Giving Yourself Permission to Share How God Has Gifted You with Kari Minter

When you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. That’s one of our favorite phrases because it is so true. But how do you pay the bills? You provide something of value people are willing to pay for! In our latest podcast, we dig into that concept with our guest,…

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Finding Your Voice and Trusting it with Antoine L. Smith

There is a lot that happens between following your dreams and living your dreams. It is rarely a straight path, and there will always be challenges along the way. That’s why we are so glad to share our conversation with Antoine L. Smith in this episode, who talks with us about overcoming adversity and finding…

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Retirement Income Options with Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst

You’ve planned for retirement in a general way. You have some money stashed away in IRAs and other accounts. Now you can just coast into retirement and forget about money, right? Nope, that’s not how retirement works for most of us. But the important thing is that you do have options. In this episode, we…

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Doing What You Love so You Never Want to Quit with Brie King

It is an ongoing theme in our work; we love what we do and we want to help others find what they love to do and create a sustainable life from doing just that. That’s why we were so glad to get a chance to interview our podcast guest Brie King. It wasn’t long ago…

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Understanding Bitcoin with Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst

Are you curious about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general? Want to understand more about it? Well, Bryan is the man you want to talk to! This episode is a duocast, but mainly it is Phillip interviewing Bryan about the promise and potential pitfalls of cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin. Some background is necessary to understand this episode…

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The World of Premium Financing with Michael Rothman

For us, financial planning has three essential components: flexibility, the ability to customize for your specific needs, and the ability for you to control how your money grows. In our most recent episode, we unpack one of our favorite financial tools—whole life insurance—in a way that carries through on those values of flexibility, custom-fit, and…

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How Junior Achievement is Helping Young People find their Uncommon Path with Collin Lane

Why don’t more kids learn about financial literacy and entrepreneurship in school? Why are these not part of the core curriculum from kindergarten through 12th grade? Some states (like Iowa!) and local school districts do have these requirements, but way too many do not. The result is adults who don’t know how to save and…

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The Myth of Passive Income with Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst

Passive income sounds so nice. You make a pile of money while sitting on a beach somewhere. But does it really work like that? Not really. In fact, we don’t like the term ‘passive income’ and much prefer terms like ‘passionate income’ or even ‘active income.’ But why? This episode is all about the goal…

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Being a 9 to 5 Nomad with Samantha Burmeister

Some people dream of a life that is a constant vacation on a beach. That is their travel dream. Others want to wander the globe trying to make connections and build understanding between themselves and the people they meet along the way. Our guest on the podcast in our most recent episode is all about…

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Being Smart About Following Your Passion with Keesia Wirt

We are all about following that Jumanji drumbeat—that passion you have that just won’t stay quiet—but that doesn’t mean throwing everything away to do it. So how do you turn your dreams into a source of income without upending your life and your current livelihood? Great question! That’s why, in our most recent episode, we…

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Opportunity in the Midst of COVID 19 with Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst

When challenging times come, opportunity comes right along with them. We see this play out over and over throughout history. The entire world is in an unprecedented holding pattern because of COVID-19. How should you respond? Things are uncertain and scary right now, so we wanted to create an episode to talk about that. Jobs…

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What 3 Bricklayers Can Tell Us About the Power of Mindset with Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst

There’s a parable we came across about the 3 bricklayers: one sees it as a dead-end job, the other sees it as a career that pays the bills, and the other can’t wait to wake up tomorrow and keep building a beautiful cathedral. The point is, the same set of circumstances can be met with…

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