The Your Life! Your Terms! Show

Our good friend Dan Thiessen from Radix Performance dropped by to chat about fitness, calories, kickboxing, boxing and we get into both of our experiences with concussions. We also get into the impact of a 12-week fitness challenge and goal setting. My own 12-week challenge with Dan pushed my physical and mental limits to the max. You can learn more about Dan at www. RadixPerformance.com

Aidan (Tom's 18-year-old son) began asking us what he needs to know about credit cards and credit scores because he's saving up to buy his first rental property. And we get these types of questions a lot from young adults and parents who want to set their kids up for success. So we brought in Aidan and Dave Butler of Butler Mortgages (www. ButlerMortgage.ca) to chat about credit scores, incomes an...

We believe you need cash, hard money and income-producing hard assets to protect yourself from anything the economy can through your way. We are obviously big believers in real estate. And in the hard money "bucket" we have been huge fans of gold for many years. After reading The Bitcoin Standard we've come to realize that Bitcoin is important hard money as well. On this episode of The Your Life!...

We're back with another "Rock Star Chit Chat" where we discuss the headlines in the media around CMHC, real estate's apparent resilience, Canada's debt levels and the importance of hard money. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we also discuss what we may be missing and how every generation has its investing "blind spots". Enjoy the show!!

Can you invest in real estate with as little as $1? Apparently you now can. Steve Jagger has a great story. He doesn't go to college or university and instead starts multiple businesses all over the world. He's now returned home to British Columbia and together with his good friend and business partner are building out a pretty interesting real estate platform called Addy. Addy allows everyone the...

The Greater Toronto Area is a world class metropolitan centre. If you're born and raised in this area you often miss the forest for the trees but the secret is out. International investors, new developments in the core and around the Golden Horseshoe continue to change the landscape. Peter Politis, CEO of Greybrook Realty Partners, is on this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show to share wha...

Ron Butler has a wealth of experience in the Canadian mortgage industry. We're thrilled to have him on this episode of The Your Life! Your Tems! Show. Never shy to share his opinions we discuss housing supply, regulations, Canadian banking, immigration numbers, the economy and more. You can find Ron at www. ButlerMortgage.ca or on Twitter @RonMortgageGuy

Deflation is a massively misunderstood concept. It's difficult to believe that prices can actually go down and we can still have a thriving economy. It took Nick and myself a bit of time to wrap our heads around the concept. And it's why we're so pumped to share this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show. Jeff Booth is a tech entrepreneur and the author of, The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflatio...

Tom got his DNA run through some crazy database that tells you all sorts of things about yourself. Everything from the vitamins you need, to the supplements you should avoid, to your recovery traits, your fitness and your nutrition. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show, Dr. Cowan from Phenom High Performance Medicine (www. PhenomHPM.com) reveals the results LIVE. Nick joins in on the...

Looks like everyone is unhappy with Bill 184. Tenant advocacy groups don't like it and advocates for landlords are saying it doesn't go far enough. As usual, no one is happy. If we've learned anything over the years it's to adapt to what is happening in real time. And to do that we need all the information we can get. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we chat with Senior Paralegal...

Fernando Cipriano is living life on his terms. He almost accidentally got started in finance and then was fortunate enough to learn the business from a Canadian billionaire, Michael Lee-Chin. Fernando went on to start and then sell his own company, take an early retirement and is now back in the game! He ran into a brilliant partner who introduced artificial intelligence to him and www. Ait.inc wa...

Ingrid and Richard Clayton are a power couple! They have been Rock Star Inner Circle Members for 8 years and have a passion and energy about them that is incredible. The way they support each other through the ups and downs of real estate investing is truly inspiring. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show, you'll hear how they've worked on 24 different investment properties, how they...

Once you take the "red pill" and begin to understand the money system, currency vs. real money and the destructive power of inflation on your savings it's like going down a rabbit hole that never ends. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we chat with the author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, about the history of money, it's evolution and how Bitcoin may very well play an...

On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we chat with Lee and have a lively discussion about Kitchener, student rentals, real estate investing, contractors, the future of education and more. Lee Strauss is one of those guys that handles everything that life throws his way. He started investing in his early 20's, started and managed several businesses, taught himself new skills and became...

Can you build a brand new Canadian pizza parlour by bartering for everything from floors, to ovens, to the labour? Apparently you can and Mike is going to explain how! Mike Muzzin from ITEX Canada is on this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show to chat all things barter. We love reading about the history of money and economics. And you'll always come across bartering and it's part in history...

We had no idea that Ontario's long term care facilities were in the situation that they are. After chatting with Karen Cumming on this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we have no illusions what is going on. It can be a confusing and frustrating experience trying to navigate the system in Ontario. On this episode we break down the basics and discuss Karen's book, The Indispensable Surviva...

Steve Dekok is one of the those people who just gets stuff done. His story of living in the basement of his first duplex to buying a block of homes and then an apartment building is truly incredible. He's all about sharing his mistakes and the lessons he's learned along the way. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we have a great chat about life, investing, mortgages, books and more...

On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we chat with Dave Butler of Butler Mortgages about the new "Risk Manager" role at the banks and we get the latest rate updates on both fixed and variable. We also discuss the latest on the deferral mortgage programs and what investors need to be aware of, income requirements going forward, credit scores and more! Good times with our friend Dave Bu...

Oh magical crystal ball, what will the economy do next? Will interest rates go lower, will inflation stay negative, will lending increase or decrease... what say you crystal ball? On This episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show, we summarize some of our own thoughts and analysis on the state of the Canadian economy and what the future may look like. Enjoy!!

It's not often we meet someone with a Philosophy Degree who ventures into accounting and estate planning but not everyone is Fabio Campanella! On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show, we chat about the state of the equity markets, the economy, estate planning and get into Fabio's unique back story. You can reach out to Fabio at www.cmllp.com .

When we quit our jobs to start Rock Star Real Estate, we double down on systems, non-negotiable tasks and waking up every day at exactly the same time. We know the power of good routines and systems. They've literally changed our lives. So on this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show, we're pumped to chat with Craig Ballantyne about creating your perfect day and your perfect week. His book,...

Is it time to play financial offence or defence? Where does Crypto come into play? Are we dealing with Inflation or Deflation? Why should we care about the Velocity of Money? We cover all of this on the latest episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show.

Dr. Cowan of Phenom High Performance Medicine joins us to chat about the vitamins and minerals that help maintain a healthy immune system. We also discuss the liver, metabolism, insulin resistance, best time to take probiotics, what Zinc helps us with, the importance of deep sleep and its role in healing and more. You can learn more about Dr. Cowan and his team over at: www. PhenomHPM.com or on In...

On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show, we share some of our latest thoughts on the real estate market, the stimulus that is coming our way, Wayne Gretzky Rookie Cards, real estate supply, family formations and more! That picture was taken some time ago by the way - we're not hanging out side by side like that right now. If you have any questions about real estate during this COVID-19...

It's rare that you meet someone who is playing monopoly on his own street! But that's exactly what Brian Klodt is up to. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show, Brian shares his story of how he got into real estate, what he's doing with real estate today and why he paints his houses fun colours. We then get into life goals and his concept of creating 100 life goals for yourself. We've...