Episode 17 with Cody Berman
“Well, I guess the first thing, the mental motivator was that I was looking at my boss, I was looking at my boss's boss, I was looking at my boss's boss, and I didn't want any of their lives. All of them were miserable, even though they had like two houses or three houses, and [they] just went to Maine and rode [their] jet ski, [but] they had family problems, their kids hated them, they would work late, it's like, I don't want your life.”
Join Glenn as he interviews Cody Berman, a 28-year-old entrepreneur who started his journey to financial independence at the age of 19. After 7 months in the corporate world, Cody decided to leave his 9-to-5 to pursue life as an entrepreneur. From manufacturing disc golf equipment to UBER Eats, Cody has experience in dozens of businesses before settling into the path of selling digital products and helping others on their journey to financial independence. In only 3 years, he reached his goal of having a net worth of a million dollars and financial freedom.
Glenn and Cody discuss:
· The FIRE Method – Financial Independence Retire Early
· The impact of the book The 4-Hour Work Week
· The benefits of passive income
· Lessons learned from the disc golf manufacturing business
· Living frugally to achieve financial goals
· Side hustles to full-time entrepreneurship
· Compound interest (Glenn’s favorite topic!)
· What you can accomplish financially in 3 years
· Compounding income and reinvesting into income-producing assets
· His experiences selling digital products
· Upscaling your skills into bigger ventures
· His courses, community, and podcast
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