Financial Underdogs
156 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThe Financial Underdogs podcast brings the best minds together to discuss powerful ideas to transform financial freedom. Damion Lupo teaches how to change your numbers and uncover what the financial system ignores. Learn how to pay down debt, invest, give to a charity, create wealth and live a life on purpose. Get inspired, grow stronger, gain confidence, and break free from being a Financial Underdog!
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Being Cheap is EXPENSIVE FU 133
March 21, 2022 17:00 - 9 minutes - 18.2 MBHave you ever looked at your yard, laundry, or even your taxes and thought to yourself, "why would I pay someone to do this when I could do it myself and save the money?" If you answered yes, then you've traded your money for something far more valuable: your time. Today, I talk about how being cheap will cost you 10X the pennies you save doing the "thing" yourself, and the difference between buying time and selling your time.
The Secret to Creating Goals for 2022 FU 132
December 20, 2021 23:08 - 16 minutes - 37.5 MBIt's the end of the year, almost 2022 and it's time for Goal setting. But are you setting yourself up to fail before you start? Today Damion talks about using the power of Gratitude to set the stage for Goals you can achieve. Start with Gratitude for what is true and ONLY compare your goals to YOUR potential. Stop wishing for Elon money, Giselle's body or Brené Brown's relationships. Start with where you're at and target your potential as your vision. Deep into that today... 2022 l...
Stop hoping for life - start creating your life - FU 131
December 06, 2021 22:25 - 9 minutes - 22 MBHope it works out. Guess We'll see. Sure would be nice. Passive victim talk and the reason most people are broke, stuck and watching other people live the life they desperately want. Today we talk about the key to shifting from hoping for something to happen to making it happen. One key.
Death of the Checkbook IRA FU 130
November 24, 2021 16:40 - 8 minutes - 16.1 MBThe tax courts just ruled ... If you have an LLC inside of your IRA and you’re using it to write checks to take possession of precious metals or doing real estate deals — it’s all disqualified now! People have been lied to and now they’re getting penalized. You gotta do the research. If you’re trying to do something to circumvent the system you’re going to get clobbered.
Thinking TOO Big? FU 129
October 30, 2021 20:39 - 4 minutes - 9.57 MBAre you thinking TOO Big? Are you settling for average and not dreaming and doing big enough? Your potential to impact the world, your spouse, your health etc. is far greater than you realize. The step is to vision and normalize this vision by surrounding yourself with those who want you to win and live a BIG vision?
Gene Guarino Tribute - RIP FU 128
October 19, 2021 21:56 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBLost a dear friend and mentor this month, the world will miss him. Found out today that Gene Guarino passed away last week. He was famous for many things and cherished for more. I will miss his warm heart and his generous spirit. This is my tribute.
Bitcoin's Exponential Network Effect is Metcalf in Action FU 127
October 15, 2021 21:02 - 11 minutes - 24.9 MBBitcoin is hitting it's all time high and will go higher. Will it go up 10 or 20% no. It will go up 10-20X because it's an exponential technology and based on a network that becomes exponentially more valuable as it grows. Doubling the network of users will make Bitcoin 10X more valuable. This applies in our lives too, build a network and watch the value of your impact explode exponentially. No more 2X thinking, lets think about 100x and using the power of the network and Metcalf to free th...
Arrogant Kings and your Exponential PDW FU 126
October 06, 2021 18:38 - 11 minutes - 26.1 MBIt's official, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and SEC Chair Gensler has blessed Americans by deciding not to regulate Bitcoin like China. Wow, thanks guys, you do know it's decentralized right? Love the arrogance of these overlords. Another Overlord, Senator Manchin will Only allow $1.5Trillion for the recon bill in Congress, wow, now he's conservative :-) Student loans being forgiven, Exponential tech changes and asset price thinking are all packed into this episode.
End of Self Directed IRAs? FU 125
September 22, 2021 19:58 - 9 minutes - 20.5 MBCongress is about to blow up Self Directed IRAs with the reconciliation bill. This ONLY impacts IRAs (both traditional and ROTH). Two main things: Checkbook control SDIRA's that own an LLC will be banned. Self Directed IRA's will be prohibited from investing in private placement syndications. No more apartments etc. Ticking time bombs. Want to fix this? Learn more at eqrp.co
Tax Increases proposed by Dems in Congress - Pucker up! FU 124
September 15, 2021 19:30 - 20 minutes - 46.9 MBThey (Democratic Congress) want to kill the ROTH, disqualify IRA's from investing in apartments, raise everyones income taxes, keep people poor, grow the government and keep you trapped and addicted to the politicians, while they go to $30,000 Gala's a the Met - yes AOC! Crazy but true and all will happen in the next 2 weeks - by end of September 2021) under the reconciliation process with a simple majority vote, no filibuster option. This legislation could crash the stock market, big ...
On 9/11 Freedom was CANCELLED - Free Stuff or FREEdom - FU 123
September 12, 2021 20:29 - 7 minutes - 17.6 MBThe last 20 years changed everything. A divided nation, between Makers and entitled Takers. The volume of Takers is exploding, taking $ from the federal government and the nation is addicted, forced out of survival to do whatever Uncle Joe demands, commands OR ELSE die. Since 9/11, we've allowed the degradation of American authority through endless wars, a Patriot Act that's destroyed liberty and freedom and an entitlement system crushing Americas secret hustle sauce. Time to wake up.
Sexy Naked Wealth Advisors with Slippery Ideas FU 122
September 03, 2021 22:46 - 14 minutes - 31.6 MBEver have someone offer a free lunch or encourage you to invest, or push something on you without really knowing why they're so focused on you doing their thing? Money. The world is full of snake oil scheme artists and advisors with their slick plans to help you avoid tax and boy do they sound good! But be weary and careful that you have the rest of the team too, the narrow experts like CPA's and Attorneys. No wealth strategist or tax advisor replaces all these narrow experts.
Taliban Green Energy Revolution FU 121
August 26, 2021 21:16 - 5 minutes - 13.2 MBWhy were Americans in Afghanistan? Was it to fight terrorists or was it for something bigger and nefarious? It was for one purpose money. The war was for minerals that China now has a direct ability to tap into as they share a border with Afghanistan. More today on what to do with misinformation being pushed by the talking heads at CNN and the truth being censored.
Too Good to be True? FU 120
August 19, 2021 22:26 - 9 minutes - 21.7 MBHow do you know when something is too good to be true? Investments or Wellness, it's always a question you have to ask yourself and watch yourself when your initial reaction to some new info or opportunity is: It's Too Good to be true. Is it or are you just not seeing it because you're skeptical and afraid of making a mistake?
Dick Move by US Senator Dick Shelby re: Crytpo FU 119
August 12, 2021 21:53 - 12 minutes - 28.1 MBSenator Dick Richard Shelby pulled the ultimate move to crush Crypto this week to give more bacon to the military. What an absolute idiot! More on this today and what we need to do to protect our wealth.
Be Nice until it's time to NOT Be Nice FU 118
August 06, 2021 21:43 - 9 minutes - 20.7 MBFrom Roadhouse 1989 - the key to life. Be nice - until it's time to NOT be nice. Case studies with clients and the IRS
The Price of Tomorrow FU 117
August 01, 2021 23:36 - 16 minutes - 38.2 MBThe Price of Tomorrow is the price you pay for your future. Kill your limiting beliefs by normalizing your stretch vision - surrounding yourself with people and their normal, which is your stretched self. Spent a couple days in a mastermind with my friend and mentor Jay Geier doing this and then came back with a vision 10X bigger than last Sunday. Now it's about growing all the way up, not half way like most of the population.
How to create World Class Relationships FU 116
July 21, 2021 21:55 - 12 minutes - 27.8 MBDo you have World Class Relationships? or mediocre collisions with people you've been entangled with? Last weekend I flew 3000 miles and drove 300 miles to have 3 dinners with a few of my World Class Relationships because WCR's require entropy, a continuous infusion of energy into anything you want to thrive and not die. My 4 rules for WCRs: People need to be Future focused, Honest 100% of the time, Candid and Growth minded. WCR's are a choice. Choose Wisely.
Biden the Anarchist President - FU 115
July 13, 2021 22:46 - 9 minutes - 16.3 MBVoter rights is mob rule. We do not live in a democracy Mr. President, we live in a Democratic Republic and the problem is no division. The problem is fake money.
10 year Capital Plan + Lifebook FU | 114
July 08, 2021 23:35 - 18 minutes - 33.4 MBThe 10 year capital plan is what moves you from light weight to heavy weight. It's the process of planting seeds in every part of your life this year so that in 10 you have a flourishing orchard producing fruit from the seeds and nurture of today. Diving into my personal plan based on my Lifebook for my company, body, relationships and my mission.
Expensive is a 4 letter word - FU 113
June 29, 2021 01:19 - 7 minutes - 6.16 MBExpensive is a funny thing, why is anything expensive? Most likely because the person saying it is addicted to working and trading hours for dollars. Once you shift to trading dollars for hours, those things are no longer expensive, they're simply a choice that wealthy people have.
Muddy Water Gas Tank for $598 - FU 112
June 22, 2021 22:42 - 13 minutes - 11.8 MBHow is a $598 Gas fillup a blessing? Especially when your vehicle ends up in the shop at 1am after getting gas? I share the virtues of being not broke and the choice we make for all the "Sh*t" that lands on us. Choosing the interpretation of it allows you to see the opportunity buried in the pain and problems.
I'm becoming a Democrat and you should too! FU 111
June 09, 2021 23:28 - 17 minutes - 15.2 MBDecided today over a beer with David that it's time to become a Democrat and embrace the future with hope and reckless spending to solve 4 big problems like my friend Richard Duncan suggests. I also believe the United States has a unique opportunity to lead the world in the decentralized crypto transformation and can beat China. We need leadership and I see 1 party in Congress capable of doing this.
Cake or Death - Bitcoin or Dollars - FU 110
June 07, 2021 22:59 - 25 minutes - 22.5 MBThe shift in the global monetary system is happening. It's a war between slavery and freedom, slavery being fiat currency and freedom being Bitcoin. Spending a couple days in Miami this weekend at the Bitcoin conference was a moment in time that changed everything. Listen in to learn why your life is going to be changed and impacted by the crypto revolution.
How much does your life Weigh? FU 109
May 30, 2021 01:34 - 10 minutes - 9.11 MBThe last episode from Sedona where I found out how much my life weighs this week as I packed up all the sh*t that seems to have reproduced the last year and created twins.
Maslow is an idiot FU 108
May 20, 2021 23:50 - 8 minutes - 15.5 MBToday's is all about Maslow and how people are trying to jump to level 4 in Maslow's hiearchy of needs, esteem with all this speculation going on in crypto and real estate. The levels are: 1. Physiological needs 2. Safety 3. Love & Belonging 4. Esteem 5. Self - Actualization WORK is required for fulfillment (see level 2 Safety) but people leap to level 4 chasing status, recognition and freedom, hoping for a big pay day without doing the work required in level 2. All castles require a...
Is Crypto DEAD - or are you a reptile? FU 107
May 20, 2021 03:07 - 18 minutes - 33.3 MBLast 24 hours crypto had a correction and systems froze, things came unglued and somebody said the sky was falling. I laughed when people freaked because all we did was flush out the get rich quick snowflakes. Bitcoin is back to where it was in a couple months ago. A blood bath would be a 95% loss. Crybabies! So what's the true lesson? Your emotions are the difference between you being wealthy and free or enslaved to ever evolving markets.
The 10X LIE - Inflation is 40% not 4% FU 106
May 19, 2021 01:59 - 15 minutes - 28.4 MBRemember the $15 smoothie last week? Turns out that's a deal! Learned that inflation and unemployment subsidies the liberal politicians have been sending out by the billions have destroyed peoples desire to work. Shocking right? Today I went into details on what's happening and on the RAGE I have against this corrupt system that is stealing the wealth from the people by the bankers and politicians to maintain control and power over us.
Purge the Clutter & Clients FU 105
May 18, 2021 02:11 - 9 minutes - 17.7 MBDuring my move I'm noticing a uniquely fascinating thing. I don't some of what's around me, it's just legacy, still around because it's been around. Similar with people we serve, customers, clients or investors. The bottom 10% of them are the vampires that suck energy and consume 90% of our time. We have to be willing to sever ruthlessly those 10% so we can open up our time and space for those who are GRATEFUL for us, not always taking us. Who and what needs to be cut in your li...
Why I kill 98% of deals I look at. FU 104
May 15, 2021 01:22 - 13 minutes - 25.1 MBA professional investor kills almost all deals he sees. Why? Because most deals are terrible before they even start. Inexperience, cons, dumb ideas, lack of a professional team etc. etc. Today I talk about a deal I saw this week that I killed for all sorts of reasons, 30% returns in 6 months, going global, secret broker sauce, basic Ponzi mumbo jumbo. Everyone's chasing yield in this stagflation environment. Remember, it's never about return on your capital, it's about return OF c...
Inflation Scam 4% is Bullsh*t
May 14, 2021 02:34 - 15 minutes - 27.8 MBThe Government just announced the "official" Inflation number is 4% and that's all prices have gone up according to their sorta secret formula for CPI but... They are lying. Why? I explain in todays episode. And how to protect yourself. Inflation is at least 15-20% - welcome the beginning of... HYPERINFLATION
Friends who will kill you + Financial Freedom Advisors? FU 102
May 12, 2021 00:23 - 13 minutes - 23.8 MBEvery person in your life is one of 3 people, a G N or P. Growth - they inspire you and grow you Neutral - they're from the past or just seem to be going on merry go rounds. Pass - these are people who suck your energy and generally make you hit decline on you phone when they call. Who are you spending time with? The G's YAY! the N's and P's? Yuck, a life by default is coming. Also - bonus, are financial advisors helping you become financial free or are they becoming free on your b...
Is DOGE Coin a Scam? What about Housing? FU 101
May 05, 2021 02:21 - 14 minutes - 25.5 MBDOGE coin is up 34% today, up 1000% in the last month. What is this craziness? Or is this just smart investors? Today we talk about speculation and the printing press of money that's messing up pricing and has people chasing anything tangible and now even non-tangible like NFT's. Then, what's one to do to not get killed by this chaos?
What Game are you Playing? Or are you the Ball? FU 100
April 29, 2021 23:58 - 9 minutes - 17 MBEpisode 100 Do you know what game you're playing? Or maybe you're the ball just being thrown around. Rules? Coaches? How do you win? How do you OWN the game - first figure out what game it is and then the rules and then become the Tom Brady of your game.
How much is ENOUGH? This much... FU 99
April 28, 2021 01:30 - 14 minutes - 26.3 MBHow much is enough? How do you know? Is it just a number or is it something else? There's a combination of the PEEC life formula and the number but it's not the number you're given it's the number you create. Freedom is in the PEEC + Self Trust MAP Blueprint
How do you know when to say No ..t yet.... FU 98
April 27, 2021 01:23 - 13 minutes - 25.1 MBThe fine line of saying no even when you're super excited is the difference between success and nightmares. Today's program is about when to say no and what to do before you say yes. When you can say yes without any due diligence (hint, it's a who) The no's open space, the yeses will bury you if done wrong. Today's episode is VERY important!
US Govt is the new Mafia FU 97
April 23, 2021 01:55 - 6 minutes - 11.7 MBJoe B dropped the hammer today, said he wants all the rich people to pay 50% + as a cap gains tax - so it's fair. Joe, what do you know about fair, you've been sucking the government tit for 5 decades! You don't have a clue what it takes to make a business, hire people and create value other than via family corruption. Regardless of Joe's leveling the playing field, I'm not going to quit or slow down because I have a mission to break 1,000,000 financial shackles.
How to study Bitcoin etc. and Transform FU 96
April 22, 2021 02:48 - 17 minutes - 32.3 MBWhat are you studying and how do you study? Here are my rules: Surround yourself with winners and be aligned. Cut the sh*t out of any losers or whiners. Invest Real Money in your thing. Say no to virtually everything else. Put the balance in the parking lot. Care about what you give in your thing than what you get. Others first. Profit is 2nd-ary - not the focus but a side effect. Focus on Mastery - working at IT at least 10,000 hours
Smell is Back! Time to Purge Sh*t! FU 95
April 21, 2021 03:06 - 9 minutes - 16.5 MBGot my smell back a little and realized today that I'd been carrying so much sh*t...because I could smell the piles of garbage I thought were important, all the notes from years of seminars and other junk that needs to be gone. Lightening my life feels good, what needs to be let go from yours?
Big 5 Rocks over 3 years - Solving & Serving vs. Hating & Hurtin FU 94
April 20, 2021 01:32 - 7 minutes - 13.1 MBThe choice is to focus on the future, to be a creator of your life, picking the big over the next 3 years or being mad at the current media circus and listening to idiots like Maxine Watters. You choose, but choose wisely for your future depends on the brain food and focus you pick today.
Getting Covid this week - Sucks - but MISSION Trumps pain FU 93
April 16, 2021 02:50 - 13 minutes - 24.1 MBWhat happens when you get Covid? I got it Monday, tested positive Tuesday and as much as it hurt and the struggle is real, wicked pain this week, the mission to Break a million Shackles is bigger than the pain so I push through and WILL NOT quit. For you.
Getting Covid this week - Sucks - but Missing trumps the pain FU 93
April 16, 2021 02:50 - 13 minutes - 24.1 MBWhat happens when you get Covid? I got it Monday, tested positive Tuesday and as much as it hurt and the struggle is real, wicked pain this week, the mission to Break a million Shackles is bigger than the pain so I push through and WILL NOT quit. For you.
Crypto Unleashed as Coinbase goes Public FU 92
April 15, 2021 04:12 - 6 minutes - 11.4 MBThe Federal Reserve head Bankster tried to smack down on crypto as a "speculative asset today" He didn't mention that the dollars he keeps printing are certain in their disintegration, losing 15-20% of their purchasing power every year. The criminal is exposed as the new wave of the future goes public with Coinbase going public and hitting $100B day one. Nice. Ticker COIN
Robo Advisor $1.4T biz and The Californication of American FU 91
April 13, 2021 01:33 - 9 minutes - 18 MBAre we better off than 50 years ago? It's worth asking, when you look at the anger, food, pollution, money destruction, congestion and move towards people going into the Matrix. In some ways yes, but in so many fundamental ways we are declining. What can be done? Tune in for more
President Joe says you should sue your way into Victim Status FU 90
April 09, 2021 01:29 - 8 minutes - 14.7 MBGreat, now the US President thinks people should be able to sue any company that produces legal goods because those goods hurt people. That's like saying we should sue Toyota because someone takes a truck, gets drunk and runs over a bunch of kids. You go after the driver not the same truck maker! Ugh, Joe, stop encouraging victims and blaming. Be an American who will defend the constitution and freedom instead of leading us towards a banana republic pandering to the life sucking injury...
Humans might be Irrelevant in 10 years - mostly. FU 89
April 07, 2021 02:56 - 13 minutes - 24.7 MBTime to develop your blueprint for the next decade because by 2031 everything you know will change because of technology. Either disrupt yourself or get disrupted, crushed and made irrelevant by automation, robotics, the blockchain and other innovation. Time to MAP it and learn before the future lands on your neck.
Noflation = inflation + deflation + SDRs FU 88
April 06, 2021 02:16 - 14 minutes - 25.6 MBThe US Government ie. Janet Munster Yellen just pushed $650 Billion in USD into the IMF to support countries that have been impacted by the pandemic. Um, wait, the whole earth was impacted. What's really going on? Today I discuss the real Great Reset and how the US Government is pushing to accelerate the digital one world centralized currency and is desperately trying to remain relevant as they become obsolete with the global decentralization.
How the US Govt Illegally Monetizes Debt FU 87
April 02, 2021 02:50 - 16 minutes - 30.3 MBEver wondered where all the "Money" comes from? Something called Monetizing Debt, where the US Govt issues treasuries (an IOU) but can't sell them direct to the FED so they sell them to Primary Dealers (the big banks) who then immediately sell to the FED. A few billion in fees and wa'la money is magically created for new US Spending. This is criminal and corrupt and because it's kept quiet without media the masses focus on stimi checks and new roads. Wake up America, our future is being...
7 reasons you're stuck making $500k instead of $5 Million FU 86
April 01, 2021 02:08 - 17 minutes - 32.2 MB7 things that keep you stuck making $500k instead of $5 million Vision Insecurity Capital Network Belief Shinny Nuts Being off the clock
Defending Ego or Owning the Truth? FU 85
March 30, 2021 02:18 - 10 minutes - 19.1 MBGot an email from a seller pointing out I my termination of a contract meant I'd lost my earnest money - made me mad, made me want to fight to be "right." Instead I sat, thought and realized the truth was he was right and he was gracious and it was an opportunity for me to live in the truth and write the check to own it. Ask, "What is True?" Are you defending your ego or owning the truth?