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Making Money Online ft. Pete McPherson of Do You Even Blog - PB172

Release Date: 08/11/2020

Making Money Online ft. Pete McPherson of Do You Even Blog - PB172

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Pete McPherson, the founder of , gave up the ‘American Dream’ and left corporate America to pursue his personal dream of making a full-time income from a creative career. He is a former accountant with a CPA license who now provides new and experienced bloggers with a whole host of information on how they can create a successful blog and move from a nine to five job to a more flexible way of working. Pete is also a conference speaker, and his insights have been featured on sites such as , , , and . Pete joins me today to discuss his journey from accountancy to entrepreneur via a...

Let's Talk Real Estate Investment Trusts ft. Andre Albritton of The Millennials Next Door - PB171

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Andre Albritton, founder of , is a nationally recognized personal finance expert focusing on how to solve the financial problems that millennials and centennials face. His clear cut approach to personal finance helps simplify how individuals can achieve financial freedom and reframe wealth, and his website aims to show people how to make their money work for them. Andre’s work has been featured on , , and in addition to his courses and blog, he hosts . Andre joins me today to share why he pivoted his focus from insurance to investment and why he made...

Investing in a Volatile Market ft. Ryan Inman of Physician Wealth Services - PB170

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Self-confessed 'money nerd' Ryan Inman started his financial practice specifically to help guide young physicians toward financial independence with truly unbiased, quality financial advice. A graduate of the University of San Diego (USD) Ryan has a BA in Business Administration, an MA in Accounting and Financial Management, and an MA in Business Administration, and along with running Physician Wealth Services, he currently hosts the podcast and co-hosts the podcast. Ryan uses his and his wife’s intimate knowledge of the pains, struggles, and joys that come from a career in medicine to...

Pon Da Replay: Behind the Brilliance ft. Lisa Nicole Bell

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Discovering Financial Independence ft. Jamila Souffrant of Journey To Launch - PB169

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Jamila Souffrant is the creator of the blog and podcast, , where she teaches and inspires others how to eliminate debt, save money, and increase their net worth. The lessons she has learned through trial and error helped her family to save $169,000 in two years and be debt-free, and she is well on the way to becoming financially independent by the age of 40. Jamila is the resident financial expert on a weekly segment on News12 and has been featured in Money Magazine, TIME, Business Insider, Refinery29, CNBC, ESSENCE Magazine & CBS. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and three...

All Things Money ft. Ericka Young - PB168

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Ericka Young is the founder of Tailor-Made Budgets. Here, she coaches individuals and small business owners on budgeting, saving and investing. Her passion for financial education stems from her and her husbands life experience of living above their means and having to climb out of nearly 100k in debt. This debt payoff journey changed Ericka’s life and career path. She knew she wanted to help people get out debt, so Ericka and her husband Chris went to Nashville and got trained by Dave Ramsey’s team. Ten years later Tailor-Made Budgets is thriving and Ericka is grateful for the amazing...

Getting It All Together ft. Mykail James of the Boujie Budgeter - PB167

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Mykail James is the founder of Boujie Budgets and is passionate about teaching Gen Z professionals how to manage their finances without sacrificing their lifestyle. Mykail is a Certified Financial Literacy instructor with an MBA focused on accounting, and her fresh new take on managing money and finances helps people understand money concepts such as budgeting, saving, and investing. Mykail works with organizations such as the Howard University Trio Program and public schools in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Northern Virginia Metropolitan area to provide workshops and interactive...

Financial Independence and Family ft. Wendy & Curtis Mays - PB166

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Wendy and Curtis Mays from Hou$e Of Fi are on the show today. They’re a married duo whose mission is to help your family pay off debt, budget better, save more money and increase your income. Wendy is a retired lawyer and Curtis is a high school teacher and Football Coach. Their journey into the personal finance space started back in 2008-2009 during The Great Recession, when they lost 2 homes. Along their personal finance journey, they’ve also overcome a period of time where they were drowning in six-figure college loan debt, consumer debt and living paycheck to paycheck, all while making...

Relationships and Money ft. Adam Kol - PB165

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Couples Financial Counselor Adam Kol joins the show today. Adam is a finance geek who started his finance journey studying Economics at The University of Miami. While studying for his degree he landed a job at Northwestern Mutual. There, he developed a love of working with families and educating them about money. Later on, he received a “Masters in Tax Law” from NYU and along the way he also become a Certified Mediator. Adam realized early on that talking about money and finances was one of the biggest stressors that couples face. After completing his education he began coaching and...

Let's Keep Stacking Benjamins ft. Joe Saul-Sehy - PB164

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Pete McPherson, the founder of Do You Even Blog, gave up the ‘American Dream’ and left corporate America to pursue his personal dream of making a full-time income from a creative career. He is a former accountant with a CPA license who now provides new and experienced bloggers with a whole host of information on how they can create a successful blog and move from a nine to five job to a more flexible way of working. Pete is also a conference speaker, and his insights have been featured on sites such as Forbes, Kinsta, Fiverr, and Lifehacker.

Pete joins me today to discuss his journey from accountancy to entrepreneur via a ‘transition’ job that didn’t pan out as planned. He shares his definition of what blogging means to him and why he sees it as such an inclusive space, and also explains some common misconceptions around how bloggers make revenue from their content. Pete also gives his top tips on how to create a sustainable infrastructure for your creative endeavor to maintain your blog's forward momentum.

“Start today, start small, be consistent, because you have to put the work and effort in now to be successful down the road” - Pete McPherson

This week on Paychecks and Balances:

How Pete became a ‘halftime entrepreneur’
How and why Pete built his emergency fund
How he dealt with being laid off from his job
The importance of crunching your numbers before you take your side hustle full time
How Pete explains and defines blogging
Signs that blogging might not be for you
Why blogging doesn’t make money overnight
The importance of consistency when blogging
The Paychecks and Balances podcast cheat code for getting your name out there
How to price your products and why you shouldn’t undervalue your work
Learning to sell yourself and your expertise
Three tips on how to pick a niche for your blog
Actionable ways to monetize your blog

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