What Are You Listening To?

Something that really helped me along my journey of paying off $100k in debt was consuming financial content.

The obvious thing is books, but I don’t always feel like reading.

I’m literally 1/3 of the way into a book I’ve been trying to get through for the last month.

But, I do love to listen to podcasts, watch Youtube videos and as much as I hate to admit it, watch reels and TikToks.

Don’t lie, you like those things too!

And so I realized early on, I need to be consuming stuff that helps me stay on my financial journey and level up along the way.

Probably how you found my content, if I had to guess.

After attending a conference with a ton of financial content creators, I thought I’d share some of the content I like to consume and what I like about it.

1. Rob Berger - The Financial Crank

(Don’t tell him I said that lol!)

The thing I like about Rob is that there is no flash, no pizazz just value.

He talks a ton about retirement planning and basically goes on rants about different retirement/investing topics.

Literally, he doesn’t edit his videos at all, so it feels more like a podcast.

And the style just makes me feel like I’m not being sold something.

Rob’s YouTube

2. Financial Audit - Caleb Hammer

I feel like you might already know this channel.

Is it the most educational? Eh, not really.

Is it entertaining? Ohhh yeah.

Caleb rips apart people’s spending BEHAVIORS.

I highlight that word because, at the end of the day, our behaviors are what determine our success.

If money were simply a math equation, we’d all be rich.

And the people he gets on the show have very interesting behaviors, so you’ll likely feel a lot better about where you are today.

Financial Audit

3. The Frugal Rich

This is a bit of a newer channel.

I really like how JC makes his videos engaging while learning about frugal habits.

It’s easy to sit and point a camera at yourself and just talk. (I should know, that’s what I’m doing atm)

But, JC adds in interesting shots that help you stay more engaged.

Perfect for someone who gets bored just watching someone talk at the camera.

And the tips are great for people who are trying to get better with budgeting, get out of debt and make their dollar go a little further.

Frugal Rich YouTube

4. The Money Guy Show

In my opinion this is the most informative channel on YouTube.

For personal finance.

Two financial advisors.

Lots of Dad humor.

And for me, I feel like they break things down in a way that makes you feel empowered to invest your money and understand why debt is holding you back.

I do think most of their value comes after you’ve gotten out of debt, but they have something they call FOO - Financial Order of Operations.

Which is a great guide to reaching financial stability.

The Money Guy Show

5. Budgeters Anonymous (Yes, me!)

If you weren’t already aware, I started a YouTube channel and posted my first video last week.

My goal is to get to a point where I’m posting new videos every week, but these first few videos are a huge learning experience.

I’m still figuring out what my style will be but my goal is to make more series and even create interesting challenges for myself.

For example: Can I make $1k in one day driving Uber Eats

I truly believe that this newsletter is made up of people who really understand me and Budgeters Anonymous.

I’m curious, before even going to check out the channel, what you’d expect my YouTube content to consist of?

What would feel authentic for me to put out into the world?

And if you could support the page by liking the video or even subscribing to my channel, you have no idea how much that helps.

Budgeters Anonymous YouTube

That’s it for this week.

And as always, feel free to reach out if I can ever be helpful!