Brad, Jonathan and Joe Saul-Sehy, from Stacking Benjamins, talk about what is rewarding to your soul, give feedback to a ChooseFI community member who’s considering selling his business, and recap Harry, the Ride Share Guy’s strategies for becoming the center of a niche.
- Hurricane Florence’s path didn’t go near Brad and Jonathan, but there were tornadoes.
- FU money is better than FI money.
- Meet up in Florida during the week of FinCon 2018.
- How did Harry (from Monday’s episode) become the go-to guy for ride-share drivers? Listen to the full episode with Harry Campbell here.
- What strategies would help someone become the go-to person in a particular niche?
- How can you solve a problem that you, and other people, have?
- Find people who like and trust you.
- How is retail changing in 2018?
- How did Harry pursue unusual opportunities to make extra money?
- Could the “destination filter” as an Uber or Lyft driver and the potential to deduct you commute drop someone into a lower tax bracket?
- How did Joe from Stacking Benjamins become a financial advisor?
- What did the phrase “other mountains to climb” mean to Joe and how did it impact his career?
- What did Joe value about going back to school to be a teacher, but not actually becoming a teacher?
- What does it mean for something to be “rewarding for your soul”?
- How did Joe need to adjust his business in order to sell it?
- Where does financial independence stand within the personal finance world?
- Is financial independence about playing defense or offense?
- Voicemail from Jon, looking for advice about whether he should sell his business to become FI, or continue working with a few side hustles.
- Could Jon restructure his business to reduce stress and create a more positive working environment?
- What’s wrong with a life well worked?
- Is there value in purchasing a business that is inextricably tied to a single person?
- Coming up soon, Stacking Benjamins is doing live shows in Orlando, Kansas City and Ferndale, Mich.
