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Sometimes we get awesome questions from our listeners and we like to do an episode around them. Today we have five awesome questions from you about 401k loans, side hustles, student loan interest rates, buying a home and early retirement.Full Article Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The future is creeping up on all of us. If you’ve been avoiding thinking about it, it’s time to get serious about retirement and your goals. Some of us put off worrying about money for a long time. When you’re in your twenties and thirties, retirement seems so far away that it’s not worth thinking about.  But the clock is ticking and you are wasting the most powerful thing in personal finance, the power of compounding interest. The longer your money is invested, the more it grows. There is no substitute for the power of time. This is the time to pay iff your debt, grow your income, start investing. and grow that net worth. Whether you think about the future or not, it’s happening. Well, there is no time machine to take us back and invest our money earlier but if the best time to start investing was when you were 18, the second best time is now. We know, adulting is hard.Full Article HereShow NotesCascade Kriek Ale:A sour ale from Cascade BrewingAce Pineapple: The world's first pineapple cider.LMM Pro: Research and evaluate rental properties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Money is almost as taboo a subject as sex and arguably, just as important in a relationship. But too few people bring it up. Today we are getting financially naked with the Broke Millennial.  How to talk about money, with yourself, your partner, your friends, and your parents.Full Article HereShow NotesElliott Ness Lager: An amber lager from Great Lakes Brewing Company.Broke Millennial:Get your financial life together.Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together: Erin's new book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No matter what your financial goals are, sometimes reaching them can feel like a slog. Do you need some money motivation? We got you. We are going to motivate you to take action, to stop making excuses and to finally do what you already know you need to do. At the end of this month, you’ll be motivated to take on the world. Because when you change your money habits, you will change your life. Full Article HereShow NotesToolbox:All the best stuff we use to manage our money.Community: Join the conversation.LMM Pro:Research, evaluate, and track rental property. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good personal finance habits start young. Our children don’t get much personal finance education in school so it’s up to parents to provide that education. There are things we can do throughout their childhood to turn our kid into a money master. Today we take to Eva Baker from Teens Got Cents. She started Teens Got Cents as a home school project when she began to get interested in personal finance. She started doing some research but found that most information was geared toward adults and there wasn't much to help kids. Eva saw a gap and decided to fill it and that's how her site started when she was just 16. Eva blogs about how teens can shop smart, get a great part time job, go to college debt free, save money, and start their own business.In 2015 she founded The Teenpreneur Conference. This annual conference brings together teen business owners as well as teens who want to start their own business in a community that truly is by teens, for teens.Full Article Here Show NotesVanilla Porter Breckenridge Brewery: A porter brewed with real vanilla.LMM Tools: All the best stuff we use to manage our money.LMM Pro:Research, evaluate, and track rental properties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you hate making a decision? Sometimes the fear of making a decision means we miss out on a good opportunity.  We make dozens of decisions every day. Some of them are minor like what to wear to work, and some are major like deciding between buying a rental property or a house to live in. When you learn to master the decision-making process you can improve every aspect of your life, your job, your health, your relationships and not least of all, your finances. Today we will get you off the fence and show you how to master the decision making process with Matt Bodnar.Full Article HereShow NotesRiverhorse Tripel Horse: A Belgian style ale brewed with spices.The Science of Success: Get the guide to making better decisions.The Science of Success Podcast: Unleash your human potential.Mindset: The book that changed Matt's life by Carol Dweck.Seeking Wisdom:Peter BevelinPoor Charlie's Almanack: Peter D. Kaufman and Ed WexlerPredictably Irrational: Dan ArielyInfluence: Robert CialdiniThinking Fast and Slow: Daniel Kahneman  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We love robo-advisors, and lots of other investors do too. But admittedly, robo-advisors are missing that personal touch some investors prefer. We found the best of both worlds in Wealthsimple. This is our Wealthsimple review along with a chat with CEO Michael Katchen.Full Article HereShow NotesPersonal Finance for Engineers - Adam's presentation on Personal Finance. Not only for engineers but certainly focuses on their blind spots.Signup for Wealthfront - Get your first $15,000 invested for free! Special for LMM fans, the ultimate try before you buy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots of us dream about turning our passion into a money-making business, and it can be done! In our on-going series about starting an online business, we discuss monetizing your passion and building your business.  Remember, our goal is to earn at least $1,000 a month by month 12 of your business and to see a clear trend towards growth. If you quit your job to work on this business full time, that’s not a lot. If you still have your full-time job, bringing in an extra $12,000 a year is pretty great. Full Article HereShow NotesIcelandic Toasted Porter: An American Porter Style Beer.LMM Tool Box:All the best stuff we use to manage our money.LMM Pro:  Research, evaluate, and track rental properties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A business plan can be a scary term conjuring images of thirty-page documents. But it doesn't have to be that involved. It's just writing down what you have to get done and a simple one page business plan is a great place to start.A simple one page business plan is nothing more than a map for your business that gives an outline of your goals and the steps you will take to achieve those goals. It’s not that different from having a plan to accomplish any goal. We'll discuss creating a simple one-page business plan.Full Article HereShow NotesLMM Tool Box: All the things we use to manage money.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices