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About andrew

Andrew is the author behind Dollar After Dollar, a blog that teaches you how to build wealth and gain financial freedom. Andrew is the host of The Personal Finance Podcast, a show that is changing the way you think about your money. His primary goal with the podcast is to bring as much value as possible to his listeners. Andrew's favorite free financial tool he's been using since 2014 to manage his net worth is Personal Capital. Each month he uses their free Investment Checkup tool and Retirement Planner to track his investments and ensure that he's on the fast track to financial freedom. His favorite investment platform is M1 Finance, a site that allows him to build a custom portfolio of stocks for free. It has no trading fees and is his preferred way to invest without having to lift a finger.
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  When I was a young lad, I would always tell myself little lies. Lies that in turn, would hinder my performance in school, athletics, savings, and many other goals a youngster would like to accomplish. As a result, in my early high school years, I developed a procrastination habit by creating these ‘loopholes’ for every situation. So my homework would get done just before it was due, and my studying […]

Loopholes

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It has been a little over two years since we bought our first home. An experience that has in turn become a valuable education for us. As someone who loves real estate, and is a licensed realtor, I constantly have real estate on the mind. I want to make sure that first time home buyers do not make the same mistakes I see so many folks make. If you are […]

How to Buy A House

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  Imagine you are watching the World Series. The Cubs are playing the Indians, and you look up to find that Johnny Baseball from the Cubs just hit a home run to win the game. The team goes crazy, the crowd goes wild. There’s only one problem with this World Series from hell. Nobody kept score. Now the Indians think that they won the World Series. They begin celebrating because […]

How To Determine Your Net Worth

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    Every seasoned real estate investor understands that to make money it’s all about how you buy. If you enter into your investment correctly, everything else will fall into place. We all hear stories of the guy who thinks that if the mortgage is less than the rent payment they will make money. That’s not always the case. Here I will give you a checklist that outlines 7 ways […]

7 Ways To Succeed As A Real Estate Investor

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    Do you say “ain’t nobody got time for that” every time someone mentions investing?   Well then you are in the right place.   You can passively invest your money and still become wealthy. Actually, I will show you how to do this and retire a multi-millionaire.   I’ve been investing since my early teen years. The biggest positive to starting young goes beyond the compound interest (which […]

How to Invest When You Dont Care About Investing

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If I had a nickel for every time I heard the greatest lie ever told, I would have a plethora of nickels. A boatload of sorts, because I hear the same tall tale from every single person who has ever been in love. Every person who has ever asked their significant other to marry them. What is that lie you ask?   “We are just going to have a small […]

The $29,650 Lie We All Tell Ourselves

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  Hey Everyone! I wrote a guest post for Stefan’s blog over at The Millennial Budget on how to find your retirement number! Check out the full post over at The Millennial Budget!     What if I told you a single number can change your life. It can give set parameters to your financial goals that will set you up to retire much sooner than you ever thought you could. […]

How To Find Your Retirement Number

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    We are all ashamed.   Ashamed of what people might think if we do not keep up with the Joneses, Johnson’s, and JingleHeimer Schmidt’s. Ashamed of how people will portray us if we live below our means in a modest way. We crave attention from others, it is human nature. Even the person who says “I don’t care what anyone thinks” wants you to think they don’t care […]

Debt Before Dishonor

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      What in tarnation is going on here!?     My eyes scanned through the various transactions in my bank account. I was Playing a game of word association with each purchase, racing through the data trying to put two and two together. How on earth did I make all this money and it has dwindled to a joke of a checking account balance before my next paycheck? […]

The Meaning Behind The F Word

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Money is a mental game. Mentally strong people use their mind to set themselves up for success.  How does one do this? Through repetition, learning, and a strong desire to succeed.     #1 They Understand The Power Of Each Decision   Each decision creates a result. The collection of those results creates the financial future for you and your family. Those who want to create wealth, understand that no matter […]

7 Mentally Strong Financial Traits

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The phrase “life hack” is overused on the internet today. Some hacks are cool, but most teach you how clean your windows faster or turn your chip bag into a bowl. What I want to show you is a LIFE CHANGING hack. A hack so Hackalicious it will blow your mind. A Hackstrocity if you will.   The cliche says, “Money doesn’t grow on trees”. Yet when we think how the smallest of […]

Planting Seeds For Money Trees

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Imagine yourself waking up on a beautiful Saturday morning. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the coffee maker is roasting, and a cool breeze flows through the swaying trees. You grab your cup of Joe and head out to the patio to soak in the relaxing atmosphere and beautiful peace and quiet. That first sip is always the best on a Saturday morning. Then all of a sudden […]

Why You Should Buy A Reel Mower

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  The three greatest costs of the average American are food, transportation, and housing. What if you could knock the largest expense in your life completely out? That line probably sounds like one of those late night scammy real estate gurus trying to sell you a $20,000 weekend seminar, but it actually can be done. If you are in the market to buy a home this is a great option […]

Living Rent Free Is The Life For Me!

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You may have grown up with the notion that budgets are fun-killing machines. Maybe you have tried to budget and failed, and then you have become frustrated, and made it rain dollar bills at the mall to make yourself feel better. Or you say to yourself “I know where my money goes so I don’t need a budget” but that account balance does not go anywhere. Or you just can’t figure […]

Why Budgets Aren’t Boring

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It was a steamy, hot, day in northern Florida when my wife (then girlfriend) and I set out to the local flea market in our college town. She discussed how she wanted a dog for months, not just any dog, but a Boston Terrier. She played with a few at the pet stores in the area but they came with a hefty price tag, $1200! So she put the search […]

The Costs Of Getting A Puppy

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