Rambling Mind

Little things quickly become big things. Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

July is almost over. Congratulations on making it halfway through 2023. Your gift, it is time for a midyear financial check-in. We all had New Year New Me Financials Goals. Now is a perfect time to review your goals for the year. If you are married, make sure you are having these discussions with your significant other. Do a date night and review where you guys are headed together. 0:00 Intro 3:52...

Highly focused people do not leave their options open. They select their priorities and are comfortable ignoring the rest. If you commit to nothing, you’ll be distracted by everything. -James Clear Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

Crazy to think that I am walking into the third decade of my life. Well in my short time on this floating space rock we call Earth, I have learned a few things that I believe have helped shaped me into the person I am today. By no means have I mastered any of these items on the list, rather they are general aims of who I want to become every year I age. I believe if I can live up to the ideals in...

The grass is greener on the side laced with bullshit -Morgan House The question I need to ask myself is "Can I deal with the stench of that manure? Can I handle smelling like that manure?" Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

Still away but I thought it would be good to reshare this episode since we are now halfway through the year and might need a little boost to get back going with our goals for the year.

Currently on the road with my brother traveling across the country. But didn't want to leave y'all with a dope pod to step to. So here is a rerun of an earlier episode from this year. I think it's a great reminder to power us through the rest of the year. Here are the 5 Biggest Failure Points, I have noticed around getting better financially: Peer Pressure, FOMO, Lack of Knowledge, Fear of Failure...

I found this parable about a Mexican fisherman and an American investment banker. It was very profound and I wanted to share it with you all Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

True But Not Important -Shaan Puri Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

We all have a choice. We all have a say. We are spectators in life or we get in and play. Whichever we choose, how we handle life's game, the choices are ours no one else is to blame. -Tom Krause Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

These are an amalgamation of quotes and sayings that I believe to be true about money and life. They have had profound effects on me. Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

Lets talk about the danger of flippantly calling everything we buy an investment If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” ~ Epictetus Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

"Don't go expecting Plato's Republic; be satisfied with even the smallest progress, and treat the outcome of it all as unimportant." -Marcus Aurelius Expectations determine how we see the world. If we set the wrong expectations we will live a lifetime of pain an disappointment. Read the associated Blog Post for links to all the studies mentioned in the podcast. Find me on more pl...

“You have to realize, your thoughts are not really your own thoughts. They percolate in from other places and from other people.” -Robert Shiller Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

Last week I did a webinar talking about everything to know about money. This is half of that webinar. I hope it is helpful to everyone and anyone. If you are interested in being in the next webinar, sign up here Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

Last week I did a webinar talking about everything to know about money. This is half of that webinar. I hope it is helpful to everyone and anyone Find me on more platforms:  beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at  kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord:  discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

"Saving money is the gap between your ego and your income , and wealth is what you don't see. So wealth is created by suppressing what you could buy today in order to have more stuff and more options in the future." - Morgan Housel Find me on more platforms: beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord: discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

Warren Buffet the greatest investor of all time released his annual shareholder letter on Saturday the 26th. I read it and got a few great life lessons from it.  Here is a link to the letter if you want to read it for yourself Find me on more platforms: beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord: discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

What is Enough for you? Celebrate the Mundane Blog Post Find me on more platforms: beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord: discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

Random epiphany: Good advice is actually quite boring! Which makes it very easily ignored. Celebrate the Mundane Blog Post Find me on more platforms: beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord: discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

As you guys know one of my favorite writers is Morgan Housel. The title of this episode is an idea I stole from him. His version was Save like a Pessimist, Invest like an Optimist. Because anything can happen in the short term but usually things go well in the long term. That idea really got me thinking about the way most of us view life. Most of us tend to move through life as short-term optimist...

I believe in order to form new habits, we need 3 key ingredients Motivation Discipline Environment Find me on more platforms: beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the Discord: discord.gg/4Qj2pQ4

These are habits that I have learned to love because of the effects it has had on me. Rest Starting my Days with Prayer and Bible Study Turning off all notifications minus texts and phone calls. Curating my social media feeds Working out/food Don't put it off. Using reminders Find me on more platforms: beacons.ai/kelechiwuaba If you have questions email me at kelechi@ramblingmindshow.com Join the...

All of us have goals we want to accomplish in the new year. One of those goals might be paying off debt. In this podcast, I go over the 5 step process that I used to pay off over $20,000 in Tax and Credit Card Debt in 2017. Hope this is helpful for you as you go into 2023. Merry Christmas! The Steps are as follows Review your expenses Create a plan using the 50-30-20 Rule Automate your finances Re...