BTM138: Investor Takes on 95 Countries with Full Time Job with Maurice Philogene
Today’s guest, Maurice Philogene is a full-time consultant in corporate america, multifamily investor, restaurant owner, reserve in the US Air Force and police officer.
Maurice is also an avid traveler and has visited over 95 countries to date because of how he’s been able to design a lifestyle without limits through real estate and other business ventures.
How does he do it all? How has he created a lifestyle that best suits his wants, needs and desires? Find out on today’s episode.
Key Points From This Episode:
- The intersection of exposure and discontentment
- How to understand your life in days instead of years
- How Maurice acquired 10 rental properties in his 1st year
- Why owning a restaurant shouldn’t be about the money
- The power behind social investments
- Why Maurice transitioned from sfr to apartments
- How to raise your kids to appreciate lifestyle design
- Maurice’s unique outlook on marriage
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Recommended Book:
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts
Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl
BTM108: Reprogramming The Mind & Stock Trading Made Easy with Tyrone Jackson
Tyrone Jackson teaches retail investors how to successfully trade and invest stocks and
options, and to profit in every market environment. As a stock market trader, mentor, and best-selling author, he has built his reputation on his unique ability to make stock market trading and investing accessible to people without a financial education.
On today’s show we discuss the inter-workings of our minds and why we naturally shy away from money. We discuss how some of these mindset blocks stem from childhood experiences and teaches us how to use visualizations as a means for reprogramming our money mindset. Lastly, we discuss key indicators for choosing the best stocks and how to invest with a big money manager.
Key Points From This Episode:
- How to reprogram your belief system around money
- How visualizations can help your wealth habits
- The spiritual mindset to money
- Tyrone’s 1st real estate deal gone wrong
- Way to pick the best stocks
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Before the Millions Book:
Secrets of A Millionaire Mind
Listen to this books for free!
Lifestyle Design App: CNBC
Fundrise – Inventing A New Way To Invest In Real Estate
BTM LIVE Workshop – Click here!
BTM 99: Afford Anything: Freelancer to Millionaire with Paula Pant
Today’s guest, Paula Pant, a freelance writer (but actually much more) started out making $21,000 a year in 2005.
With a knack for saving and a frugal lifestyle (even sometimes sharing a 3 bedroom apt with 5 roommates), she was able to save a whole years worth of money to travel the world and backpack in Europe with a cost of living less than 1k per month. When she returned back to her dreaded job, she realized that things could never be the same after such an amazing experience.
Paula went from freelance writing as a hobby in 2006 to a full time writer in 2010, writing for some really big outlets. 18 months later Paula had a 6 figure income and said good riddance to her JOB (Just Over Broke).
One of the biggest value-bombs dropped on the episode was a moment we were discussing the sacrifice to save, simple but profound – it boils down to how bad you want it. “The more roommates you have, the cheaper rent gets”. Paula practice this until her rent was just $200, at which point she could save heavily.
Today Paula is a millionaire in every sense of the word. As a thriving real estate investor and writer she gives us a ton of advice to pursue an afford anything life.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Why Paula bought a one way ticket to Egypt
- How Paula spent the next 2 years backpacking in Asia and Australia
- How Paula was able to save 25K only making 21K a year salary
- Why it “pays” to be a digital nomad
- How you can use freelancing to fund your real estate dreams
- The benefits of house hacking at any age
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Before the Millions Books:
Millionaire Next Door
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Stumbling Into Happiness
The Power of Habit
Listen to this books for free!
Lifestyle Design App: Wunderlist
Life-Hack: Run Your Own Business!
Free Training: Building A Lifestyle Business Through Real Estate Investing
BTM 43: Grocery Bagger Turned Real Estate Millionaire After Divine Intervention with Matt Theriault
From a 7-Figure Record Label to $7 an hour as a grocery bagger. Matt Theriualt, today’s guest, encountered a pivotal moment in has life as he was in the middle of bagging groceries for a young lady and his life was never the same. It is during our darkest times that our true destiny is formed. In the 9th inning when your back is against the way and you completely focus on success because you have no choice, that’s when I’ve found divine intervention to occur.
Matt am a fifth-generation California native and Desert Storm Veteran (USMC) and has worked as a full-time real estate professional since 2003. After building a small real estate empire with hardly using one dime of his own money or one point of his own credit (mostly because he was lacking in both), he discovered that he had a knack for simplifying the complicated, implementing systems and producing passive cash flow.
Matt is an ordinary guy who once had a goal to be successful in real estate investing and become a master of the “multiple streams of passive income” concept. He is an inspiration to many of us when believe that we do not possess what it takes become a successful investor. Tune in as Matt share a wealth of knowledge when it comes to finding and interacting with motivate sellers. I guarantee that you will learn more than a trick or 2 when it comes to working with a real estate owner looking to sell their property.
Links mentioned in the show:
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