The Windy Roads of Personal Finance, Daniel Blue of Question Education
The challenges and setbacks of childhood led our guest, Daniel Blue, toward addiction and overspending. But, they also play roles in his eventual path out of these difficulties and into homeownership, entrepreneurship, and even mentoring others along the way.
- Daniel’s struggles with OxyContin
- How Daniel found strength, motivation, and support to leave his addiction behind
- Despite his great income in sales as a young adult, Daniel started building credit late and struggled to build wealth because of his spending behaviors
- Buying a home just before the housing market crash in 2008
- Insurance premiums on nice cars we bought as young adults
- Changing from the victim mentality to an attitude of gratitude to find peace
- Starting without the perfect plan but with a desire to succeed and to learn from others
- Taking advantage of pre-established good money habits when starting a business
- Mentoring goes both ways
- Dealing with the victim mentality to pay off credit card debt
- Using retirement accounts to pay off debt
- Moving forward with confidence
Links referred to in the episode, and how to connect with the guest, Daniel Blue:
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