Building Your Money Machine

Ever wish you could see your financial future just by the words you use? On this episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show, I pull back the curtain on the eight phrases I've heard again and again across thousands of money conversations — and how each one quietly predicts exactly where your financial life is headed. Spoiler alert: you’ve probably said at least one of these this week!

If you’re ready to break f...

Welcome to the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, we're calling out all the so-called "rules" about where your finances are “supposed” to be. Forget the tired benchmarks and cookie-cutter numbers you see plastered all over the Internet. I’m here to give you the real deal—the 8 signs you’re actually going to be okay financially, on your terms, not somebody else’s.

Too many people waste energy...

Ready to level up your life and your wallet? In this episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show, I’m dropping the nine Buy It For Life items that are 100% worth the money — and trust me, this is not your boring shopping list. We’re getting real about where spending serious cash is actually smart, not flashy. I’m breaking down what upgrades will save your back, your relationships, and your sanity in the ...

Welcome to a jaw-dropping episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show. I'm taking you inside the real story of how a family blew through $145 million in just five years — and what you can do to make sure it never happens to you. This isn't some Wall Street meltdown or outside catastrophe. We're talking mistakes so common, you might find yourself in the story.

I break down the real reasons massive wealth disappears, why hav...

Welcome to a raw and real episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show. Today, we’re ripping the curtain back on something that almost nobody wants to talk about, why your inheritance plan (or lack of one) could be the very thing that tears your family apart. After three decades in wealth and estate planning, I’ve seen too many families break over things that had absolutely nothing to do with money and everything to ...

Welcome to the Building Your Money Machine Show! In this episode, we're getting brutally honest about one of the most important tools in your wealth-building arsenal — your 401(k). After three decades as a CPA, I've sat across from every type of earner you can imagine. High rollers living paycheck to paycheck and modest folks with six-figure balances—I've seen it all. And you know what? How you use your 401(k) says a wh...

Welcome to another episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show. Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on seven things you’re obsessing over that are actually sabotaging your wealth — and not in the way you think. I’m talking about all the so-called “smart” money moves that keep you broke, stressed, and endlessly hustling, even though you care about your finances and you’re doing all the &...

Welcome to another episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, I’m getting real about what happens after you finally build up your savings, whether that’s $50,000, $100,000, or more, and you’re staring at your account wondering, “What now?” You worked your tail off to stash that cash, but if you want to move from just not being broke to actually building wealth, you’ve got to take the...

Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! In this episode, I’m ripping the curtain off the lies and slick sales tactics that can cost you EVERYTHING. I’m talking about the 8 big warning signs that someone is lying to you about an investment. Yep, I’ve been burned myself, lost a third of everything I owned—so you better believe I’m speaking from experience, not theory.

Too many so-called &ldq...

Welcome to another episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show, where I shake up everything you think you know about “your number” for financial freedom. You clicked on this episode because that $3 million, $5 million, $10 million figure has been bouncing around in your head, and let me tell you: you probably made it up! And no, that's not an insult — it just means you’re playing by the wrong rulebook.

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Ever felt guilty about spending after years of hustling, saving, and grinding your way to wealth? You’re not alone. In this episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show, I crack open the vault on the psychology of people who save but never spend. I reveal how the very habits that make us successful can actually trap us, and how the financial industry has wired us to hoard rather than live.

If you’ve got wealth but fee...

Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on some of the hardest but most crucial money lessons I learned—sometimes the hard way—after hitting my 40s. It’s real talk about what NOT to say about your finances if you want to keep building that money machine and live life on your terms.

We grew up hearing that transparency is a virtue. But when it comes t...

Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on one of the biggest financial myths out there — your net worth number. You might be watching that number climb and thinking, “I’m making it!”… but if you’re feeling stuck, stressed, or anything but free, it’s time for a serious reality check. Your net worth might be lying to you — not be...

Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, we’re getting real—breaking down the psychology and mindset of people with outrageously high financial IQs. We’re not talking “get-rich” hype or born-with-it talent. I’m sharing the seven game-changing traits I’ve seen after three decades as a CPA, entrepreneur, and money mentor—stuff that ANYONE (yup, you too!) can learn an...

Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! So, you’ve hit that $250K milestone (or you’re getting close) and suddenly everyone’s got an opinion on what you should do next. More complexity, more accounts, more stress — sound familiar? I want to flip that on its head.

In this episode, I’m keeping it real and giving you the no-BS upgrades that actually matter once you cross that quarter-million ...

Welcome to another episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, I’m ripping the Band-Aid off and getting real about every financial mistake you’ll make as your net worth grows. Here’s the kicker: you’re probably making some of them right now and they don’t even feel like mistakes. That’s the danger.

Most financial advice out there talks about what to do to build wealth, but almost nobod...

Welcome to the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, I’m cutting through the financial noise we all live with and showing you how to know—really know—if you’re actually WINNING with money, even when it doesn’t feel like it. Trust me, it’s not just about stacking up big numbers on your balance sheet. I’ve seen people with seven-figure accounts who are absolutely miserable, and others with...

Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, I’m flipping the script on everything you’ve ever heard about bonds and yeah, I’m coming in hot. If you still think bonds are just for grandmas or the guy in the golf community brochure, you’ve got it exactly backwards. I’m here to show you why, without bonds, you might get rich but you’ll never stay rich... and living a “rich lif...

Welcome to another fire episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show. Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on the seven obsessions—yeah, real obsessions—that transformed my life and bank account. I went from being a single, always-working dad (thanks to a brutally honest drawing by my son), to living a life where I work by choice, not by demand. If you’re tired of watching your hard-earned money do a disap...