Lifebuilder with Stephen Courson

Is college worth it? Student loans are bankrupting people's futures and the cost of college continues to rise as student loans, interest rates and tuition prices all skyrocket. That's what I debate with Brad Baldridge who is a financial professional who knows all of the secret ways to get funding for college and tax-advantaged solutions to make sure you pay as little as possible if you d...

A game of Monopoly using real money goes viral and the lessons learned about financial dissonance along with it. Adam Carroll has been making waves on the internet for a few years since his viral video but he's not a one-trick pony. His insights on building wealth and saving  money on your mortgage are worth thousands of dollars a year to those who use it! Another contrarian masterpiece to he...

The worst buzz term in the money world is "financial freedom".  Financial independence is a close one too.  What does it even mean to be financially free? Does it mean you are a millionaire? Can buy anything you ever want? Never have to work again? Don't have to work for 2 years? It turns out, there are 7 levels to financial freedom and its really important to know which one you&apo...

Drew Breneman has millions of dollars in real estate in his portfolio and walks us through how he got into real estate with just a few doors as a beginner and eventually found investors to accelerate his real estate fund. On top of that, we discuss how you can invest in real estate without ever having to buy real estate! Love This? Leave a Review Help more pros find us and just take 10 seconds:  ...

The average car payment continues to skyrocket.  But the cost of buying a new car is much higher than the monthly payment. If you are considering buying a new car, then hear how its costing you tens of thousands of dollars more just in a few years than you think it is. It's the number one thing that is keeping people from financial freedom and it has to stop. Love This? Leave a Review Help mo...

Interview with Michael Pyle around a question so many are asking about... "When do I know its time to break off and start my own thing?" We get deep into the benefits of marriage and money while discussing opinions on Dave Ramsey and how he influenced our financial journey. ***Note: Michael is not a CFP yet but is underway with the process Love This? Leave a Review Help more pros find us...

Fail to plan, plan to fail.  Mike Tyson said "Everyone has a  plan until they get punched in the face." I made significant increases in my income in my career when I started planning them out.  The number one indicator that someone will be a millionaire is the velocity of their income. How quickly does it trend up? We plan for the money we make. We plan for investments. So why don't...

Why would you pay $20,000 if you could negotiate it down to $15,000? Why pay 22% interest when you could get 0% for 12 months? Why do all of the gurus leave debt negotiation out of their programs? They'll mention it casually but they don't actually show you how to do it. And its an incredibly important step. Debt negotiation is crucial and its not just for broke people. Millionaires do i...

The hot new show on Netflix is the King of Collectibles that follows a family business that seeks out people with incredible collections of anything from trading cards to art to Gucci. I discuss why buying collectibles can be more than just fun, but a lucrative investment strategy as well. But just like buying stock in a company, you need to know what you're getting into before you buy it. Lo...

If you are the average of the 5 people you hang out with the most, then you need to take your friend group as seriously as you take your goals. This can be difficult when we get older and we start to diverge from the people we grew up with. You can't get six pack abs hanging with friends in donut shops all day. It's important to find people who are heading in the same direction you are w...

The launch of my first two financial courses is here!  But before I talk about them, I wanted to share a quick history on my financial journey and how a totally normal, completely financially illiterate guy ended up here. Then, I am excited to tell you all about the two different courses launching on April 19th, 2023. Love This? Leave a Review Help more pros find us and just take 10 seconds:   • A...

Goal setting is an art and a science, but there are frameworks you can use.  The one I find most effective is called the PACT framework. It works well for a few reasons. Accountability: The Pact Framework emphasizes the importance of creating a public commitment to your goal by sharing it with others. This creates a sense of accountability that can motivate you to stay on track and make progress t...

ChatGPT wrote this description below about AI (it took 5 seconds to create): Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform industries and disrupt traditional business models. By using machine learning algorithms and predictive analytics, AI can automate routine tasks, improve decision-making processes, and create new products and services. One of the most significant impacts of AI wi...

Loss aversion bias. Sounds boring but its an incredibly pervasive problem we naturally have. It's basically just saying that humans feel twice the amount of psychological pain over losing vs they pleasure they feel from gaining. In lamen's terms, you'll be more sad about losing $20 than you will about winning $20. This is an instinct to protect ourselves that often gets in the way o...

If you want to be rich, then you have to know the language of money. These 25 regularly used terms will skyrocket your confidence and knowledge around investing, personal finance and talking money. People are so afraid to talk about money because they don't want to sound dumb. But every industry from construction to medical to finance to law as its own language and you need to be able to spea...

It's rare I make a blanket statement but this is the hill I choose to die on. If you don't have a budget, you don't really care about your future that much. I just got off a call that I ended early because someone "had their budget in their head" to which I corrected them, no, they didn't have a budget. So if you don't have one, download the Greatest Budget Templ...

Every journey starts with a reason or it will soon be abandoned. These 10 questions came from Simon Sinek's book Start With Why and helped me define my WHY statement. This became a guiding principle for my life and caused me to do some soul searching that ultimately led to me quitting my job and starting my own company. It's been really fascinating to see how this has caused me to focus...

Most people want to start investing but don't have a lot of money to begin. I'll show you 3 ways that you can take $100 and get a massive return from it. I've done this multiple different times throughout my life and I continue to do so and it keeps proving true. The 3 things breakdown to investing in different elements of yourself: 1. Skills 2. Knowledge 3. Network Most people don&...

The fundamentals are what make great athletes great. The same goes for investing. How to invest $1000 is one of my most requested topics because a lot of people are looking to get started. But the answer isn't as straight forward as people want because everyone is in a different place in their financial journey. Focus on these 4 investing fundamentals to build a framework that will lead you t...

Download the Work From Home Bible - https://www.stephencourson.me/ Working from home has a lot of benefits, but people have been reporting problems about feeling burnt out and stressed. This is one of the main benefits of working from home, so if you are feeling this way, then you are doing something wrong.  One of those things is that you are probably not using compartmentalization to boost your...

Do you work from home or remotely? I talk about the 4 S's of a home office and important principles you'll need to follow or no amount of gear will matter. I've been working from home for over a decade now and I've worked everywhere from my newborn baby's room to the big dedicated room I have now. The gear and desk are obviously important, but there are other elements that...

VisionBoard Walkthrough Demo - https://youtu.be/8A6gXbjptuI Work From Home Bible eBook - https://www.stephencourson.me/ Everyone talks about goals but many people are doing them wrong. They could be missing elements of a true goal or they are making too easy or too hard. This video will walkthrough how to make sure that you are setting goals that will move you towards success. Do you set goals oft...

We are wasting our time and we know it too! So what do we do about it to get more done in less time? First, we need to understand what Parkinson's Law is and why it impacts us every day, especially at work. Parkinson's Law basically says that if we set aside 30 minutes to do something, it will take 30 minutes to do, even if we could have done it in 15 minutes. A lot of times, we notice t...

Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means your ‘reason for being.’ ‘Iki’ in Japanese means ‘life,’ and ‘gai’ describes value or worth. It’s what brings you joy and inspires you to get out of bed every day. Knowing your ikigai can help you: Design your ideal work lifestyle Live longer/healthier Create a healthy work-life balance  Pursue your career dreams  Enjoy your work  Answer these questions to f...

Interviewing can be nerve-wrecking and difficult. It can also be problematic for people who haven't done it very much. Jen Penn is a Vice President that has done thousands of interviews in her career and made hundreds of hiring decisions. I picked her brain about the top things that recruiters and hiring managers are looking at when you are going into an interview and how to be prepared. She...