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419: Finance Friday: Barely Breaking Even? Here’s How You Can STILL Invest

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English - June 09, 2023 06:00 - 55 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratings
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Side income streams are your way out of breaking even every month. If you’re like most Americans and find your savings stagnating, without much room for growth, it might be time to look at opportunities outside your nine-to-five. This is exactly what today’s guest, Liz, did by becoming a real estate agent and growing her seasonal business. But, Liz is in one of the northernmost states, where winters are harsh and home sales halt once the snow falls.
Liz wants to grow her real estate agent side income into a full-blown business, but how can she do so when half of the year is too cold to show houses? If you have seasonal income or an infrequent side hustle to help pay your bills, this is an episode for you! Mindy and Scott will walk through how Liz, or any other entrepreneur, can use the sunny season to grow their businesses to new heights, strengthen their savings, and invest the rest so early retirement isn’t just some far-off dream.
Liz also needs to know where her money is best put to use. With a serious cash cushion, she’s debating whether or not having a large amount of cash is worth the financial stability or if investing it for passive income is a better option. With her own primary residence coming close to closing, what should Liz do with her hard-earned cash?

In This Episode We Cover
How to turn a seasonal income stream into a full-time business that pays your yearly salary
What to do when you’re breaking even every month (EVEN with low expenses)
Becoming a real estate agent and how to find leads in untraditional ways
Cash reserves and where to invest your money when you have too much
REITs (real estate investment trusts) vs. index funds and which makes more passive income
When to pay off debt vs. keeping cash in a high-yield savings account
And So Much More!
Links from the Show
BiggerPockets Money Facebook Group
BiggerPockets Forums
Finance Review Guest Onboarding
Join BiggerPockets for FREE
Mindy on BiggerPockets
Scott's Instagram
Grab Scott’s Book, “Set for Life”
Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place
Apply to Be a Guest on The Money Show
Podcast Talent Search!
Listen to The “On The Market” Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, BiggerPockets
Fire by 45
Investment Plan
Grab “6 Steps to 7 Figures”
Read More About REITs
Click here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-419
 
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Side income streams are your way out of breaking even every month. If you’re like most Americans and find your savings stagnating, without much room for growth, it might be time to look at opportunities outside your nine-to-five. This is exactly what today’s guest, Liz, did by becoming a real estate agent and growing her seasonal business. But, Liz is in one of the northernmost states, where winters are harsh and home sales halt once the snow falls.

Liz wants to grow her real estate agent side income into a full-blown business, but how can she do so when half of the year is too cold to show houses? If you have seasonal income or an infrequent side hustle to help pay your bills, this is an episode for you! Mindy and Scott will walk through how Liz, or any other entrepreneur, can use the sunny season to grow their businesses to new heights, strengthen their savings, and invest the rest so early retirement isn’t just some far-off dream.

Liz also needs to know where her money is best put to use. With a serious cash cushion, she’s debating whether or not having a large amount of cash is worth the financial stability or if investing it for passive income is a better option. With her own primary residence coming close to closing, what should Liz do with her hard-earned cash?


In This Episode We Cover

How to turn a seasonal income stream into a full-time business that pays your yearly salary

What to do when you’re breaking even every month (EVEN with low expenses)

Becoming a real estate agent and how to find leads in untraditional ways

Cash reserves and where to invest your money when you have too much

REITs (real estate investment trusts) vs. index funds and which makes more passive income

When to pay off debt vs. keeping cash in a high-yield savings account

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Money Facebook Group

BiggerPockets Forums

Finance Review Guest Onboarding

Join BiggerPockets for FREE

Mindy on BiggerPockets

Scott's Instagram

Grab Scott’s Book, “Set for Life”

Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place

Apply to Be a Guest on The Money Show

Podcast Talent Search!

Listen to The “On The Market” Podcast: SpotifyApple PodcastsBiggerPockets

Fire by 45

Investment Plan

Grab “6 Steps to 7 Figures”

Read More About REITs

Click here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-419

 

Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email us: [email protected]

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