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He was a writer, a publisher, a statesman, an inventor, and a renowned ladies man. Ben Franklin was a civic activist, an abolitionist and founded the Philadelphia Abolition Society, the first abolition organization in America. He was the first person to petition Congress to abolish slavery two months before his death in 1790, decades before the country fought a Civil War over the issue.He was timeless because Benjamin Franklin quotes are still relevant today.And he knew a thing or two about money because Forbes ranks him as the 89th richest man in American history. That even though he never patented any of his inventions. He preferred to gift them to the public as so many were things he invented to make everyday life easier.Full Article HereShow NotesAlien Church: A New England IPAGalaxy Double Dry Hopped Juicy Bits Weld Works Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re talking about The FIRE Movement and the skills and mindset used to become Financially Independent which are diametrically opposed to a life of Early Retirement.  In fact, Early Retirement will kill you. Figuratively and literally. F.I., R.E., and F.I.R.E. aren’t destinations, they’re milestones.The movement, that stands for "financial independence, retire early", generally involves frugality and saving as much money as possible in order to get out of the rat race and spend your days doing what you want but having the freedom to live the way you want takes discipline and planning. Show NotesGun Hill Side Squeeze - : Belgian Saison  (ABV): 5.10% Hip To the Lingo WeldWerks Brewing Co. - New England-style IPA brewed with Amarillo, Simcoe, & El Dorado hops (ABV) : 7.1%  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe you shop too much or are afraid of investing. As it turns out, it’s mostly your personality that guides how you deal with your finances. We call it your Money Personality and we want to break down what the four personality types are and how you can lean into them to improve your finances.Your money beliefs shape your decisions. So by understanding or recognizing your money personality you can find your weak spots and fix them as well as improve on your strengths. Knowing what drives your financial decisions can help you reach your money goals. Full Article HereShow Notes: ScorpionBowlIPA - Stone Brewery. To create a recipe so tropical and fruity without the addition of fruit was no feat our team of brewers would leave up to the gods. They took floral and citrus notes from Mosaic, Loral and Mandarina Bavaria hops to dish up a mouthwatering fruit punch to the palate. Get deserted on your own island or share with others. One thing is for sure: there is no need to light this one. It is already on fire.Shelter- Outer Range Brewing Co. is focused on brewing the great styles of craft beer that inspire us—Belgians and IPAs—and will strive to become a place and source of inspiration for the people that choose to leave the life below. Money Habitudes - Money Habitudes is an engaging, non-threatening way to help people recognize patterns and perspectives on money.Listen to Advanced IRA Strategies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have guest David Burkus on the show. He is a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, and business school professor. His newest book, Friend of a Friend, offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections—one based on the science of human behavior, not rote networking advice. We talk to him about salary transparency and using a network to grow your career and make more money.Show Notes:Friend of a Friend David's Website Philoso-Rapper Beer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know how important it is to be saving for retirement, the earlier the better. But when it comes to choosing the best retirement accounts the waters can be a bit murky. Today we're talking about all the different types of and help you decided which retirement accounts are best for you.Show Notes: Beer Geek Breakfast Mikkeller and Friends Harvest Special Ale Southern Tier Listen Money Matters Community to send in catchphrasesThe Financial Toolbox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weeks we are covering five listener questions are on vesting, budgeting styles, starting an opportunity fund, IRA's and starting a blog.Question One: Balance between the spender and the saverWhat I struggle with the most it getting my spouse to follow the budget. I have tried mint, and YNAB and a cash envelope system. How do I get her to follow a budget. Or maybe how do I 'trick' her into it? I'm not going to leave my spouse because of some money issues that don't cause us negative effect. We just aren't making gains in our life. What happens when your partner has a different view on budgeting that you do? How do you find a system that works for both styles?Question Two: Starting a BlogBetter to start a blog sooner or wait till there is more content? Start now with 1 article, or wait 2 months and start with 15?Question Three: IRA’sNow a days people tend to make more and more lateral movements in their profession, collecting more and more IRAs. I was wondering if there was any research out there that suggests that merging IRAs to a currently higher performing IRA tended to outperform keeping a more diversified portfolio.Question Four: Opportunity fundAndrew has described the concept of an opportunity fund and has also mentioned that this current bull market run may be due for a significant correction. I am 31 and currently have a 90/10 stock/bond split in my Betterment account. If its more likely than not that a correction hits the stock market soon and prices drop, would it be prudent to slide my Betterment portfolio to a more conservative stock/bond ratio (say 60/40 or 50/50) in advance of this future correction. This would sort of be like a hedged "opportunity fund" within my Betterment account, and this extra money in bonds could then be used to buy more stocks once the correction has fully hit and stock prices are low. What do you think?Question Five: VestingMy employer enrolls all employees in an ESOP (employee stock ownership plan). Essentially, every year, each employee will receive a percentage of their base salary in stocks of the company, depending on how well the company does that year. After I have worked for the company for so many years I become fully vested in the stock I have been given. Before that time I am only partially vested (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%). Once I retire or leave company I will be forced to sell the stock back to the company at my vested percentage, I can't do anything with the stock before that.My question is how would you incorporate an ESOP benefit into your Financial Blueprint? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unfortunately, there are quite a bit of predatory financial schemes out there including pyramid schemes, sold debt, predatory lending, eve your financial advisor. In this episode, we’re going to try and shine a lite on them so in the very least you can approach them “eyes wide open”. Show Notes:Heaven Hell or Hoboken from 902 Brewing Co - IPA BeerAvery Promiscuous - Barrel aged Sour BeerThe Financial Gym- Put your assets to work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Personal Finance Blueprint 2.0 will show you how to build a strong financial foundation and show you when and where to start with investing.Show Notes Freddie Murkury IPA Mikkeller Brewing San DiegoLeftover - Matts new home brewBetterment Smart SaverSimple Bank- No ATM fees here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a lot of chatter in the personal finance world about passive income, why you need it and how great it is. But what is it and why is it such a topic of conversation? Passive income is money that you earn without doing much to make it. Some passive income ideas take a degree of upfront work to earn, like writing an e-book and some don't take any effort at all, such as investing with a robo advisor. Today we talk about what exactly passive income is and understanding the non-passive nature of building it.Full Article HereShow Notes:Seated:  You nee to use Seated to book restaurant reservations. Every time you complete a reservation, you get a gift code for up to 25% of your bill that you can use at Amazon, Uber, or Starbucks. The rewards are available within 24 hours of your completed reservation. Laura and I almost exclusively eat out with Seated because it saves us so much.Paribus: Receiving refund checks are our favorite past-time. As it turns out, stores owe you money but they don’t pay if you don’t ask. That’s where Paribus comes in – they go to bat for you. Price drop? Get cash back for the difference. Deliveries arrive later than advertised? Get cash back.Fundrise: Did you know that investors with 20% allocated to real estate outperform those who only invest in stocks and bonds? Diversify without the dramatics of actual tenants. The minimum investment is $500.Lending Club: The banks had a monopoly on personal loans until Lending Club came along. Now you can get a loan sourced from normal people. Reduce the cost of your debt and refinance. Lending Club has competitive rates and borrower benefits.Drop: Earn cash rewards from your favorite brands. Drop is the free app that's giving out millions in cash rewards for the spending you do everyday. BizBuySell: BizBuySell is the Internet's largest and most heavily trafficked business for sale marketplace, with more business for sale listings, more unique users, and more search activity than any other service. BizBuySell also has one of the largest databases of sale comparables for recently sold businesses and one of the industry's leading franchise directories.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can money buy happiness? Science is here once again to save the day and show us exactly how to spend our money (or our time) to increase our level of happiness. We'll investigate the science of buying happiness. If you aren't buying happiness, you're using your money the wrong way.  Full Article HereShow NotesBeer Geek Breakfast: An Oatmeal Stout.Rumpkin: A pumpkin beer aged in rum barrels.Join the Listen Money Matters Community on Facebook by visiting listenmoneymatters.com/community to send in new catchphrases for the show.And if you have any questions or topics you’d like us to talk about, email us at listenmoneymatters@gmail.com. All the tools and resources we usually mention on the show are available at listenmoneymatters.com/toolbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices