Whether you know it or not, your first impression to a potential
lender is your credit score, which can not only decide your approval fate, but
also, if approved, what your rate and terms are. F [...]
In today’s episode of The Art of Passive Income, Mark and Scott talk with Andy Storch—a performance coach, a sales leader, and international speaker who has worked with big companies such as Sale [...]
While winter certainly does not prompt a time to save money, but now is as good of time as every to start making money moves that will help you save money and be able to get ahead, for example, paying [...]
Sam Priestley's passive income journey started because he wanted to be his own boss. Inspired by Pat's strategies, he's built multiple businesses and is his own CEO. Here's his story, along with his f [...]
Here with me this week is Robert Duff, Ph.D., a psychologist who's supplementing his income by selling his books on Amazon. [...]
Photo by Matteo Pezzi
What do roughly 1.5 million subscribers to my newsletter care about most? Or put another way, if they voted with clicks, what most caught their attention in 2018?
The 25 items b [...]
In today’s episode of The Art of Passive Income—Round Table edition, Mark is joined by:
Scott Bossman
Tate Litchfield
Erik Peterson
Aaron Williams
Mimi Schmidt
Scott Todd
We get into a great to [...]
Start making real side hustle income with the best side hustle ideas you can start in your spare time A side hustle business isn’t just a way to make a few hundred extra a week but a way to protect [...]
Build websites that are funnels
Serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, eagle scout, and all around wild and crazy guy Kevin Rose (@KevinRose), rejoins me for another episode of The Random Show. We discuss Kevin’s new diet [...]
Real estate has proven over time to be a great inflation hedge. Investopedia says, “An inflation hedge is an investment that is considered to provide protection against the decreased purchasing powe [...]
Who Fixes What: 7 Things Tenants Should Fix
First, get over to Rentometer.com/pro and get signed up today to learn about what is happening in YOUR rental market.
As landlords and property managers yo [...]
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“I try to put myself in a mental state of, ‘How do I learn from that defeat? How do I learn from that loss?'” — LeBron James
“Recovery never stops. [...]
Credit: Richard Morgenstein
“I really am a big believer in people’s creativity flourishing when they come at things from a different direction and see things in a different way.” — [...]
Limiting Beliefs
In this episode, I discuss limiting beliefs that hold good people back from accomplishing great things. As Jim Rohn says “we get paid for bringing value to the marketplace”. T [...]
In today’s episode of The Art of Passive Income, Mark and Scott talk with Jim Harshaw—JimHarshawJr.com.
Jim is a motivational speaker and a former Division 1 All-American Wrestler who won three AC [...]
Build your company sales!
“I just look at some things and go, “Why is that? Why does it work that way?” Oftentimes, the people most entrenched in a system have no idea why.”
— Nick Kokonas
Nick Kokonas (IG: @ [...]
I always knew that I wanted our honeymoon to be unforgettable. My wife and I were thinking about doing a safari, and when we went out with a few married friends and told them, they said, “That sound [...]
Making money with retail arbitrage is as simple as buying low and selling high…with a few tricks in-between Today’s side gig idea is one almost everyone has tried even if few people do it well eno [...]
Register Free for this Side Hustle Conference and Get 25 Side Gig Ideas Just a quick video today, a very special video announcing something I think is going to help a lot of you. Reserve Your Seat for [...]
Effective Intelligent Underwriting
In this episode of the podcast, I interview returning guest Ben Leybovich and his partner CPA Sam Grooms. The three of us have noticed a trend of “ambitious” und [...]
Growth in online spending has vaulted online stores to the top of passive income myths but how much work is involved and can you really make money online? Growth in online spending hit $20 billion las [...]
Doug McMillon (IG: @dougmcmillon) is president and chief executive officer of Walmart, a company that, if it were a country, would be the 25th largest economy in the world. Walmart serves 265 million [...]
In today’s episode of The Art of Passive Income—Round Table edition, Mark is joined by:
Scott Bossman
Erik Peterson
Tate Litchfield
Aaron Williams
Mike Zaino
Scott Todd
In this post, Orlando Bo [...]
Peer-to-peer lending is just one
piece of the greater sharing economy that has boomed in the past ten to fifteen
years. In a nutshell, it allows regular non-institutional investors with just a
few hun [...]
While I was preparing to write about tips to spend more time with your family, I wondered why this was important when I read this paragraph from Liane Moriarty’s new book “Nine Perfect Strangers. [...]
Insecurity is fascinating.
We hide it.
We beat ourselves up for it.
And to top it off, it seems like we’re the only ones who ever feel it.
And yet: It’s the times we feel most insecure that we g [...]
Better than business school? Read about how Salo Mizrachi grew his family business to six-figures and doubled it using 9 lessons he learned from Smart Passive Income. [...]
Imagine a dozen dominoes lined up in a row. Push the first domino and what happens? They all fall down.
Now take that same dozen and double it. No, triple it. No, wait — add 15,000 dominoes, branch [...]
Do you ever wonder why people spend their money the way they do?
Why take an expensive Uber when you can walk 20 minutes to get to the same place?
Why pay for first-class tickets when we’re all goin [...]
How To Get Leads For Real Estate Deals Part 2
Last week we left off talking about ways to generate leads for your real estate business, and this week will be no different. As the market begins to [...]
Your personal finances are incredibly important. That’s because what you do now for your personal finances not only impacts your life today but also has far reaching impacts into your future.
But [...]
In today’s episode of The Art of Passive Income, Mark and Scott talk with Tyler Sheff, CEO of CashFlowGuys.com—where the goal is to simplify the process of buying and selling real estate.
H [...]
The holidays are here! That means quality family time, sumptuous dinners, and an endless stream of cheesy Hallmark movies.
And if your boss decided to play Santa this year, it might mean a holiday bon [...]
Like most people, I used to set a New Year’s resolution on January 1st … only to completely abandon it by February.
I’m not alone either. According to U.S. News, 80% of people who set New Year [...]
This is my official April 2018 Net Worth Update. Below are my actual numbers for ALL my investments and liabilities as of 05/01/2018. Detailed explanations and a quick summary can be found belo [...]
Funnels are the best way to sell
Make 2018 the year you stop dreaming about being your own boss and start building your business success story with these best entrepreneurship books The American dream was based on the idea that anyon [...]
Boomtown, a blog by Joanna Harrison, has some great advice about a real estate investment opportunity. You see, according to Harrison, “America has an aging population. Currently, the median age [...]
Making money with printables is one of the best passive income streams you’ll find in blogging Ask anyone with more than one website and they’ll tell you, every website makes money differently. I [...]
Today, I’m going to share two strategies I’ve used to get traffic to my websites from extremely high-traffic blogs like Lifehacker and sites like the Wall Street Journal.
These strategies are the [...]
In just a few days, the new design for Smart Passive Income goes live. Here's why I decided to redesign the website, even though it has been performing well. [...]
Car insurance rates are rising — by a lot.
According to the Federal Consumer Price Index, consumers saw a 7.6% rise in car insurance from 2017 to 2018. That’s more than double the average annual r [...]
“The war against nature is a war against your own biology.”
— Paul Stamets
Paul Stamets (@PaulStamets) is an intellectual and industry leader in the habitat, medicinal use, and production of fun [...]
How to Do 60 Deals in 12 Months
Brett Buras is the Owner and Founder of Superior Real Estate Solutions. He is a Real Estate investor leveraging his marketing expertise to create off-market, discoun [...]
My guest today is a Smart Passive Income "student," here to share the innovative strategy he's used to earn affiliates and grow his business. [...]
Usually, people have questions about inheriting a house. Some want to talk about the tax consequences of selling a Los Angeles Inherited house. The tax implications can seem confusing. Most people don [...]
Note from the editor: This post accompanies the recent episodes of The Tim Ferriss Show and the Tribe of Mentors podcasts featuring Suzy Amis Cameron and James Cameron. It explores James’s dail [...]
It's All About Mind Over Matter in 2019 with Rod Khleif
Rod Khlief is a man that needs little to no introduction, he is the host of the #1 Real Estate Podcast “Lifetime Cashflow Through Real Esta [...]
“Should I buy a new car?”
If you asked almost every personal finance pundit that question, they’ll give you a bunch of reasons why you should buy used instead.
Some common reasons they give:
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Getting out of debt isn’t easy — but it is possible, even if you have no money, no assets, and no idea how to start. Check out these tweets from people who followed my advice and got rid of th [...]
As the weather starts to turn and winter seemed to be in full force already, though it’s already almost Thanksgiving somehow, I can already notice the furnace kicking on more than normal and can ant [...]