In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Your Friend Andy to discuss how he worked his way out of significant debt and became a millionaire before his 40th birthday. You’ll learn what steps Andy took to dig himself out of debt, the first money moves he recommends for someone in debt, why it’s never too late to get started, why you need to make asymmetric bets to built wealth, how Bitcoin has been an important part of his portfolio, and much, much more!
Andy is a lifelong entrepreneur, but was never very good with money. At age 29 he had racked up $86k in credit card debt and was living paycheck to paycheck and had no savings or investments. 10 years later, he’s erased the debt and become a millionaire.
For the past 3yrs, he’s been a creator on YouTube. Initially talking mostly about personal finance, but now solidly focused on Bitcoin and passive income.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN
00:00 - Intro.
02:46 - How Andy’s 20’s got him into financial trouble.
05:41 - What authors made the biggest impact on Andy.
08:13 - What are the first money moves he would recommend for someone in debt.
09:37 - What budgeting app he recommends.
12:58 - Why it’s never too late to get started saving and investing.
15:59 - What the 4% rule is.
24:05 - How Andy approaches lifestyle design.
26:31 - How investing gives you optionality.
26:56 - What are asymmetric bets and how they can increase your net worth rapidly.
29:12 - How Andy got into Bitcoin and developed his conviction.
39:05 - How he has handled the volatility of Bitcoin.
49:25 - When and why he got started with bitcoin mining.
51:17 - How Andy got started with YouTube and how he’s monetized his channel.
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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