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MI Rewind: Take Control of Your Financial Future w/ Brennan Schlagbaum

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The Importance of Budgeting

They discuss the concept of budgeting and why it is important for everyone, regardless of their income. Having a budget allows you to optimize your spending and prioritize your values.

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Brennan Schlagbaum, better known as Budget Dog, talks about the state of financial education and how to take control of your financial future.

Brennan is a certified public accountant, investment coach, and author of Investing 101: Everything the Investor Needs to Know.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

05:41 - The strategy of paying down debt as fast as you can.

10:39 - How to manage the dynamic of living for now while striving towards financial goals.

12:18 - How should listeners approach paying off their students debts right now?

18:05 - Why you need to actually invest the cash in your investment accounts.

22:05 - What is currently wrong with our financial education system?

22:05 - How low-cost resources are going to change the future of financial education.

33:09 - Why a budget doesn’t have to be restrictive.

44:57 - Common mistakes that new investors make.

And much, much more!

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

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Related episode: Listen to MI087: How to Talk About Money w/ Erin Lowry, or watch the video.
Erin Lowry’s book Broke Millennial Talks Money.
Rick Ferri’s book The Power of Passive Investing.
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