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EP061: Live Like You Were Dying - with Andy Ptacek Sep 21, 2017

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"Inoperable brain cancer".

These were the words spoken by the team of doctors who met with Andy and her family to share with her the devastating news of what was causing her extreme and sudden headaches.

Andy Ptacek; wife, daughter, friend, and mother of two small boys would now be facing the greatest challenge any of us could ever imagine - defeating brain cancer.

The Backstory:

Andy and her husband were featured on the Money Peach Blog in the very early days when the blog was first started. They had an amazing success story of paying off $75k of debt in only 7 months (see link for show notes below).

A year after paying down their debt, they would soon face an even greater challenge: an inoperable tumor found on the outside of Andy's brain.

The good news: After multiple attempts to have Andy to share her NEW success story, she finally gave in and agreed to the interview. She knew this would be a tough conversation and asked her husband Bruce to sit in with us during our conversation (you will notice him pop in the background of the interview).

During our conversation, Andy shares her view on what really matters most in life when you stare into the eyes of what she perceived as her own mortality.

• What did Andy promise herself when she was diagnosed? • How did she find the strength and motivation to stay positive through it all? • What happened that caused her to almost give up? • What did she do just 1 year after brain surgery? (This will absolutely shock you!)

Note: Many of you may be asking why I would interview Andy's story of survival on the Money Peach Podcast. This is a fair enough question and you will understand why in the end.

Hint: Money touches every aspect of your life. Even the parts you never think about...like inoperable brain cancer.

All the show notes, links, and anything Andy and I mentioned can be found at http://www.moneypeach.com/session61

EP060: The #1 Radio Show Host Gets Fired (and his Incredible Comeback) - with Mark Asher Sep 14, 2017

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Mark Asher was once co-host of the #1 sports radio talk show in Arizona. He made up half of the "Gambo and Ash Show", the local drive-time afternoon radio program where local sports dominated the airwaves for the drivers of Arizona.

It's unheard of for a radio show to last 5 years in today's world and the Gambo and Ash Show went on for 12 years. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Their radio show was #1, Mark was living out his dream, and life was great - until one afternoon when he came in and was fired in a blink of an eye.

I asked Mark to come on the show to share what it's like to go from #1 and on top of the world, to then having your life completely flipped upside down in a blink of an eye.

However, just like every good story, there is a happy ending that Mark never imagined happening.

All the show notes, links, and anything Mark and I mentioned can be found at http://www.moneypeach.com/session60

EP059: A 6 Figure Salary to Pick Up Trash? You Better Believe It - with Brian Winch Sep 07, 2017

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I received an email from Brian Winch of CleanLots and he told me, "I've been cleaning up litter in and around commercial properties for over 30 years and I've been earning a 6 figure income from it."

Wow! That is an email I'll read all day long!

I decided to head on over to his website and sure enough this guy started a side hustle back in 1981 and now generates an incredible income doing what he calls "walking around parking lots and picking up trash".

Since one of the most common questions I receive is "how can I earn extra money to…..?" I decided to bring Brian on the show to share how anyone (literally a-n-y-o-n-e) can start their own litter pickup service and generate income right away.

I ask Brian…

• To share his story • What is the first step if someone were to get started today? • How much can one really earn when getting started? • Why there is the need for people to pick up litter? • How many hours per week and when can you put in the work? • How can we find out more?

All the show notes, links, and anything Brian and I mentioned can be found at http://www.moneypeach.com/session59

EP058: Bending & Stretching the Rules with Doctors Eric and Tami Hefferon Aug 31, 2017

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Dr. Eric and Dr. Tami Hefferon come on the show this week after two years of dry needling, cupping, stretching, and fixing me up on a monthly basis (due to my own lack of stretching before CrossFit).

They are the husband and wife co-founders of a rapidly growing physical therapy center, Impact Physical Therapy, with a "fan base" of clients who willingly bypass their health insurance to get treatment from Impact PT on a cash-only basis.

After each session, I learn something more than just how to stretch properly and avoid injury. They are absolutely brilliant in attempting new ways to reach as many new customers as possible and their strategies are something very few are willing to test.

BONUS:

The Hefferons are completely transparent about their student loan debt, their credit card story, and the challenges they are still overcoming in order to be a true success story. As much success as they have had, there have been a lot of low moments they have had to endure as well.

All the show notes, links, and anything Eric, Tami, and I mentioned can be found at http://www.moneypeach.com/session58

EP057: Traveling the World and Sharing Her Stories with Janelle Diller Aug 24, 2017

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Janelle Diller is the co-founder and co-author of of Pack n Go Girls - the popular children's books series for 6 to 9 year-old-girls. Janelle has an amazing story of how she grew up traveling the world on an average income and how she took a passion for writing and combined it with her love of world culture.

During the interview, Janelle share how her co-founder Lisa have not only created a thriving business, but how they are expanding the world for young readers so they can better understand the diversity of cultures and the richness each one contributes to the world.

All the show notes, links, and anything Janelle and I mentioned can be found at http://www.moneypeach.com/session57

EP056: $100k Profit in the First Year of Business with Steve Chou Aug 17, 2017

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Steve Chou is one of the most brilliant guys I know. I met Steve at a conference a few years ago and I have been impressed ever since. This guy is the epitome of hard work meeting opportunity and then combining it with extremely high-level thinking. I asked Steve to come on the show to share his story of working a 9am-5pm job as an engineer while at the same time generating $100k profit in his ecommerce "side hustle" within his first year in business! Fast forward to today, and Steve is now generating 7 figures inside both his ecommerce store AND his now very popular blog - "My Wife Quit Her Job". Bonus: Out of all the guests we have had on this show so far, Steve was the first to share why or why not you should either start an ecommerce store (selling physical products over the internet) or start a blog like he also did and the why behind each piece of advice. Listening to Steve's answer was my favorite takeaway of the interview. Behind the scenes: Steve and I have played basketball together before and he definitely has some skills on the court. However, just one week before this recording he tore his achilles tendon playing hoop and still agreed to do interview while completely laid up and even in some mild pain. All the show notes, links, and anything Steve and I mentioned can be found at http://www.moneypeach.com/session56

EP055: The 20-Year-Old CEO of AirGarage: Turning Your Driveway Into a Passive Income Stream with Jonathan Barkl Aug 10, 2017

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Jonathan Barkl is the Co-founder and CEO of AirGarage, Inc., a new app connecting homeowners and businesses to those looking for affordable parking. Jonathan is also 20 years old… I asked Jonathan to come on the show to share his incredible story of how he went from creating a $500 per hour side hustle in high school to then attending college AND starting a business which has already changed the trajectory of his life forever. Jonathan explains how he went from a problem he personally had with parking on college campuses, to creating a solution, and then providing an incredible new opportunity for everyone involved. The broke college student can now find affordable parking, the homeowner can now generate income via their own driveway, and AirGarage generates revenue by connecting the dots. How does it exactly work, what does Jonathan do everyday that very few (including college students) do, and what does the future look like for AirGarage? You are going to hear it all and be absolutely amazed and inspired by this 20-year-old's drive for success. All the show notes, links, and anything Jonathan and I mentioned can be found at http://www.moneypeach.com/session55

EP054: From Schoolteacher to Nutrition Coach to Debt Freedom - Amanda Walker Aug 03, 2017

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Amanda Walker from awalkmyway.com is a successful nutritional coach who has had tremendous growth in her business and has even created a cult-like following in her first year as a macros coach. I ask Amanda to tell her story of leaving her job as a schoolteacher to pursue her passion as a successful entrepreneur in the niche of nutritional coaching - specifically macros coaching. What is macros coaching? Amanda explains what "tracking your macros" actually means, why it is important for everyone to "macro", and why this has become such a popular trend over the past few years. Whether you are a new mom trying to get back into shape or a power lifter trying to build more muscle, tracking your macros is a must. Much like I said many times in regards to your money - what gets measured gets managed - the same holds true for your nutritional goals as well. All the show notes, links, and anything Amanda and I mentioned can be found at http://www.moneypeach.com/session54

EP053: Chris Hogan (Dave Ramsey Team) on the Retirement IQ Jul 27, 2017

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Speaker, author, and Ramsey personality, Chris Hogan comes on the show today to share his story and talk all about retirement. Chris has an amazing story of how he went from winning a football national championship in college, to working in the banking industry, and then later joining Dave Ramsey's team as one of Dave's Ramsey personalities. I also asked Chris to come on the show to talk about his passion - the do's and don'ts of retiring wealthy. Chris has made quite a name for himself by looking at retirement from a different perspective - "...retirement is no longer an age...it's a number". Behind the scenes - interviewing Chris was a little surreal for me. Before today, the only interaction I had with Chris Hogan was after I waited in line for an hour to get an autograph and picture with him after attending one of his shows here in Phoenix a few years back. All the show notes, links, and anything Chris and I mentioned can be found at http://www.moneypeach.com/session53

EP052: Automating the Everyday Money with Trim Founder/CEO - Thomas Smyth Jul 20, 2017

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A few months ago I came across this really incredible FinTech (Financial Technology) software called Trim. Trim does many things like sending me a message letting me know how many subscriptions I have active, how much I am (over) paying, and even allows me to cancel anything and everything with one push of a button! The way I think about Trim is this: it's the virtual assistant in the background of my life, working 24/7 for free, and making me look like a financial rockstar when it comes to the everyday money. Which is why I wanted to talk to the man behind Trim - Thomas Smyth. Thomas is my favorite kind of entrepreneur. He took an idea running around in his head, gave it a direction, and created an incredible product with a very strong WHY behind it - to automate our good financial habits so we can focus on the things in life we would much rather focus on...versus spending an hour on the phone with the cable company negotiating a bill (Trim does this). To see all Trim can do for you, check out http://moneypeach.com/trim All the show notes, links, and anything Thomas and I mentioned can be found at http://www.moneypeach.com/session52

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