SeedTime Money (Christian living & Personal Finances)

Chandler Bolt is an investor, the CEO of Self-Publishing School, Forbes 30 Under 30, and the author of 7 bestselling books including his most recent book titled “Published.” I thought it would be fun to let this episode basically be a coaching session for me, since we are launching our book, Simple Money Rich Life. And will hopefully be helpful to anyone with a message wanting to write a book! Links Mentioned: Chandler Bolt’s Self-Publishing School - https://self-publishingschool.com/how-to-write-a-book Chandler Bolt’s Book: Published. - http://self-publishingschool.com/published  SeedTime Book: Simple Money Rich Life - https://seedtime.com/smrl Get approved for more Amazon book categories article - https://self-publishingschool.com/more-categories-on-amazon (Please note: links mentioned may be affiliate links which help us support our podcast and website. Thanks for your support!)   These are a few of the topics we cover: Types of publishing Fundamentals of a best selling book Amazon discoverability Creating a launch plan   Find out more at https://SeedTime.com   If you haven’t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you’ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 600 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as “a money book for people who don’t read money books.”  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https://SeedTime.com/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide.

There’s a really interesting story that I came across about a woman who was a lifetime secretary for 43 years and she invested her way to 7.2 million dollars! Which I think is really cool. Because it proves this thing that we are constantly trying to hammer home: you don't need a high income in order to have a high AUM (assets under management), or net worth. Linda and I are going to discuss the 5 lessons to take away from her investing story.   Links Mentioned: Article link https://westwoodgroup.com/insight/the-curious-case-of-grace-groner Our 10X Investing Course - https://seedtime.com/10x How to become a millionaire [the simple math they don’t want you to know] - https://youtu.be/xtECLDc2lgw  (Please note: links mentioned may be affiliate links which help us support our podcast and website. Thanks for your support!)   These are a few of the topics we cover: The power of compounding interest Investing is not that complicated Time is your number one ally   Find out more at https://SeedTime.com   If you haven’t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you’ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 600 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as “a money book for people who don’t read money books.”  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https://SeedTime.com/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide.

According to the latest CPI figures inflation rates are at the highest they have been since 1982 at 8.5%. In this episode Bob and Linda look at some everyday items that have increased in price by 10-40% just in the last year. And then, most importantly, we talk about 4 things we are doing to fight back against the current inflation we are all dealing with.   Links Mentioned: Inflation rates article - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/10/cpi-inflation-february-2022-.html Seedtime’s email list (sign up) - https://seedtime.com/subscribe  Gas savings app: Get Upside -  https://app.getupside.com/  Seedtime’s Real Money Method Budgeting Course - https://seedtime.com/realmoney/  Investing in “I bonds” - https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ibonds/res_ibonds.htm SeedTime 10x Investing Course - https://seedtime.com/10x/  Pre-Order our book “Simple Money, Rich Life” - https://www.seedtime.com/SMRL  (Please note: links mentioned may be affiliate links which help us support our podcast and website. Thanks for your support!)   These are a few of the topics we cover: Whether you should slow down on debt payments to save more Specific safe investments that can keep up or outpace inflation A grocery buying strategy that can help And a lot more   Find out more at https://SeedTime.com   If you haven’t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you’ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 600 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as “a money book for people who don’t read money books.”  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https://SeedTime.com/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide.

In this episode I’m talking with my friend and author, Joshua Becker. He has a new book out called: Things That Matter. And it's about how to live a life of focus, focusing on the things that matter. Have you ever thought about your life and about your focus? Join us! Links Mentioned: Joshua Becker’s book “Things That Matter” - https://www.amazon.com/Things-That-Matter-Overcoming-Distraction/dp/B09C9SGRCT/  Bronnie Ware’s article “The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying” - https://bronnieware.com/regrets-of-the-dying/  Charlie Gilkey’s book “Start Finishing” - https://www.amazon.com/Start-Finishing-Charlie-Gilkey-audiobook/dp/B07SQGBBM5/  Joshua Becker’s book “Clutter-free with Kids” - https://www.amazon.com/Clutterfree-Kids-thinking-Discover-habits/dp/0991438604/  Joshua Becker’s book “More of Less” - https://www.amazon.com/The-More-of-Less-Joshua-Becker-audiobook/dp/B01EKB5QKS/  Joshua Becker’s book “The Minimalist Home” - https://www.amazon.com/The-Minimalist-Home-Joshua-Becker-audiobook/dp/B07KWBRY92/  The Hope Effect - https://www.hopeeffect.com/  Giving our age as a percentage - https://seedtime.com/giving-our-age/  (Please note: links mentioned may be affiliate links which help us support our podcast and website. Thanks for your support!)   These are a few of the topics we cover: Where do you focus your energy? How to live a satisfied life The top regrets of the dying   Find out more at https://SeedTime.com   If you haven’t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you’ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 600 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as “a money book for people who don’t read money books.”  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https://SeedTime.com/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide.

We received a question from a reader about our yearly sabbatical. And so we wanna talk a little bit about it. Robin reached out and asked us this question: "I love the idea of a sabbatical. I'm so happy that we can take one. But you'd love to hear a podcast on how to do that with younger kiddos at home. And then other practical steps. Like, do we take the month off from cooking? What about laundry?” All these different things... In this episode we’re going to explain what a month's sabbatical looks like for us. The preface here is that I don't think there’s necessarily a right or wrong way, but we're gonna share what that looks like for us!   Related Links: Why I took a 1-year Sabbatical (and how I did it) - https://seedtime.com/why-sabbatical-year We took a 30-day sabbatical. These are the 5 surprising lessons we learned… - https://seedtime.com/30-day-sabbatical (Please note: links mentioned may be affiliate links which help us support our podcast and website. Thanks for your support!)   These are a few of the topics we cover: Why we take a sabbatical each year How we structure a sabbatical now that we have kids Sabbatical expectations   Find out more at https://SeedTime.com   If you haven’t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you’ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 600 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as “a money book for people who don’t read money books.”  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https://SeedTime.com/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide.

In this episode we're talking about making money work for you with my friend and author Jonathan Milligan. We’re discussing his new book: Your Message Matters, ways you can earn money from the knowledge you have accumulated, and also how to manage the money you earn… both in business and personally.   Links Mentioned: SeedTime Real Money Method course - https://seedtime.com/realmoney/ Jonathan’s Book: Your Message Matters - https://www.yourmessagemattersbook.com/  (Please note: links mentioned may be affiliate links which help us support our podcast and website. Thanks for your support!)   These are a few of the topics we cover: Products you can create to earn passive income How to handle money coming into your business An easy “three bucket” investment system   Find out more at https://SeedTime.com   If you haven’t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you’ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 600 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as “a money book for people who don’t read money books.”  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https://SeedTime.com/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide.

In this episode I am chatting about how to become a millionaire. The exact thing you need to do (that anyone can do) that will get you there.  And I explain the most important key that almost no one talks about.    Links Mentioned: Personal Capital - https://seedtime.com/personal-capital-review Advice from my Millionaire Mentor - https://youtu.be/K_p0ghLBvF4 25 Top Ways To Save Money (reduce expenses!) - https://seedtime.com/save-money 12 Best Side Hustle Ideas [That Pay Well] - https://youtu.be/iJ-lR2v9n9k  DoorDash - https://seedtime.com/online-jobs-college-students/ Course on Facebook Ad Creation - ​https://seedtime.com/fbsidehustle SeedTime's 10X Investing Course - https://seedtime.com/10x The 3 questions I ask before chasing any financial goal - https://youtu.be/2YyXjv2_-Y4 (Please note: links mentioned may be affiliate links which help us support our podcast and website. Thanks for your support!)   These are a few of the topics we cover: How to save a million bucks Finding money to invest The world’s greatest investor’s greatest investing advice ​​Investing can really be this simple   Find out more at https://SeedTime.com   If you haven’t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you’ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 600 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as “a money book for people who don’t read money books.”  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https://SeedTime.com/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide.

We’ve been keeping a secret from you for 3 years! And now, it’s time to let you in on the secret! It’s time to celebrate as we have finished our book: Simple Money, Rich Life! I’ll tell you more about the book in the months to come, but for now I really just want to celebrate with our SeedTime family. Because it couldn’t have happened without you!   Links Mentioned: Simple Money, Rich Life - https://seedtime.com/smrl Pre-order Simple Money, Rich Life - https://seedtime.com/preorder (Please note: links mentioned may be affiliate links which help us support our podcast and website. Thanks for your support!)   These are a few of the topics we cover: Listening and obeying God The need for taking a Sabbatical Simple Money, Rich Life- the movement Bonuses for pre-ordering   Find out more at https://SeedTime.com   If you haven’t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you’ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 600 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as “a money book for people who don’t read money books.”  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https://SeedTime.com/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide.

Today we are talking about 10 money lessons that I wish I would have learned when I was young. I probably still need to learn some of these money lessons, as we're all a work in progress. There’s a lot of good points here that Linda and I want to share with you. Whether you are young, whether you're old, or if you have a young child… I think there’s going to be a lot of value in this episode for you!   Links Mentioned: Article - 10 money lessons I wish I learned when I was young: https://medium.com/im-gonna-get-that/10-money-lessons-i-wish-i-learned-when-i-was-young-3e9d9de98384  SeedTime 10X Investing Course: https://seedtime.com/10x (Please note: links mentioned may be affiliate links which help us support our podcast and website. Thanks for your support!)   These are a few of the topics we cover: Good debt vs bad debt Your money mindset Investing in yourself   Find out more at https://SeedTime.com   If you haven’t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you’ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 600 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as “a money book for people who don’t read money books.”  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https://SeedTime.com/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide.

I received a question from a member of our SeedTime community that I wanted to share. The gist of it is this: should I just have everything in cash because the world is going to come to an end? Let's find a balanced approach and fix our eyes on Jesus!   Links Mentioned: SeedTime Investing course - https://seedtime.com/10x (Please note: links mentioned may be affiliate links which help us support our podcast and website. Thanks for your support!)   These are a few of the topics we cover: Investing during uncertain times The best way to prepare in uncertainty Fixing your eyes on Jesus Find out more at https://SeedTime.com   If you haven’t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you’ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 600 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as “a money book for people who don’t read money books.”  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https://SeedTime.com/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide.