rental property and it is actively making us a passive income. My next blog post will outline the story of how we rented it. It is also one of my introductory posts to the Bigger Pockets forums. I...

Back to the Basics – Personal Post

Back to the Basics – Personal Post

So here we are again working on our savings. My wife and I have been trying to figure out what we want to do after I retire from the Navy. We are less than 5 years out and we have been messing around with where our money should go. I think we have come to the...

Side Hustles – Increase Your Income and Quality of Life

Side Hustles – Increase Your Income and Quality of Life

You want to make some more money and work from home?  There are many people who will try to sell you different ways to make money online without working... They sell this dream of passive income, making millions of dollars online for minimal work. While it IS possible...

Budgeting: Why it’s Important to have a Spending Plan

Budgeting: Why it’s Important to have a Spending Plan

Here we are again, continuing the journey. Let's talk budgeting... spending plans... you know, being disciplined. For some reason, the words budget or spending plan can strike fear into anyone. Are budgets scary? Absolutely not! They can certainly be intimidating and...