Uncommon Wealth Podcast

Growing old and needing more care as we grow older – it’s just part of the circle of life. And before it happens to us, we all will likely help at least one loved one through the process. How do you plan for and help loved ones best plan for aging? What resources are needed to pay for an assisted living and nursing care facility? These are BIG questions, and having someone who knows how to navigat...

When people ask us what we do, we don’t really have a pat-answer elevator speech to give them. Phillip was recently approached at a party, and answered with the question: “What keeps you up at night?” This episode of the Uncommon Life Podcast is all about that question. When we work with clients, we want to discover those financial questions – the concerns that gnaw at you and maybe even keep you...

What does it take to scale a business from a $2,000 initial investment to one that serves customers in tens of thousands of venues all over the Midwest? Let’s dig into that. On Episode 27 of the podcast, we talk with Dereck Lewis about how he took his grandma’s cookie recipes and turned them into a business that has had a 100% growth rate each year since it started in 2012. For one thing, it takes...

Entrepreneurs tend to run on creativity and adrenaline. Setting up processes and systems? That’s boring stuff. But that’s the stuff that turns a great idea, all that creativity, and adrenaline, into a thriving business. Our guest on this episode knows a lot about all of these components. Mark Stanley has started multiple businesses and is a coach and consultant helping entrepreneurs with exactly t...

Welcome to Season Two of the Uncommon Life Podcast! We had such a wonderful experience in our first year! If you’ve been listening for awhile – thank you for listening and for sharing your thoughts on how to make the podcast even better in the future. If you are checking us out for the first time, welcome! In this episode, we wanted to jump right in and talk about shifting your mindset when it com...

What happens when the person you are married to has entrepreneurial dreams, hates that cubicle life and has plans and ideas that go WAY beyond the 9-5 grind? It can be tough, to say the least. Without respect and understanding of each other’s perspective, things can go sideways in a relationship very quickly. But it does not have to be that way. In our most recent episode, we explore the wild and...

We say it often: short-term rentals are a great way to stick your toe in the water in exploring investment properties. But there are still a lot of unknowns as you start out. Like the basics – how much should I charge? What is your competition? Does this place even need short-term rentals? First, the opportunities are greater than you might think. Second – the data is there to answer many of your...

One of our guiding principles is to help people think about earning money in ways way beyond their paycheck. That’s what the 7 Sources of Residual Income are all about. On our latest duocast, we dive into 4 of these sources that you might not think of. Some of them you might even dismiss as something you can’t or won’t do. We dig into royalties, subscription models, affiliate and network marketing...

Getting from dream to reality is hard work. Sometimes just getting clear on what the dream is can be a challenge, much less making that dream come true. On this episode of the Uncommon Life Project Podcast, hosts Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst talk with Mitch Matthews. This episode has the feel of listening in on a mastermind gathering between 3 colleagues who know, appreciate, and trust each o...

Investment property can be a tremendous source of residual income. Is it better to sign a lease with a long term renter, or should you think about your property as short term lodging offered through services like Airbnb? Questions worth digging into. On this episode of the Uncommon Life Project Podcast, hosts Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst talk with Brett Appleton about going from dabbling to a...

Everyone wants a fun life and an optimistic outlook. These are the building blocks of the uncommonly good life. What are the roadblocks to this kind of life, and how do we move beyond them? Our podcast guest has some answers. In Episode 19 of The Uncommon Life Podcast, Phillip and Bryan talk with Paul Long about how to keep fun and optimism front and center in our lives and in our businesses. Paul...

You have an idea that excites you. Maybe you’ve jumped right in and started a business out of it. But there is a lot to consider – what is the end goal? Can I set it up to run when I’m not around? Can I find a way to monetize it after-hours (residual income)? That’s what this duocast is all about. We’re looking at uncommon ways of looking at traditional business. Like setting up an LLC to lease sp...

Rental property can be an excellent source of residual income. Mobile home parks are an increasingly popular segment of this market. It is also, as we will hear, a great way to leave a legacy for the generations which follow you. On this episode of the Uncommon Life Project podcast, Bryan and Phillip talk with Chris Ramsey who, with her two sisters, operate a mobile home park in South Sioux City,...

Ideas are powerful. Ideas can sit in your head, or they can change the world. For developing your business and strengthening your financial well-being, how do you take ideas out of your head and get them into the marketplace? On this episode of the Uncommon Life Project Podcast, hosts Phillip and Bryan talk with Gabriel Glynn – a guy who really knows how to generate an idea and run with it. Gabrie...

Loving what you do – helping realize other people’s dreams as well as your own – that’s what a good design/build team does. On this episode of the Uncommon Life Project Podcast, hosts Phillip and Bryan talk with Jon and Hanna Shiplett. Together, Jon and Hanna own and operate Eden + Gray Design/Build. Jon is a professionally licensed General Contractor with a background in welding, framing, trim ca...

That 401k or IRA is fine, but there are many other ways to manage your money for residual income now – not just sometime after retirement. On this episode of the Uncommon Life Podcast, we dig into the topic of Investments. It’s a fun and info-packed duocast with co-hosts Bryan Dewhurst and Phillip Ramsey. For many people, investing consists of putting some money aside in a 401k and/or maybe some I...

Ready for a masterclass in managing the 7 sources of residual income? It’s not like today’s guest makes it look easy – but he definitely shows us how it is possible. And how you can have some fun along the way! Between real estate, owning a business, and even running a music festival – it is never a dull moment. On this episode of the Uncommon Life Project Podcast, hosts Phillip Ramsey and Bryan D...

When the creative impulse takes hold of you, it’s hard to let go. And if you DO let go, you are likely missing out on some of the richest treasures life has to offer: authenticity and true satisfaction. These are lessons learned and shared by our guest. On this episode of the Uncommon Life Project Podcast, hosts Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst talk with Nadine Hawbaker. In addition to being a de...

What an incredible story. With less than $10,000 in the bank – credit card debt up to his eyeballs, credit scores in the toilet, and his wife pregnant with their first child, Caleb Walsh thought this was the perfect time to buy an $800,000 multi-unit property! This could have been another 99 Homes story (where huge numbers of people got underwater on their mortgage) but Caleb turned it into a stor...

Of the 7 Sources of Residual Income that Uncommon Wealth Partners champion, real estate may be the most obvious source. It’s one of the first places your mind goes when you think “residual income.” But this is the Uncommon Life Project, so the way our co-hosts talk about real estate probably holds some surprises. For Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst, the uncommon path leads to a rewarding life. T...

Living out your values is important to most of us. We want to align all we do with our core beliefs. It seems complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode of the Uncommon Life Project podcast we talk with Doug Shiplett, an entrepreneur, pastor and church planter who seeks to break down false divides between sacred and secular. With vision and purpose, all of life is sacred. Doug Shiplet...

Keeping your financial and vocational goals in line with your faith – this is a very important aspect of living and working for many of us. In this episode of the Uncommon Life Project podcast we talk with Justin Taylor about his career path, his work in the publishing world, and how his faith informs vocational and financial decisions. Justin Taylor got his Doctorate from Southern Seminary. He se...

Too often we expect people entering college or even into their 20’s to know what they want to do vocationally, now through the end of their days. But we all know life doesn’t work that way. In this episode of the Uncommon Life Project podcast we talk with Adam Carroll, a financial literacy expert who helps young adults (and anyone else) gain a better understanding of money and building wealth. You...

At the core of the practice at Uncommon Wealth Partners is what they call the Seven Sources of Residual Income. Without a doubt, that’s something we would all love to know more about. The first source of this residual income is one you might find uncommon – and has to do with the principles of banking. In this episode, Phillip and Brian go in depth on a banking strategy involving insurance – and u...

Travel, experiencing new cultures, learning new languages, meeting new people – many of us dream of this kind of life, but don’t know how to make the leap and turn those dreams into reality. In this episode of the Uncommon Life Project podcast you’ll find out what led Drew Cutkomp to take this leap – and what it took to prepare. This isn’t somebody who just flew to Columbia with $100 in his pocket...