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Dan Sheeks is a passionate educator and advocate for Gen Z financial independence. As the founder of the SheeksFreaks community, Dan has helped young people achieve remarkable financial milestones, including members with million-dollar net worths, real estate portfolios, and thriving businesses. He's the author of First to a Million, a bestselling guide for young people seeking early financial independence, and a frequent speaker at schools and conferences nationwide. Dan's unique blend of real-world investing experience, teaching expertise, and commitment to empowering youth makes him a standout voice in the world of personal finance education. On this episode we talk about: – How Gen Z can start building wealth early—even as teenagers or young adults – The power and practicality of house hacking as a first step into real estate – Creative side hustles and business ideas for young people to earn $2,000+ per month – The importance of financial self-education and actionable steps to get started – Using credit cards responsibly to build credit and unlock travel rewards Top 3 Takeaways 1. Self-education is the foundation of financial success. Dan emphasizes that young people must take the initiative to learn about personal finance—whether through books, podcasts, or online resources—to build the knowledge base necessary for smart money decisions. 2. House hacking and creative real estate strategies can make property ownership accessible. Even without significant upfront capital, young people can leverage house hacking—renting out part of their primary residence—to start investing and generate extra income. 3. Discipline with credit cards unlocks major benefits. Used responsibly, credit cards can help build credit history and provide valuable perks like travel rewards, but only if balances are paid in full every month. Connect with Dan Sheeks: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-sheeks-0ab489106 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/?hl=en Website: sheeksfreaks.com SHOW SPONSOR: Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we have the honor of hosting Dan Sheeks, the visionary behind Sheeks Freaks and the author of "First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence."

If you could travel back in time and give your 18-year-old self one piece of money advice, what would it be? Would you tell yourself to save aggressively, avoid debt traps or utilize frugal living hacks or invest in assets destined to explode? In this episode, I am joined by Dan Sheeks, a high school teacher and Author whose mission is to educate young people to think like millionaires. Dan Sheeks is the author of "First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence," He wrote this and the accompanying workbook specifically for Gen Zr's to introduce money management concepts for early financial independence. Dan shares his motivation for teaching and giving back, as well as his own personal financial journey. He discusses the advantages and challenges for Gen Z when it comes to finances and the impact of social media on their money mindset. Dan emphasizes the importance of finding balance and enjoying the journey to financial independence. He also highlights the value of community and support in pursuing non-traditional goals.    Resources Mentioned Dan's Website: https://www.sheeksfreaks.com/ Join the Sheeks Freaks Community: https://www.sheeksfreaks.com/sign-up/ Dan's book - First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence: https://bookshop.org/a/59401/9781947200463 What is your money story costing you? https://go2.money/free-quiz More about this episode: https://go2.money/Gen-z    

In an ever-changing economic landscape, equipping young minds with the knowledge and skills to navigate personal finances is paramount.In the latest episode of the Quiet Wealth podcast, hosted by Camilla Jeffs, we delve into the fascinating world of early financial education and its far-reaching impact. We are privileged to have a renowned educator and expert in teaching financial literacy to middle and high school students.Colleen Salchow powerfully shares her experiences and insights, highlighting the benefits of instilling financial literacy habits early on. From understanding the power of budgeting to making informed financial decisions, our youth can gain confidence and independence through financial education, setting them up for a lifetime of financial success.Colleen guides us through effective strategies for teaching children about money. She emphasizes the importance of balancing essential concepts, such as budgeting, saving, and investing, with relatable real-world examples. By contextualizing financial concepts in a way that resonates with young minds, we can ignite their interest and curiosity.Additionally, Colleen explores the transformative role of mentors in this process. Mentors provide guidance and support, imparting valuable wisdom from their own financial journeys. These mentorship relationships can go a long way in nurturing a sense of responsibility and a proactive approach toward financial decision-making.Ready to empower the next generation with financial prowess? Join us on the Quiet Wealth podcast as Camilla Jeffs delves deep into the importance of early financial education with Colleen Salchow. Gain valuable insights, learn actionable strategies, and discover how mentors and modern platforms can revolutionize the way we teach financial literacy.Episode Timeline:[00:00] Introduction[03:23] Financial Discussions Start at Home[06:34] Financial Strategies for Middle Schoolers[14:15] Financial Strategies for High Schoolers[22:27] Social Media and Financial Education[26:03] Financial Education Books for TeenagersResources:Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor's Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life by Jordan Grumet and Vicki Robin - https://www.amazon.com/Taking-Stock-Financial-Independence-Regret-Free/dp/1646043545Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart by Bobby Rebell and David Bach - https://www.amazon.com/Launching-Financial-Grownups-Richest-Everyday/dp/1119850061First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence by Dan Sheeks - https://www.amazon.com/First-Million-Teenagers-Achieving-Independence/dp/1947200461The Graduate Survival Guide: 5 Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make In College by Anthony O'Neal and Rachel Cruze - https://www.amazon.com/Graduate-Survival-Guide-Mi===Are you ready to try passive investing in real estate? Get access to my FREE Passive Investing Masterclass! https://steadystreaminvestments.com/masterclass/ Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/steadystreaminvestments https://www.instagram.com/quietwealthcommunity/ https://www.tiktok.com/@quietwealth https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2MFOVyPWo0XD0QVJxgDxbQ https://www.linkedin.com/company/steady-stream-investments

Imagine that you JUST figured out what the financial independence movement is all about. You've been saving, but doing nothing exotic. You earlier had thought that putting money in the stock market was "gambling," like many people do. Today, though, you figure out that you've not only done a great job of making your dreams come true, but you've achieved financial independence, and you're still in your 40's. How happy would you be? Today we're live from Camp FI (camp financial independence), where a group of like-minded people are hanging out for a weekend talking about values, money, and pushing themselves to live a congruent lifestyle. Not only will we tell Jaylyn's story of surprisingly reaching his next phase of life, but so much more. Past guest Dan Sheeks joins Joe and special guest host Roger Whitney (Retirement Answer Man podcast), to share details of his group dedicated to helping young entrepreneurs and savers find each other. Not only does Dan explain what's special about these young achievers (usually between ages 18 and 25), but we get to meet two of them! Mia and Adrian both share their stories of struggle and success, with lessons that apply to all of us, whether you're working for "the man" or trying to reach financial independence by starting a business of your own. We'll also throw things back to Doug at the halfway mark for our trivia segment. While THAT segment isn't about financial independence per se, it IS a look into an area of finance you may not have thought about previously. Financial independence, entrepreneurship, live radio, and trivia? I know! Pinch us! Enjoy! FULL SHOW NOTES: https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/stories-from-camp-fi-1411 Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/201 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Sheeks, founder of SheeksFreaks and author of First to a Million is back! He discusses. his ultimate teen money hack for parents, strategy he says is the BEST way for a parent to prepare their children to crush their financial future. More about Dan: He is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, CO. His students have competed at the national level in entrepreneurship, personal finance, marketing, and hospitality services with much success over the years. The SheeksFreaks community aims to help teens use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. Email him dan@sheeksfreaks.com to receive his free downloads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discussing finances can be intimidating, especially for beginners. However, initiating regular money conversations early on can be a great way to introduce the topic and potentially set yourself up for financial success. In today's roundtable, we welcome Dan Sheeks, author of the new hit book, First to a Million: A Beginner's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence, Katie Brewer, a certified financial planner and professional money teacher, and OG, our in-house money expert and father of three. They will discuss the importance of having money conversations and provide tips on how to set yourself up for a life of financial abundance. But wait! There's more! Doug will try to stump our panel with some this-day-in-history-based trivia. It's a tie ballgame in our year-long competition; who will pull ahead? FULL SHOW NOTES: https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/dan-sheeks-1328 Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.StackingBenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Sheeks, founder of SheeksFreaks and author of First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom shares strategies, concepts, and the mindset teenagers need to achieve early financial freedom. More about Dan: He is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, CO. His students have competed at the national level in entrepreneurship, personal finance, marketing, and hospitality services with much success over the years. The SheeksFreaks community aims to help teens use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a parent or an educator, one of the best things you can do is to equip the kids with a roadmap to earlier financial independence. In this conversation, Erik Cabral speaks with Dan Sheeks, about his passion for helping Gen Z or Zoomers live their best lives. A high school business and marketing teacher in Denver, Colorado for 18 years, Dan is the founder of SheeksFreaks LLC where he teaches teenagers early financial freedom strategies. Here are some power takeaways from today's conversation: Why personal finance isn't valued in our public school system Getting to millionaire status at a very young age Dan's book-writing process Building a community takes time Putting systems so you can have more balance in life Episode Highlights: [10:36] The Systemic Challenge Having a one-semester health class is a requirement for high school graduation. It should be because we make health decisions every day. We also make money decisions every day – how come personal finance is not a requirement in schools? [20:05] Early Financial Freedom If you want to work till you're 65, that's great. But it's nice to have the option of not having to do that. Work can make you happy. But having the option to spend the time doing what you want when you want is true freedom. Resources Mentioned: Email: dan@sheeksfreaks.com SheeksFreaks LLC First to a Million The House Hacking Strategy BiggerPockets The Fight Team Podcast Set for Life by Scott Trench Lifestyle Builders by Tom and Ariana Sylvester Entrepreneurs Circle podcast is an On Air Brands production. On Air Brands is one of the leaders for launch, production, and promotion of top-rated business and real estate investing podcasts. Reach out to On Air Brands here ---> info@onairbrands.com Learn more at: www.onairbrands.com Find and follow find Erik at: www.erikcabral.co Download Erik's FREE GUIDE to podcasting at: www.erikcabral.co/guide Check out this show and previous inspiring guests at Entrepreneurs Circle in Apple Podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erikecabral/support

Are you or someone you know a young person obsessed with making intelligent financial decisions? Then you or the person that you know might be a SheeksFreak! Dan Sheeks, a high school educator and author of First to a Million, has built a community of people who are committed to reach early financial independence and live their best life. And he calls the members of the community SheeksFreaks. Dan comes onto the NGPF Podcast to talk about his book, his decision to write it, and his side hustles outside of teaching.

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Financial literacy is the blueprint to building financial success for the younger generation. In general, that could lead to earning your children early financial independence and increased happiness in retirement. To help us learn more about educating the rising generation regarding their finances, we called on Dan Sheeks, Owner and Founder Of Sheeks Freaks LLC, author, high school business/marketing teacher, personal finance advocate, and real estate investor for this week's episode.  Dan shares details about his life and his real estate investments along with five takeaways from his book to tell your kids about getting to a million dollars. He also reveals why he never uses the word “retire,” whether or not having a college degree is crucial, and talks through real versus false assets. Additionally, Dan and Wes discuss the difference between income versus wealth, address the happiness curve, and touch on credit cards and retirement accounts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Sheeks, owner and founder of Sheeks Freaks, an online community helping young people live their best lives by making smart money decisions, joins the Journey To Launch podcast to talk about his passion for helping teenagers get on the path to become millionaires.  Achieving early financial independence is an option most people don't know even exist, which is why Dan spends his career making financial freedom education available to Gen Z and High Schoolers. We chat about his new book, “First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence”, how to convince teens to care about money (hint: you can't), and why the American Dream needs a perspective shift.  In this episode, we discuss: Dan's definition of financial independence and financial freedom The power of learning about financial independence early and showing the next generation that it's possible Roth IRAs, 401ks, taxable investments, and the best option for just getting started in the world of investing Convincing Gen Z to care about their financial future, a case study in early financial independence, + “planting the seed”  The four mechanisms of early financial independence + more Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Check out Dan's book First to a Million. Journeytolaunch.com/mystage  Check out my new personal website here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! Watch me on News12  Watch my latest segments on News12 YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Dan Sheeks: Website Instagram:@SheeksFreaks Instagram:@DSheeks Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

In this episode of the personal finance podcast, we're gonna talk to Dan Sheeks about how you can teach your teenager about financial independence. Join Our Newsletter here! Connect. with Dan! Purchase First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence: https://bit.ly/3Aageh5SheeksFreaks Community: https://bit.ly/sheeksfreaks140 SheeksFreaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/ Dan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsheeks/ Dan's email: dan@sheeksfreaks.com (You can put this in your show notes.) Checklist of relevant episodes:  How to Get Your Financial Life TOGETHER with Haley Sacks A.K.A Mrs. Dow Jones Why Your First 100K is The Hardest (The Math That Explains Why) 14 Ways to Set Your Kids Up To WIN Financially How to Achieve Financial Independence! (The FIRE Movement) Should You Hire a Financial Advisor? (Plus The Major Impact of Fees!)   FREE GUIDES: ============== -Check out the free guide on where to put your money in what order!  https://www.mastermoney.co/stairway-to-wealth   -Here is the free How to Ask for A Raise ebook! https://www.mastermoney.co/get-a-raise-ebook   -Get Access to the 75-Day Challenge: https://www.mastermoney.co/75daychallenge    =============   We have a YOUTUBE channel! Check it out here!    Our Latest Videos:  How To Grow A Podcast Organically What Would Happen If You Maxed Out Your Roth IRA By Age?! (These Results Will Amaze You!) How to Become a Millionaire With a Small Amount of Money (Is it Really This Easy!?) Pre-tax moves for high earners   Got questions? Ask me on Instagram Here. @mastermoneyco This is the fastest way to get in touch with me.    ============ Sponsors:     Thanks to Policygenius For Sponsoring the show! Check them out a Policygenius.com Thanks to Mint Mobile for supporting the show! Cut your phone bill to $15 a month by going to https://mintmobile.com/pfp Thanks to Fundrise for Sponsoring the show! Invest in real estate for as little as $10 by going to fundrise.com/personalfinance Thank you to Chime for sponsoring the show! Check them out at chime.com/pfp Thank you to Betterhelp for sponsoring the show! Check them out at http://betterhelp.com/pfp Thank you to Apple Card for sponsoring the show! Check them out at https://www.apple.com/apple-card/   ============   Want to Support the Show? Follow on Spotify or Follow and Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts!   ============   Check out all the Stuff I Recommend!    USEFUL RESOURCES: Best Place to Open a Roth IRA: https://m1finance.8bxp97.net/5vzD1 My Favorite Free Net Worth and Budget Tool: https://fxo.co/905L Best High Yield Savings Account: https://bit.ly/3HpPjAr  Get a $10 Free Bonus with Acorns: https://bit.ly/3lV0LLE Best Bank and Debit Card for Kids: https://bit.ly/3pJeI09  Get $5 Free Bitcoin at Coinbase: https://bit.ly/3oIQOml Best Credit Building Tool: https://bit.ly/3rmBuwZ  Best Personal Finance Books: https://kit.co/MasterMoney/best-personal-finance-books    ============     DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial adviser. This Podcast is for educational purposes only. Investing of any kind involves risk. While it is possible to minimize risk, your investments are solely your responsibility. It is imperative that you conduct your own research. I am sharing my opinion.    AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: Some of the links on this channel are affiliate links, meaning, at NO additional cost to you, I may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase and/or subscribe. However, this does not impact my opinion.   ============     Check us out on social fam!    Twitter   Tiktok   www.thepersonalfinancepodcast.com   www.mastermoney.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've heard of money hacks before, but probably not like this. For the teenagers and parents of teenagers listening, this episode will give you everything you need to make yourself, or your child, financially successful, straight out of high school. Most parents think that a strong financial foundation is built through allowances, debit cards, and making their child get an after-school job. While none of that is bad advice, it doesn't leave the teenager with a sense of financial security or knowledge of how to manage money.Thankfully, the Sheek Freak himself, Dan Sheeks, is back on the show to give his “ultimate teen money hack for parents.” This strategy has been built through years of teaching children how to manage and make money and is one of the easiest ways to get teens on the correct financial path. This isn't an overcomplicated strategy, but it will take some buy-in from your teen. What they'll get out of it is far more independence, responsibility, and the ability to save and invest for a better future.But Dan isn't the only guest on today's episode! We also have Carl Jensen and Claire Jensen joining us! Claire is fifteen years old, putting her in the perfect position to take ownership of her finances. She also asks some insightful questions your teen might ask when you try out this strategy. Thankfully, Claire is a fan of Dan's system, and she encourages all the parents (and teens) out there to try it too!In This Episode We CoverThree couples with three different ways of splitting finances How to combine monthly cash flow so that bills are paidThe bright side of prenuptial agreements and why every married couple should have oneRespecting your partner's money mindset by building a spouse-specific system for the two of youSaving for your child's college and whether or not higher education is worth it as college becomes increasingly optionalAdvice for couples who will (or already) combine their finances and investingAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowBiggerPockets Money Facebook GroupBiggerPockets ForumsFinance Review Guest OnboardingMindy's TwitterDavid on BiggerPocketsDavid's Site From Military to MillionaireListen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One PlaceApply to Be a Guest on The Money ShowPodcast Talent Search!Subscribe to The “On The Market” YouTube ChannelListen to The “On The Market” Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, BiggerPocketsCheck Out Mindy's 2022 Live Spending Tracker and BudgetMile High FI Podcast1,500 Days to FreedomWhy You're (Probably) Wrong About PrenupsInterested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You've heard of money hacks before, but probably not like this. For the teenagers and parents of teenagers listening, this episode will give you everything you need to make yourself, or your child, financially successful, straight out of high school. Most parents think that a strong financial foundation is built through allowances, debit cards, and making their child get an after-school job. While none of that is bad advice, it doesn't leave the teenager with a sense of financial security or knowledge of how to manage money.Thankfully, the Sheek Freak himself, Dan Sheeks, is back on the show to give his “ultimate teen money hack for parents.” This strategy has been built through years of teaching children how to manage and make money and is one of the easiest ways to get teens on the correct financial path. This isn't an overcomplicated strategy, but it will take some buy-in from your teen. What they'll get out of it is far more independence, responsibility, and the ability to save and invest for a better future.But Dan isn't the only guest on today's episode! We also have Carl Jensen and Claire Jensen joining us! Claire is fifteen years old, putting her in the perfect position to take ownership of her finances. She also asks some insightful questions your teen might ask when you try out this strategy. Thankfully, Claire is a fan of Dan's system, and she encourages all the parents (and teens) out there to try it too!In This Episode We CoverThe “ultimate teen money hack” every parent should try with their high-schoolerTeen debit cards, credit cards, and building up basic frugalityTeaching your teen to “pay yourself first” through strategic spending and investingLetting your child make mistakes now, so they don't make life-long mistakes laterThe perfect age to implement this strategy and when it matters mostCommon questions your teen may ask and getting them excited about money managementAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowBiggerPockets Money Facebook GroupBiggerPockets ForumsFinance Review Guest OnboardingMindy's TwitterListen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One PlaceApply to Be a Guest on The Money ShowPodcast Talent Search!Subscribe to The “On The Market” YouTube ChannelListen to The “On The Market” Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, BiggerPocketsCheck Out Mindy's 2022 Live Spending Tracker and BudgetMile High FI Podcast1,500 Days to FreedomEscaping The Rat Race Before Your First Job w/ Dan SheeksInterested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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We're live from Camp FI Rocky Mountain Week 2, in this special episode!We share the mic with guest co-hosts, Dan Sheeks--author of the Bigger Pockets book, First to a Million--and Brad Finn--of his own Brad Finn Youtube channel.Listen in to hear from so many guests (and maybe even a surprise appearance from camp host himself, Stephen Baugher) about what they'll be taking away from camp this year.  You won't want to miss it!

Dan Sheeks from Sheeks Freaks discusses the question on every budding entrepreneurs mind… how do I make money when I'm young? How do I set myself up for success? Granted, not most young folks are thinking about building wealth, no, but there are a few “freaks” out there. Instead of chasing girls, the hottest new shoe, video game or artist, there are those who want to grustle while they're young, so that they have the CHOICE to continue working when they're older. That's where Dan Sheek's Sheeks Freaks comes in… a community of young, like-minded entrepreneurs and individuals seeking to build a life of financial freedom, abundance, and joy.Follow up Sheeks FreaksInstagramBooks Mentioned in the showFirst To A Million

In this episode, I welcome Dan Sheeks! Dan Sheeks is a high school business/marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. Dan tells us about his passion project, which is “Sheeks Freaks”, which is an online community for youn people who are motivated and interested in entrepreneurship.    Listen in on this episode as Dan tell us about his passion project, “Sheeks Freaks”, which he started a year and a half ago. Dan realized that there are many different ways to achieve success without a college degree, such as through certificates or business programs. Dan shares his experience with student loan debt and the pressure it can put on young people to attend College. Listen in as he encourages listeners to consider options other than College for those who are interested in early financial independence!   [00:01 - 09:05] The Need to Understand How Money Works Dan introduces a great non-profit group organization called, “Next Gen Personal Finance”. Dan talks about having a personal finance class as an elective in institutions   Dan explains that wealthier families understand how money works while poorer families who struggle with finances have nothing to pass on to their kids How Sheeks Freaks community has a diverse socioeconomic background because financial education is not directly related to wealth Dan discusses the importance of saving and investing money wisely He offers advice for young people who are considering a career in real estate   [09:06 - 16:18] College is Not The Only Path To Success Dan discusses whether you have to go College or not He offers advice on how to make the decision for yourself You have to find a career that you're truly passionate   He advises against pursuing degrees in fields that are not likely to lead to a successful career Dan advises the importance of saving money for College Start out by attending community college first It is a personal choice Going to College can be a financial burden for young people Dan explains that there are other paths to success and not everyone needs to go to College   [16:19 - 22:34] Sharing Your Passion As A Society With Sheeks Freaks Dan tells us that the society has made us believe that College is the only way to be successful Dan recommends Sheeks Freaks as a resource for those who are interested to join in these groups The Sheeks Freaks community is designed to help parents share their passion [22:35 - 28:04] Closing Segment Dan invites us to go to his website: http://www.sheeksfreaks.com He encourages parents to reach out to him if they have a teenager who they think would be interested in these group It is a free community for parents and investors to connect with each other   Tweetable Quotes:   “Wealthy families who understand how money works who are teaching it to their kids, but the poorer families who don't understand how money works and who struggle with finances, they have nothing to pass on to their kids.” – Dan Sheeks   “College is not an easy choice. I write about that in the book, should you go to college or should you not? But the bottom line is, it really is a personal choice.” – Dan Sheeks     Connect with Dan through his website at http://www.sheeksfreaks.com and his organization, or through his email!    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode. Are you confused about where to start? Join our community and learn more about real estate investing. Head over to our Facebook Page, Youtube Channel, or website https://www.theacademypresents.com/jointhesummit36848306. Connect with Lorren Capital, LLC. for syndicated multifamily investments, https://lorrencapital.com/. To learn more about me, visit my LinkedIn profile, and connect with me.

In this episode, I welcome Dan Sheeks! Dan Sheeks is a high school business/marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. Dan tells us about his passion project, which is “Sheeks Freaks”, which is an online community for youn people who are motivated and interested in entrepreneurship.    Listen in on this episode as Dan tell us about his passion project, “Sheeks Freaks”, which he started a year and a half ago. Dan realized that there are many different ways to achieve success without a college degree, such as through certificates or business programs. Dan shares his experience with student loan debt and the pressure it can put on young people to attend College. Listen in as he encourages listeners to consider options other than College for those who are interested in early financial independence!   [00:01 - 07:09] Sheeks Freaks Goal Helps Young People for a Successful Future    Dan introduces “Sheeks Freaks” An online community for young people who are motivated to become financially independent Dan shares his goal is to help young people prepare themselves for a successful future Dan teaches kids to learn about financial literacy and personal finance [07:10 - 10:49] The Importance of Persistence and Determination  Dan teaches the importance of persistence and determination Dan describes how he and his wife have invested in real estate over the past five years The speak about their experience with the “Bigger Pockets” community Dan recommends Jacob Clifford as another option for those looking for an income stream in real estate He emphasizes the importance of having a background in running a community in order to be successful [10:50 - 15:53] Networking and Making Connections  The importance of networking and making connections   Dan recommends the listeners to read: Set for Life: Dominate Life, Money, and the American Dream  He stresses in his Mastermind group is networking and how that can change everything in a moment   [10:50 - 20:39] A Change in Mindset Can Be Difficult but Ultimately be Rewarding   Putting yourself out there can help you meet new people and connect with others who share your interests Dan describes the importance of loving yourself and caring for yourself in order to be successful A change of mindset can be difficult but ultimately be rewarding   [20:40 - 24:38] Closing Segment Dan invites us to go to his website: http://www.sheeksfreaks.com He encourages parents to reach out to him if they have a teenager who they think would be interested in these group It is a free community for parents and investors to connect with each other   Tweetable Quotes:   “One of the things I stress more than anything in the mastermind group is networking and how that can change everything in a moment.” – Dan Sheeks    “I'm happy to say that in the Sheeks Freaks mastermind, it is the whole gamut, socioeconomic, race, gender age to a certain degree, but we have members who come from very poor households and we have members that come from more high-end households with a lot of wealth and they all have a chance to succeed and are doing really, really well in the group because at the end of the day, it has more to do with mindset and motivation, perseverance, attitude and mindset.” – Dan Sheeks     Connect with Dan through his website at http://www.sheeksfreaks.com and his organization, or through his email!    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode. Are you confused about where to start? Join our community and learn more about real estate investing. Head over to our Facebook Page, Youtube Channel, or website https://www.theacademypresents.com/jointhesummit36848306. Connect with Lorren Capital, LLC. for syndicated multifamily investments, https://lorrencapital.com/. To learn more about me, visit my LinkedIn profile, and connect with me.

#011.  Today's guest is Dan Sheeks.  We chat about why financial literacy and personal finance is not a focus in the public school system.  We talk about what financial independence looks like and how your teenager can achieve early financial independence as a viable option to the typical working 9-5, until 65 grind.  We learn about the strategies that Dan uses as a teacher to help teens learn about personal finance and the benefits of parents working through these concepts alongside their teenager.  We get into the 4 main mechanisms to achieve early FI and specific strategies and tactics teens can employ under each of those mechanisms.  Dan is also a seasoned real estate investor, and we talk into real estate, and how kids as young as 19 years old can get into real estate and use this to their advantage to achieving early financial independence. Show notes and more at:https://moneydadpodcast.com/session011

Dan Sheeks is the Author of First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence and the founder of SheeksFreaks: a community of young entrepreneurs and early FI seekers. Dan has also been teaching high school business classes for 19 years. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. If you are a young person, or a parent of a young person. Flip the script on the status quo. If a person is going to go on college, community colleges are a great option. Do an internship or apprenticeship that won't put them in tens of thousands of dollars in debt. 2. The system is setup where if a high school student wants to pursue high level of education, they're going to be much more attractive to colleges and universities if they have a high level math and science classes. 3. It's difficult to know what you want to do for, potentially, 40 years of your life when you're 18 years old, and to pick a major that you're not going to be interested in for decades. Cheek out Dan's website and join a community of like-minded people - Sheeks Freaks Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! LinkedIn Advertising: Scale your marketing and grow your business with LinkedIn Advertising! And right, LinkedIn is offering a $100 credit on your next campaign. Visit LinkedIn.com/onfire to claim your credit! VistaCreate: A graphic design platform where anyone can easily craft professional and unique visual content for social media and digital marketing in minutes! Visit VistaCreate.com today to try it for free!

Dan Sheeks is the Author of First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence and the founder of SheeksFreaks: a community of young entrepreneurs and early FI seekers. Dan has also been teaching high school business classes for 19 years. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. If you are a young person, or a parent of a young person. Flip the script on the status quo. If a person is going to go on college, community colleges are a great option. Do an internship or apprenticeship that won't put them in tens of thousands of dollars in debt. 2. The system is setup where if a high school student wants to pursue high level of education, they're going to be much more attractive to colleges and universities if they have a high level math and science classes. 3. It's difficult to know what you want to do for, potentially, 40 years of your life when you're 18 years old, and to pick a major that you're not going to be interested in for decades. Cheek out Dan's website and join a community of like-minded people - Sheeks Freaks Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! LinkedIn Advertising: Scale your marketing and grow your business with LinkedIn Advertising! And right, LinkedIn is offering a $100 credit on your next campaign. Visit LinkedIn.com/onfire to claim your credit! VistaCreate: A graphic design platform where anyone can easily craft professional and unique visual content for social media and digital marketing in minutes! Visit VistaCreate.com today to try it for free!

A lack of financial literacy is one of the main things that prevents many people from escaping poverty and reaching their financial goals. It's important to understand how money works, and debunk some widely held misconceptions about investing in order to create new, improved financial habits and improve life overall. Financial literacy doesn't have to be extremely complicated either— Dan Sheeks teaches teenagers how to achieve financial freedom and invest to reach their life goals. Dan is a BiggerPockets Published author of First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom. In the book, he introduces teenagers to the strategies, concepts, and mindset needed to achieve early financial freedom. In his 15+ years of teaching high school, he has taught a variety of business subjects including financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and marketing. Dan aims to help teens use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and frugality to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. There are multiple reasons Dan believes teens are easier to teach financial independence to than adults. He's also identified some of the bad financial habits that kids inherit from previous generations. During the conversation, Dan dove into the 4 Mechanisms of Financial Independence that teens can employ on their journey to early financial independence. These financial literacy insights can save you time and help you reach your financial and life goals sooner than you might have thought possible. Connect with Dan: SheeksFreaks website SheeksFreaks Instagram @sheeksfreaks SheeksFreak Youtube Dan's LinkedIn Dan's Instagram @dsheeks If you want to download our FREE 5 Mistakes New Investors Make Playbook, click here. Follow Us: @donisbrothers on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook @Donis Investment Group on Linkedin Website -- www.donisinvestmentgroup.com

A lack of financial literacy is one of the main things that prevents many people from escaping poverty and reaching their financial goals. It's important to understand how money works, and debunk some widely held misconceptions about investing in order to create new, improved financial habits and improve life overall. Financial literacy doesn't have to be extremely complicated either— Dan Sheeks teaches teenagers how to achieve financial freedom and invest to reach their life goals. Dan is a BiggerPockets Published author of First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom. In the book, he introduces teenagers to the strategies, concepts, and mindset needed to achieve early financial freedom. In his 15+ years of teaching high school, he has taught a variety of business subjects including financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and marketing. Dan aims to help teens use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and frugality to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. There are multiple reasons Dan believes teens are easier to teach financial independence to than adults. He's also identified some of the bad financial habits that kids inherit from previous generations. During the conversation, Dan dove into the 4 Mechanisms of Financial Independence that teens can employ on their journey to early financial independence. These financial literacy insights can save you time and help you reach your financial and life goals sooner than you might have thought possible. Connect with Dan: SheeksFreaks website SheeksFreaks Instagram @sheeksfreaks SheeksFreak Youtube Dan's LinkedIn Dan's Instagram @dsheeks If you want to download our FREE 5 Mistakes New Investors Make Playbook, click here. Follow Us: @donisbrothers on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook @Donis Investment Group on Linkedin Website -- www.donisinvestmentgroup.com

Financial literacy is the first step to becoming a millionaire. Unfortunately, the US is a (relatively) financially illiterate country, so to become financially independent and add more zeros to your net worth, you have to self-educate. Fortunately, today's guest has published a book and workbook that lays out exactly how to become a millionaire, even at a young age. Dan Sheeks lives and breathes all things personal finance. He has been a high school teacher for twenty years and teaches young people everything he wishes he would have known about financial literacy. He teaches a variety of different business classes, ranging from entrepreneurship to personal finance to marketing. His passion for working with young people is what inspired him to write his book, First to a Million. In this book, Dan details nineteen “freakish” phrases to get you to your first million. Throughout the book, Dan emphasizes the need to be “freakish” and be willing to do the work everyone else won't.Besides his role as a teacher and an author, Dan is also an investor. He house hacked his first property in 2004 but he didn't truly get into investing until he met his wife seven years ago. Together they have expanded their real estate operation and have closed on seventeen units. Dan has dedicated his life to personal finance and financial literacy so if there's a man to learn from— it's him.In This Episode We CoverAchieving early financial independence and the steps you need to take to get thereGood debt vs bad debt and how to use good debt to reach financial freedom How to use First to a Million and the First to a Million Workbook to reach your financial goalsThe four mechanisms of financial independence and how to implement them in your lifeNavigating all nineteen phases of First to a Million and their timelines (it's easier than you think!)How to introduce and entice your child about the world of personal finance & financial independenceAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowAshley's InstagramTony's InstagramBiggerPocketsReal Estate Rookie Youtube ChannelReal Estate Rookie PodcastReal Estate Rookie Facebook GroupThe Real Estate Robinsons Youtube ChannelThe BiggerPockets PodcastBiggerPockets BookstoreAJ Osbourne's InstagramAllyReal Estate Rookie BootcampAirbnbTurnoverBnBBiggerPockets Forums Connect with Dan:Dan's EmailDan's BiggerPockets ProfileDan's Linkedin Dan's InstagramDan's WebsiteCheck out the full show notes here: https://biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-179See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you're raising a teenager and looking at the cost of higher education, you may be asking yourself ... is college worth it? Dan Sheeks, Author of "First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence", shares how parents and teens can make the decision to go to college or not. Also, on our Internet Money segment, we hear from Vee Weir who makes $10k per year dog sitting through Rover! SPONSORS M1 Finance: You've done your research. Let M1 investing automation do the heavy lifting. Tello:  Our family's mobile provider. Get 50% off of their best selling plans (limited time only) - Use code "MKM50"  RESOURCES Dan Sheeks (Website):  http://www.sheeksfreaks.com/  First to a Million (Book):  https://amzn.to/3EwAwDe  Vee Weir (Website):  https://www.weirdigitalmarketing.com/  Rover (Get paid to play with dogs):  http://marriagekidsandmoney.com/rover  OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE Family Wealth and Happiness:  10 Steps to a Better Tomorrow (Today) How We Paid Off Our 15 Year Mortgage in 5 Years 50% to 10%:  Why We're Happy Saving Less in FIRE Journey MKM RESOURCES MKM Coaching:  Request your free 15-minute consultation YouTube Instagram  Voicemail Merch Store DISCLAIMER This show may contain affiliate links or links from our advertisers where we earn a commission, direct payment or products. Opinions are the creators alone. Information shared on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Marriage Kids and Money (www.marriagekidsandmoney.com) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. CREDITS Podcast Artwork:  Liz Theresa Editor:  Podcast Doctors  

Being young should not hold you back in gaining financial independence and real estate investing, and Dan Sheeks is here to shed light on learning about money management at an early age. We'll talk about how young people can learn more about personal finance, get into investing business, and things to do early in life to set themselves up for financial success. Key Takeaways To Listen ForReasons why personal finance should be taught to teenagersThings young adults should do to set themselves up for financial successHow young people can get involved in real estate investingIs it common for schools to have financial classes?Tips for young adults to be financially independent earlyResources Mentioned In This EpisodeFirst to a Million by Dan Sheeks | Paperback & Audiobook BiggerPocketschooseFIFree Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor About Dan SheeksDan Sheeks is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, CO. In his 18 years of teaching high school, he has taught a variety of business subjects including personal finance, entrepreneurship, and marketing. Dan's passions include working with teenagers, advocating for personal finance education, investing in real estate, and promoting the FIRE movement. Embedded in his classes is the co-curricular DECA club in which students travel, compete, acquire leadership skills, do community service, and have fun! His students have competed at the national level in entrepreneurship, personal finance, marketing, and hospitality services with much success over the years. Dan launched SheeksFreaks in late 2019, which is an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, start investing in real estate, and pursue early financial independence. The SheeksFreaks community aims to help teens use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. He is also the author of the book “First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom.”Connect with DanWebsite: Sheeks FreaksFacebook: SheeksFreaksInstagram: @sheeksfreaksYouTube: Sheeks FreaksTo Connect With UsPlease visit our website: www.bonavestcapital.com and please click here, to leave a rating and review!SponsorsGrow Your Show, LLCThinking About Creating and Growing Your Own Podcast But Not Sure Where To Start?Visit GrowYourShow.com and Schedule a call with Adam A. Adams.Dream Chasers PodcastWant to listen to another Next Level Show?Subscribe to DREAM CHASERS | Interviews with the Future Podcast!

Join me for a conversation with Dan Sheeks! Dan is a high school marketing and entrepreneur teacher from Denver, CO. He's the founder of SheeksFreaks, an online community to help young people live their best lives by making smart money decisions. He's also the author of the new BiggerPockets published book First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Financial Independence. Dan is passionate about investing, real estate, and helping others find their own financial path to financial freedom. First to a Million Bookwww.SheekFreaks.com 

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Dan is a high school teacher in Colorado, a real estate investor, an author of First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence and a staunch advocate for financial education (and I'm probably leaving something out). Today on the podcast, Dan will discuss the key concepts from his book, highlight what resonates most with his students, delve into real estate investing (e.g., house hacking) and answer several teacher questions. Enjoy! 

Dan Sheeks is one of the newest BiggerPockets Publishing authors, with his book, First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom. The book introduces teenagers to the strategies, concepts, and mindset needed to achieve early financial freedom. He is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. He and his wife have a variety of real estate investments including multifamily, single-family, Airbnb, and out-of-state BRRRRs (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat). Dan's passions include working with teenagers, advocating for personal finance education, investing in real estate, and promoting the FIRE movement. In his 19-plus years of teaching high school, he has taught various business subjects, including financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and marketing. In this episode, Dan will share with us his passionate work how he is helping teenagers in personal finance, passive income, real estate investing, and early financial freedom strategies so they can live their best lives. Episode Links: https://www.sheeksfreaks.com  https://www.instagram.com/dsheeks/?hl=en https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/first-to-a-million https://www.amazon.com/First-Million-Teenagers-Achieving-Independence/dp/1947200461 --- Transcript Before we jump into the episode, here's a quick disclaimer about our content. The Remote Real Estate Investor podcast is for informational purposes only, and is not intended as investment advice. The views, opinions and strategies of both the hosts and the guests are their own and should not be considered as guidance from Roofstock. Make sure to always run your own numbers, make your own independent decisions and seek investment advice from licensed professionals.   Michael: What's going on everyone? Welcome to another episode of the Real Estate Investor. My name is Michael Albaum. And if you're watching this on camera, I've clearly got a shiny head tonight. I think it's my lighting.   On this episode, I will interview Dan Sheeks, author, investor, teacher, and just someone who's full of wisdom and golden nuggets. So let's get right into it.   Dan Sheeks, what's going on, man? Thanks so much for coming on the show with me. I appreciate you.   Dan: You bet, Michael, great to be here. Thanks for having me.   Michael: Oh, my gosh, my pleasure. So we were chatting a little bit before we recorded, we you know, hit the record button. And so I know a little bit about your story. But I would love if you could share with all of our listeners, who you are, where you came from and what it is has to do now with real estate.   Dan: Sure. Um, it's not it's not a crazy exceptional story. It's… so I'll keep it short. It's… I've been in Colorado for a little over 20 years. My main gig currently is that I am a high school business teacher in a public high school, just south of Denver and a suburb. This is my 19th year doing that. And I teach classes like entrepreneurship, personal finance, marketing, stuff like that. I love my job. I absolutely love my job. I have great kids and great program. All my classes are electives. And so most of the kids that are in their want to be in there. And so it's it's fun to teach them.   I bought my first property…. say 10 years ago, but I really started investing I would say about six or seven years ago, when my wife and I, at the time we weren't married, we had just started dating actually. But we both were just kind of starting to scratch the surface around real estate investing. And when, when we met, we also both found the BiggerPockets community and the Choose FIRE community and really dove like full on into those communities and their blogs and their podcasts and all that good stuff. And so luckily for us, I guess that's probably why we're married. We were really in sync with our future financial goals. And the idea of real estate investing to build wealth. So we've been hammering it ever since. Today, we own 17 units, mostly in Colorado. We have three houses out in Detroit, Michigan, or suburb of Detroit. And a little bit of variety in there. We have single family, small multifamily, we've done some burrs, we have a couple of short term rentals. We house hack, so we rent out our basement as well.   Michael: Love it, love it…   Dan: Most… mostly long term buy and hold properties. So that's, that's it in a nutshell.   Michael: Okay, man, that's awesome. I mean, I think there's a ton there that I want to unpack. But you said at the beginning of that sentence, that's not a very exceptional story. And I'm going to push back a little bit on that, because you said that you're a high school business teacher in a public school. I mean, those words don't exist, didn't exist in a sentence when I was in school. So what is a high school business teacher? I mean, that's, that sounds incredible.   Dan: Yeah, there's a lot of people say that, like, Oh, I didn't know they had those classes in high school.   Michael: Yeah.   Dan: And when I was in school, too, we did… we did have one business teacher, he taught typing and accounting. And that might have been it. I took accounting from him, and I really liked it. But business classes have been around, but nowadays, they're really started. There's a lot of them, especially in the larger urban schools where there's enough, enough of a you know, class size and students to to fill those rooms with with kids. So we have all kinds of classes at our school, we have, I think, seven business teachers… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, sorry, six full time business teachers that teach a variety of classes. So most of your bigger urban schools are going to have business classes, and even some of your rural schools will have the things I mentioned, like, you know, accounting, and maybe an intro, intro to business class, computer application, stuff like that. So, yeah, they're out there, but they are usually always elective.   Michael: Okay. All right. Well, I know I would have for sure jumped on that when I was in school. So I'm so glad to hear now that it's being offered. But it's so cool to hear that. I mean, you're living, like you're living and breathing what it is that you're teaching these kids, right.   Dan: I teach personal finance and I teach marketing that's… Marketing is my main, the main thing I teach marketing classes, Social Media for Business and I guess entrepreneurship, too. And so in those classes, because it's a passion of mine, I will drop in, you know, a day here a day there. I call them FIRE-days, Financial Independence Days, and we'll just talk about some random strategy. Maybe it's house hacking, maybe it's frugality. Maybe it's side hustles, maybe it's passive income. And we'll just have some good conversations around it. In the personal finance class, of course, I can get more into that because it's more relevant to the actual curriculum. But even in that class, I still have to cover a lot of the basics. So there's that foundation, because when I get into things like, let's say, real estate investing, or these higher level FIRE-strategies, you know, they have to have that foundation first.   Michael: Okay. And when you say the basics, what is that? Because I think so many investors, or people that are just getting into investing in general, hear that real estate's a great investment and think, okay, I gotta go, you know, I gotta go get some real estate, but maybe don't have some of those basics and those fundamentals down. So when you say that, you know, what are you referring to?   Dan: Yeah, just the basic personal finance stuff would be things like checking accounts, savings accounts, brokerage accounts, the basic stock market investing, knowledge, credit cards, building a good credit score, using credit, having assets and not liabilities, things of that nature. Insurance…   Michael: Okay.   Dan: Pay stubs, good doing your taxes.   Michael: Love it. And you recently wrote a book, right?   Dan: Yeah, I wrote a book, came out about two months ago.   Michael: Awesome. And what is it called? And what can people expect to find in it?   Dan: Yes. So the book is called: “First to a Million” and the subtitle is “A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence”. And so it covers, it covers a lot. It's actually pretty, it's kind of a longer book for a teenager, but it's a pretty easy read, I think. But it's not something that someone who read in it in an evening, it's, it's got, it's got some, some girth to it, I would say some a lot of good content. But when I wrote it, I wrote it for teenagers, obviously, that's in the subtitle, but really, it's a book, anybody who's just getting started in the early financial independence world, or, you know, that idea that, hey, I don't have to work till I am 65. The book has a lot of value for anybody. I don't care what, what age you are, it's really an introduction to that, that community, that strategy. And so you know, I wrote the book, assuming the reader knew nothing, right? They were, they're starting with a clean slate, they knew very little about personal finance. The good news is though, and I always laugh about this, because there's a lot of people out there who are very passionate about teaching adults, personal finance, and early financial independence strategies, and bless them for doing that. But I think it's actually easier what I'm doing because a teenager is a blank slate, right? They, they haven't really started bad habits, they haven't tanked their credit score, they haven't incurred a bunch of debt, they don't have any debt. And they haven't engaged in lifestyle inflation. So they're, you know, you can train them from the get go to make good decisions from, from a very early age. And so I think it's kind of easier to deal with teens and to teach them right out of the gate.   So that book is really just about introducing the young person to savvy personal finance, the foundation, some of that's covered in the book, and then going into those bigger topics. Like I mentioned before it, frugality, entrepreneurship, side hustles, passive income, real estate investing, index fund investing, and there's a couple chapters in there about should you go to college? Is that a good decision or not? Obviously, teenagers, that's a big decision they have to make.   Michael: That's a very big, I'm sure you've got some angry parents of folks reading that book? Because that's a question for so many people, right? It's like you have to go.   Dan: Yeah. I mean, I don't have any angry parents because I don't tell anybody what to do. I just lay out the pros and cons. Like if, if you, the reader are interested in early financial independence, then here's the pros and cons of college and I ultimately say it's your choice only, you know what you should do? But a college degree isn't necessary for financial independence. And that sometimes can actually be a hindrance, because, you know, especially if you incur debt, you know, in the book I talked about if you're going to go to college, great. More power to you, but you need to find a way to do it without incurring any student loan debt.   Michael: Yeah, yeah. I mean, you think about and just look at the math like an average college costs about 20 grand a year 25 grand a year. If you go put that on a down payment on a house, you could have four properties by the time you would have graduated college.   Dan: Yeah, especially if you how sacked one a year you will…You'd have four properties without a doubt. And I know guys who are financially independent with four properties and the house hack to meet, so you can parallel universe there, you have someone who's graduating at 22, let's say with 100,000 / 50,000 in credit card debt, just starting their career in parallel universe, there's their, their twin who's basically at financial independence are very close. Now. They're, they're living pretty meagerly and frugally, but they can, you know, slowly continue to buy more passive income assets and grow that over time. Yeah, so it's, there's a choice. And I don't tell anyone what choice to make. It's everyone's got their personal path to walk. But I do believe everyone should be educated on the options.   Michael: Totally, totally. And I mean, you're teaching this stuff day in and day out, Dan. So what inspired you to actually write a book about it?   Dan: Um, it was, it started six or seven years ago, when when my wife and I found bigger pockets and Choose FIRE. Because before that, I really, I knew about investing. And I knew about savvy personal finance, but I didn't know about early financial independence. And so as my wife and I learned more and more and more, and I was reading books, and blogs, and listen to podcasts, and all that stuff.   I was like, Wow, this, you know, these options that are included under the financial early financial independence umbrella, nobody knows about this stuff. It's just, it's a pretty new movement, at least the last 10 or 15 years. So I, you know, teenagers being my thing, I love working with young people. I just knew that I had to write a book, specifically for that young person, about these early five strategies, because there's nothing else out there. You know, there's nothing, there's no other book out there for young people to introduce them to these other options.   Michael: Yeah. And I mean, I love that, I love that. So many people, I think, especially if talking to a financial advisor, or financial planner, get overwhelmed with all of the different options, all the different choices, all the different possibilities out there. So how do you break it down for younger folks to really understand and digest? And, and do you think that they really do?   Dan: Um, I know they do. Because I've worked with so many young people who are, who are using these these strategies and these tools and these tactics to be well on their way to early financial independence at a young age. Does every kid soak it up? Don't know yet, right? Because a lot of the students in my class or in my classroom, or in my… sorry, my online community, they're probably listening to stuff and they may not, they may not employ it right away. But it's always going to be in the back of their head. So maybe 15 years down the road, they hate their job. And then that's the impetus that makes them say, you know what, I cannot do this for another 30 years. But I remember that one guy, or that one book, or that one guy…   Michael: The Dan guy…   Dan: Yeah. Yeah. And so let me Google that and see what that's about again, I want to look into that some more, because now they're more motivated, perhaps. Yeah…   Michael: I love that. I love that. So and let's talk about your online community. What's it called? And kind of who's it for? Dan: It's called SheeksFreaks, which is kind of a funny name…   Michael: I love the name.   Dan: Well, it's my last name plus the word freaks in the whole, you know, the first 2 million book, the whole kind of premise, or the theme of the book is around being freakish. And same with my community. And that that is, you know, it's it's the idea that very few young people are motivated enough to spend time learning and executing personal finance strategies. It's not the norm most young people don't want anything to do with that. That was me when I was younger. So the young person, like if someone reads my book, and they're a teenager, that's, that's exceptional, right? That's, that's a book about personal finance and money that a teenager just read through. Kudos to them, but that's not normal. It's freakish in a good way, right? It's exceptional. So the SheeksFreaks community is an online community been around for about two years, it's for young people, I like to say 15 to 25, who are either beginning or, you know, maybe intermediate level around early financial independence stuff, we have several different subgroups within the community, like different topics that they can join, that they're more specifically interested in. We have like 40 of those. And so that it's just a place for young people to come together to interact and connect with likeminded young people because again, these are their freaks, they are different. And so even in their home group, there's not a lot of people like them, their best friends probably aren't engaging in the conversations that they want to have around money, but in my community, that's all that we're doing.   Michael: I love it. I love it. And how do you find the conversation is best started. You know, for a lot of our listeners out there maybe their parents and have young, young kids or teenage age kids in their life, and this topic has never come up at the dinner table or never come up in life. So how do you start to facilitate? How do you start to have that conversation? You give them a book and say here, go, go get learned?   Dan: Yeah, well, I think you have the, you have the conversation at the dinner table, even you just do it, right. And I mean, it should go well, before that, I think money conversation should be held in the household from a pretty early age, you know, I mean, from the get go, and it just, it becomes part of your family culture that we are open with money, we talk about our, our incomes, and our expenses and our, our financial status in our house, and you can try to make it you know, don't tell them too much, until they're old enough to understand that some of that shouldn't be shared with everybody. But you have the conversations at dinner, you have the conversations in the car on the way the grocery store, you, you have your child teenager, tween whatever, you have them sit down with you while you pay the bills, click the mouse and pay, you know, pay the bill here pay the bill there you show them where your money's coming in, you show them where the money is going out for the house. So every household is like a small little business, show them the profit and loss, show them the balance sheet. So then the checking account, the savings account, the brokerage account, explain to them what's going on there. If they don't have any interest, um, you know, just keep at it every few months, sit them down again. But if you're having these conversations around the table, I think it's going to happen pretty organically. I don't have kids that age yet, so I can't speak to it. But I can say as a teacher, you know, and use terms like financial freedom, not retirement, retirement, it's kind of boring and like light years in their future, but financial freedom, financial independence, those are more catchy click beatty kind of terms that they, they might gravitate to. And, you know, just pose a question like, son or daughter, if you won $100,000 in a lottery, what would you do with that money? Here's what I would do. You know, let them explain and here's what I would do. And what do you think would be the best use of that money? Would you split it into different buckets? And why would you do that? There's a lot of things you can do to just facilitate money conversations. That's really what you got to do.   Michael: Yeah, that's a great question, that's a great question… So Dan, I would love to shift gears here and talk a little bit about your kind of personal portfolio and journey having done, you know, a handful of different things, what's been your favorite investment asset class today?   Dan: Short term rentals, we have ,too you know, we're not experts by any stretch, but they do crush it, man, the, the, the increased cash flow is significant. But they are a little more high maintenance, or sometimes a lot more high maintenance. My wife just… one of our short term rentals is about an hour drive south of here in Colorado Springs, and my wife just went down today for about an hour drive down, she spent about two hours down there, she came back for an hour, you know, she goes down there and checks up on the property every, every month or so. And just to make sure things are good touch base with our, with our cleaner, who's really kind of our property manager down there in a way.   Michael: Okay…   Dan: Umm, so I think those are my favorite, but you know, we're not, we're not real estate investors that want to own 100 properties, we will probably buy a few more, and then we'll be good. We'll probably start paying off some mortgages and, and increasing our cash flow. And we don't want to own multiple, multiple short term rentals. That's just not in our strategy for long term wealth and happiness. And that's what it's all about, right? It's about being happy. And we live pretty frugally. So we don't need a bunch. And we don't want to be having to think about a bunch of properties.   Michael: It makes total sense. And you mentioned that you and your wife are also house hacking, which I love because my wife and I are doing the same thing. And I think so many people hear what house hacking is and think oh, it's only for, you know, a single person fresh out of school, you know, can eat Top Ramen for dinner, but I mean, you're, you're a married couple doing it. So curious to know what that's been like for you both?   Dan: It's been awesome. It's like getting a $10,000 a year raise every year, or just a bonus, I guess. And by the way, my wife was a public school teacher elementary for 18 years before she retired a couple years ago, was able to retire because of our our real estate investments. Now she manages our portfolio, she grows our portfolio. She's a property manager. And she has a couple of side hustles so she's home pretty much all day except when she's doing you know, managing properties and whatnot. So we have, we have a three story house and it's a three bedroom house and there's a bedroom on each floor, each each level. So in our basement, there's one bedroom, one bathroom, a living area, plenty of storage fireplace and we've kind of made a makeshift kitchen down there with the a hot plate and a microwave and a toaster oven and a medium sized fridge. And so yeah, we ran out the basement to… well, we've we just our third tenants that we've had in like four or five years, just left. So it's right now actually listed and we'll have someone moving in soon.   And yeah, they just live downstairs, there's that we share the laundry with them, we share the main entrance. For the most part, they don't use our kitchen, but they can you know, if it's, if they need to use it, that's fine. But they pay us $950 a month to live in our basement. It's a nice house, right? The downstairs is a great living area.   Michael: Amazing.   Dan: So it's not for everyone, my wife and I are in our 40s we have a small child. I'm at work at school, you know, every day, so we only rent to females, my wife feels and I feel much more comfortable doing just females. And it's worked out great, you know, we've had three great tenants looking for a fourth, and who doesn't want an extra 10 grand a year?   Michael: Totally. And so it sounds like it's a long term rental than long term basis.   Dan: Yeah, we usually start out with three to six months and then month a month after that. I think all three of our tenants have stayed for at least one year, the longest, I think was two years.   Michael: Okay. Man, I love that, I love that. Any plans to stop that in the future at a certain… when your kids get to a certain age after you feel like, you know, just kind of over this? Do you see that in your horizon anytime?   Dan: We've talked about it, but we'll just play it by ear, honestly. I mean it. If at some point were like, you know, this isn't working anymore. We'll just say, all right, you got you got another month, here's your months' notice, and then we'll move on. Yeah…   Michael: Love it. And I think, I think house hacking is like one of the best way to turbocharge just like rocket fuel for real estate investing and wealth building. I mean, it's just unbelievable what you can do with it. So any tips, tricks, recommendations to folks listening out there that are considering purchasing a house hack for themselves?   Dan: Oh, I have tons and I agree with you.   Michael: Awesome. I thought you might…   Michael: Yeah. Yeah, Michael, I 100% agree with you that house hacking is I think by far the best real estate investing strategy for young people to get started. And I write about it quite a bit in my book. There's also a workbook that goes, there's the book First 2 Million, and there's a workbook that goes with it and in that workbook it takes, it takes a teenager over like a five year, five year period of time and gives them tasks to do every four months. And if they follow the workbook, they will own their first house sack within about four years, and when they start employing all of my strategies that I lay out. And so you know, some tips and tricks, one, if you're, if you're a teenager, you got to start saving some money. You can have a low down payment with the house set because it is a primary residence, but you got to have some cash and you want to have some emergency cash. And you want to have some initial maintenance and repairs cash, which I lay all this out in the workbook in detail, you got to have a good credit score.   I tell my, the young people I work with and this is counterintuitive to I think what a lot of people say but when you the day you turn 18 I say roll out of bed, go to your laptop and apply for your first credit card. And when you turn 19, get your second one, you turn 19 and a half, get your third one and use them all, use all three, at least a little bit every month and pay him off every month. If you do that you will have an amazing credit score in no time. And I know young people who have done exactly that caveat, right. That's only if you know how to use a credit card responsibly, if you haven't been educated on that, then stay the heck away. But the young people in my community they they're very responsible with money in there. And there they are educated on how to do that. So get the good credit score, save up some money, educate yourself. That's a huge piece, read the books. I'll throw a plug in for my friend Craig Curelop, he wrote a book called: “The House Hacking Strategy”, published by BiggerPockets.   Same publisher of my book, and it is a phenomenal book for someone who wants to start house hacking, and just wants that introductory book that takes them from step one to step 100. And now you're in your third house, that kind of thing. Yeah, so the, the piece of that puzzle for house hacking that will trip most young people up is the is the income history. Um, you know, a lender isn't going to want to lend a 20 year old or 21 year old or a 22 year old $100,000 for a property unless they know that they're going to be able to pay it back. And most young people don't have you know…   Michael: I can't, I can't show my lunch money that I got from my parents' income. When I was in high school, that allowance doesn't count…   Dan: The allowance doesn't count, you know, gifts from grandma don't count all that stuff. So…   Michael: Alright, yeah. So what do most folks do?   Dan: Well, young people in the workbook I kind of lay out a plan of how you can look for the young person that doesn't go to college it becomes much easier you work full time for a couple years, hopefully in a good job. And depending on the value of the property you're looking to buy, that could be all you need to do. For some people, it could be as easy as graduating from college, and just getting that first job that is aligned with your major and you don't even have to work for very long after obtaining that job. They just want to see that you have a pay stub from the job that you were in school for, and then you're good to go. But the best loophole, which doesn't work for every young person is to have a parent cosign on the mortgage. So the bank looks at their income history and credit score if needed and the young person can get in to their that first property.   Michael: I love it. So it's interesting you mentioned the getting a job associate with your major my younger brother, actually shout out to you, Jeff went and did this, he graduated got a good paying job at the company I used to work for and then they told him yeah, you qualify for a mortgage because we will constitute your four year degree as a as basically earned, earned time, time and you're earning income. Yep. So he's like, sweet, awesome. So it's it's a pretty good life hack.   Dan: It is, it is for sure.   Michael: No, I love it. I love it. Dan, this has been so much fun man, I want to very respectful of your time. Where can people get your book? Where can they subscribe to your online community? And if you have additional questions want to reach out to you what's the best way for them to do so?   Dan: Sure and thanks, thanks for having me, Michael, this has been a blast. I can talk about this stuff for hours. Yeah, if you're interested in the book: First to a Million you can get it at, at BiggerPockets.com, which is the publisher. And if, if your listeners are familiar with real estate, they've probably been to that website a few times already, if not every day. They can also find it, they can also find it on Amazon and other places. The workbook right now is exclusively at BiggerPockets.com however until I think spring of 2020. To the community for young people. There's a free version and a paid version, I'll just transparency there but the free version has a ton of value. Just go to https://www.sheeksfreaks.com/ and there's a button that says: Join the community and it'll tell you all about it. And if people want to reach out to me, I prefer email: Dan@sheeksfreaks.com but you can also reach out to me, DM me on Instagram, that works too.   Michael: Awesome, Dan, this was great. So much valuable in you know, what you've been talking about in the book and the online community. I can't wait to see where you go from here. We'll definitely be in touch soon, man. Thanks again.   Dan: Thanks for having me, Michael. Thanks again.   Michael: Hey, my pleasure. Take care.   Alright, well, that was our episode, a big thank you to Dan for coming on. And just a big shout out to Dan for educating our young people and teachers in general for all the work that you all have done. If you liked the episode, please feel free to leave us a rating or review wherever it is you listen to episodes. And as always, we look forward to seeing the next one. Happy investing…

I was so excited to talk to my guest, Dan Sheeks, and learn more about how he teaches teens to achieve early financial freedom.   When I look around at the cost of real estate where I live, I wonder how my kids will ever afford their own house. It's not unusual for a simple home to go for a million dollars.   If I think too much about it, it makes me worry…BUT I feel a MILLION times better (see what I did there? ;)  after talking to Dan!  Dan shares so many practical tips with me and in his book, “First to a Million” where he teaches how to build wealth and stay away from the mistakes many people make.   In this episode, we talk about: Motivating young adults to plan for their financial future before they make common money mistakes Best practices for teens and young adults to build a solid credit score Strategies and tactics young people can use to help them avoid working in the rat race until they are 65 years old Why personal finance education is not emphasized in the public school system and what we can do to change that How a young person can begin investing in real estate before they turn 21 To buy Dan's book, go to www.biggerpockets.com/teen  Discount code “Future” for the membership section To download a copy of Dan's “7 Ways to Screw Up Your Kids”, log into or join the Parent toolbox.  www.parent-toolbox.com About Dan Sheeks Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, CO. In his 18 years of teaching high school, he has taught a variety of business subjects including personal finance, entrepreneurship, and marketing. Dan's passions include working with teenagers, advocating for personal finance education, investing in real estate, and promoting the FIRE movement. Embedded in his classes is the co-curricular DECA club in which students travel, compete, acquire leadership skills, do community service, and have fun! His students have competed at the national level in entrepreneurship, personal finance, marketing, and hospitality services with much success over the years. Dan launched SheeksFreaks in late 2019, which is an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, start investing in real estate, and pursue early financial independence. The SheeksFreaks community aims to help teens use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. Contact Information: Email: dan@sheeksfreaks.com Social Media: Website: https://www.sheeksfreaks.com/ SheeksFreaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/ Dan Sheeks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsheeks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheeksfreaks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-zSyE5oX0L_npo00xDCsYw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-sheeks-0ab489106/ Thanks for listening! It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you would like to purchase my book or other parenting resources, visit me at www.yellingcurebook.com With this podcast, my intention is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We have too much of that! I honor each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of Peaceful Parenting. If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave a review I appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from listeners not only help me improve, but also help others find me in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!! To rate and review my show go to: https://ratethispodcast.com/parentingourfuture.

  On this week's episode, Jaret and Gary talk with Dan Sheeks, who is a father, husband and author of First to a Million: A Teenager’s Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence.   The post Dan Sheeks (Author of First to a Million) appeared first on idobi.

  On this week's episode, Jaret and Gary talk with Dan Sheeks, who is a father, husband and author of First to a Million: A Teenager’s Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence.  

Dan Sheeks is the owner and founder of SheeksFreaks LLC, an online community to help young people live their best lives by making smart money decisions. He has been a high school business teacher in Denver, CO for eighteen years, and he's passionate about teaching teenagers personal finance, passive income, real estate investing, and early financial freedom strategies so they can live their best lives.Have a teen in your life? Most teenagers are told about only one financial path: Work until you're old and then retire. But what if you want to spend your adult life traveling, creating, or bettering the world instead of working all day, every day? In episode 50, we interview the Author of "First To A Million", Dan Sheeks and explore the many advantages of FI while explaining the secrets of investing, living frugally, and maintaining an entrepreneurial mindset. Check out Dan's book below! https://www.amazon.com/First-Million-Teenagers-Achieving-Independence/dp/1947200461

Welcome to the Business with Beers  Happy Hour!This is the second episode in a new series launching every Thursday.It's a short, solo episode in which IHighlight some gold nuggets from a recent guest,Talk about how I am going to apply that advice in my life, and Provide some updates on my personal business & investing journeyThis past week I had Dan Sheeks on the show. Dan has written a book called “First to a Million, A teenager's guide to achieving early financial independence”. We had a great conversation covering a lot of topics on personal finance. Should you build your wealth through the stock market? What is index fund investing? How else should you earn passive income and build wealth?To learn more about the concepts discussed podcast go to https://www.brianbeers.com and sign up for Brian's free weekly newsletter delivering content directly to your inbox.Connect with Brian you can follow him on Instagram and facebook, connect on LinkedIn or email brian@beerspodcast.comRemember to take the actions other won't to live the life others don't.

We’re giving away free copies of First to a Million: A Teenager’s Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence by Dan Sheeks! Leave a comment on the Mile High FI YouTube channel telling us about a teen you think deserves to get a copy of the book. We’ll pick three comments and send you a copy along with the accompanying workbook for you to pass along! In this episode, Doug and Carl interview Dan Sheeks about teaching teen financial literacy and his new book First to a Million. Here are a few highlights of our discussion: Dan’s Background traveling the world why traditional investment vehicles like 401(k)s are not for him his biggest money mistake Teens And Money how to teach teens about money are some humans natural-born savers? what about meme stocks, NFTs, and crypto? the Sheeks Freaks ____ Links SheeksFreaks | Achieve Early Financial Freedom https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/ Sheeks Freaks on YouTube First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence First to a Million Workbook: A Companion Guide for Teens to Achieve Early Financial Independence Note: Affiliate links above, so we get a commission if you buy something.

We're giving away free copies of First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence by Dan Sheeks! Leave a comment on the Mile High FI YouTube channel telling us about a teen you think deserves to get a copy of the book. We'll pick three comments and send you a copy along with the accompanying workbook for you to pass along! In this episode, Doug and Carl interview Dan Sheeks about teaching teen financial literacy and his new book First to a Million. Here are a few highlights of our discussion: Dan's Background traveling the world why traditional investment vehicles like 401(k)s are not for him his biggest money mistake Teens And Money how to teach teens about money are some humans natural-born savers? what about meme stocks, NFTs, and crypto? the Sheeks Freaks Join the Mile High FI Club – It's our email list! ____ **Disclaimer: The podcast is for informational purposes. Maybe entertainment but we won't even make such a claim. You shouldn't take the info as financial, legal, or tax advice. We aren't certified financial planners or advisors. We're not qualified for much. So get advice from professionals.** Links SheeksFreaks | Achieve Early Financial Freedom https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/ Sheeks Freaks on YouTube First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence First to a Million Workbook: A Companion Guide for Teens to Achieve Early Financial Independence Note: Affiliate links above, so we get a commission if you buy something.

What would happen if we were able to teach teenagers financial independence? High school teacher, real estate investor, and net worth millionaire, Dan Sheeks, joins me today as we discuss his newest book, First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence. Although written for teenagers, Dan wrote the book for anyone who is getting into the idea of early financial independence and seeking to carve out their path to a good life. Not every young person is interested in learning and focusing on their financial future – and not every adult is either. But you also don't have to wait to achieve financial freedom till you're 65 because you can always start now. Options, options, options! Here are some power takeaways from today's conversation: What is financial freedom? Why many people don't reach financial independence The 4 mechanisms of early financial independence The premise behind First to a Million About BiggerPockets What Dan's investment portfolio looks like Episode Highlights: Achieving Early Financial Independence Financial freedom is the ability to pay your living expenses with passive income or sustainable asset withdrawal which is a concept where, for instance, if you have a million dollars in an index fund, you can take money out. In other words, financial freedom is the ability to live your life without having to work.  You don't have to do the "9-5 till you're 65" grind for the next three or four decades because there are other options of doing things differently with your money that allows you to reach early financial independence. If you don't like that option, then don't do it. You can work till you're 65 and there's nothing wrong with that. But there are other options that you should know about so you can at least decide what's best for you. You could be making a good income but it's about what you do with that money and what's your savings rate. Are you spending 100% of your salary or are you saving 50%? If you can get higher up on that savings rate, and you reinvest that money into index funds, real estate, or some other passive income stream then becoming a millionaire is not difficult. It's simple, but it's not easy because it takes sacrifice, some extra work, planning, and persistence.  The 4 Mechanisms of Early Financial Independence 1. Spend less. Don't spend as much money as everybody else. Have a nice savings rate. 2. Earn more. Create a side hustle. Get an extra job or start a small little business in your community. Find a way to earn more money.  3. Save the difference. 4. Invest your savings wisely. Know what you are investing in and understand it. Put your money to work for you as early as possible and let it do its compound effect where it grows over time.  Resources Mentioned: http://www.sheeksfreaks.com (www.sheeksfreaks.com)  https://www.biggerpockets.com/ (Bigger Pockets) https://www.amazon.com/First-Million-Teenagers-Achieving-Independence/dp/1947200461 (First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence) https://www.amazon.com/Defining-Decade-Your-Twenties-Matter/dp/0446561754 (Defining Decade) by Meg Jay https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680194 (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) by Robert Kiyosaki

Today we've got Dan Sheeks on the show. Dan is a high school teacher, real estate investor, and author of a booked called “First To $1 million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence” Dan is a leader with the FIRE community which stands for “Financial Independence Retire Early”.  We dive into the core principles of how to achieve financial independence. We cover a number of great topics at a high level such as generating passive income, good vs. bad debt, index investing and more. I read his book cover to cover and I truly believe his book can be life changing for anyone who is looking to get started in creating financial freedom. If you enjoyed  this episode please share it with your friends, rate & review with your favorite part to help us reach more people .To learn more about the concepts discussed podcast go to https://www.brianbeers.com and sign up for Brian's free weekly newsletter delivering content directly to your inbox Connect with Brian you can follow him on Instagram and facebook, connect on LinkedIn or email brian@beerspodcast.comLinks:SheeksFreaks Community: https://bit.ly/sheeksfreaks120www.sheeksfreaks.com/Biggerpockets.com Book Links :First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial IndependenceThe Richest Man in BabylonProfit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine - Mike Michalowicz Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence - by Vicki Robin, Joe Dominguez, Mr. Money MustacheSet for Life: Dominate Life, Money, and the American Dream - Scott Trench The House Hacking Strategy: How to Use Your Home to Achieve Financial Freedom - Craig CurelopVivid Vision: A Remarkable Tool for Aligning Your Business Around a Shared Vision of the Future -  Cameron HeroldThe ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results - Gary Keller, Jay Papasan 

A high school teacher reveals the sad state of financial education today.  Most students still think the path is: go to school, get good grades, go to college, get a job, work until you're 65, and then start enjoying life.  Dan Sheeks is a Denver, Colorado-based high school teacher and real estate investor.  He enjoys working with teenagers. He also volunteers for the Colorado Attorney General to advance financial education.   Just last month, Dan released a book with Bigger Pockets: “First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence”. See it here. He discusses solutions for teenage financial independence:  1) When you turn 18, get your first credit card  2) “House hack” real estate by age 21 3) Good debt vs. bad debt - do teens understand? 4) Mindset 5) Avoiding mistakes like “meme coins” 6) Saving Dan tells us the two main reasons why there's a pathetic lack of financial education in school today - funding and politics.   Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/382 If you have a child, get Dan's book: First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence Dan Sheeks' online community for young people: www.SheeksFreaks.com Dan Sheeks' e-mail (It's OK to message him): dan@sheeksfreaks.com To learn more about eQRPs: text “EQRP” in ALL CAPS to 72000 or: eQRP.co By texting “EQRP” to 72000 and opting in, you will receive periodic marketing messages from eQRP Co. Message & data rates may apply. Reply “STOP” to cancel. Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com JWB's available Florida income property: CashFlowAndGrowth.com New Const. Florida SFHs & multifamilies: www.B2Rdirect.com Best Financial Education: GetRichEducation.com Get our free, wealth-building “Don't Quit Your Daydream Letter”: www.GetRichEducation.com/Letter Top Properties & Providers: GREmarketplace.com Follow us on Instagram: @getricheducation Keith's personal Instagram: @keithweinhold

How much closer would you be to hitting your goal of early retirement if you had started when you were just a teenager? Author Dan Sheeks believes teenagers should have the opportunity to learn about financial freedom and the way real estate investing can help them achieve their financial goals. In this episode, Dan shares how to get teenagers involved in learning about and achieving early financial independence. Dan Sheeks | Real Estate Background Founder of Sheeks Freaks, a community in which young people can learn finance skills to help them reach early financial independence. Portfolio: Own 17 units of residential. Their portfolio includes STRs, long-term, single family, small multi-family, out-of-state properties, and BRRRRs. They also rent out their basement in their primary residence. Full-time job: Public high school business/marketing teacher. Published a book with Bigger Pockets Publishing, First to a Million, which is a teenager's guide to achieving early financial independence. Based in: Denver, CO Say hi to him at: www.sheeksfreaks.com Click here to know more about our sponsors: Deal Maker Mentoring | PassiveInvesting.com | FollowUp Boss

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This is part 2 of my conversation with Dan Sheeks. Dan is a high school business/marketing teacher, real estate investor, author, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. He founded the online community, SheeksFreaks which is a community that is specifically for young people (ages 15-25) who are highly motivated in the areas of building wealth, entrepreneurship, real estate investing, mindset, early financial independence, and networking. He and his wife have a variety of real estate investments including multifamily, single-family, Airbnb, and out-of-state BRRRR, and he aims to help teens use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age.   In this episode, Dan and I continue the conversation on the importance of teaching kids to be financially literate at a young age. We also talked about how motivation may vary between kids who come from well off families vs. those who are not so well off, how we should be giving kids options instead of telling them what to do, and allowing kids to explore different paths instead of forcing them to go to college. All this and more in this episode, so make sure to listen in until the end!    Continuing the Conversation with Dan  Sometimes kids who are not so well off are more interested on how money can work for them as opposed to wealthy families  Well off families usually don't have the same money motivation   Financial Independence as an Option  Giving the kids options instead of telling them what to do  Consequences of getting into student loans  Having student loans are financially crippling  Corporations acknowledging that college degrees are not necessarily worth the investment  No degree is needed for real estate investing    Teaching Financial Literacy to Kids  Learning through connecting with people their age  Teaching kids to be okay to be different  Tweetable Quotes:   “There are major corporations now Google, IBM, Apple, to name a few who recognize that a college degree isn't necessarily worth the investment. So they're hiring high school graduates who meet certain criteria without a degree.” - Dan Sheeks        Connect with Dan on LinkedIn or check out the SheeksFreaks website!    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode. Are you confused about where to start? Join our community and learn more about real estate investing. Head over to our Facebook Page, Youtube Channel, or website https://www.theacademypresents.com/jointhesummit36848306. Connect with Lorren Capital, LLC. for syndicated multifamily investments, https://lorrencapital.com/. To learn more about me, visit my LinkedIn profile, and connect with me.

Today's episode features Dan Sheeks author of First to a Million and founder of  Sheeks Freaks. Dan is a teacher in Colorado and is really changing the lives of young people and giving them a space where they can feel normal sharing their financial interests. He recently authored his first book (and workbook) First to a Million which was created in the hopes of spreading financial independence education to the young masses. This book could easily change the life of a young person in your life. Imagine if you got started at 16 down this path? We hope you're as excited to inspire the next generation is chasing FI/RE as we are. Please share this episode with any teen friends or family (or their parents) who might be interested! Links From the Episode First to a Million Book Dan's Website: Sheeks Freaks Sheeks Freaks Instagram Sheeks Freaks YouTube YouTube Interview https://youtu.be/1TYcmHDDMwU Join the Community We'd love to hear your comments and questions about this week's episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFiShow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here

This is part 1 of my conversation with Dan Sheeks. Dan is a high school business/marketing teacher, real estate investor, author, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. He founded the online community, SheeksFreaks which is a community that is specifically for young people (ages 15-25) who are highly motivated in the areas of building wealth, entrepreneurship, real estate investing, mindset, early financial independence, and networking. He and his wife have a variety of real estate investments including multifamily, single-family, Airbnb, and out-of-state BRRRR, and he aims to help teens use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. In this episode, Dan talks about the importance of empowering and encouraging young people to be more knowledgeable about finance, building wealth, and entrepreneurship at a young age. He talks about how his community brings together like-minded young individuals and gives them space to learn more about finances, the power of networking and building relationships with the right people, and how schools in the country should look into making financial literacy classes available for high school students. Listen in!    Introducing Dan Sheeks to the Show  Dan shares his background  Founding the SheeksFreaks to help young people be financially savvy  Bringing together young people who are interested in building wealth  How Networking Can Change Things  Having the right connection and building relationships with the right people Importance of putting yourself out there  Building the right habits and changing your mindsets while you're young  High School Electives Requiring financial literacy classes and electives in high school Different for each state, depending on resources of the school  Tweetable Quotes: “The kids that are doing things like that [entrepreneurial activities] usually get caught and get in trouble, when we should be really just praising their entrepreneurial spirit.” - Angel Williams    “The young people, they're a little bit more progressive, and they'll think outside the box a lot easier than us adults.” - Dan Sheeks        Connect with Dan on LinkedIn!    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode. Are you confused about where to start? Join our community and learn more about real estate investing. Head over to our Facebook Page, Youtube Channel, or website https://www.theacademypresents.com/jointhesummit36848306. Connect with Lorren Capital, LLC. for syndicated multifamily investments, https://lorrencapital.com/. To learn more about me, visit my LinkedIn profile, and connect with me.  

How young did you begin to learn money management skills? How early are you teaching your kids these skills? When did you buy your first home? Do you wish you did sooner? How do you teach your kids how to achieve financial independence at a young age? This week's guest on the Crushing Debt Podcast is Dan Sheeks, the newest Bigger Pockets published author, with his book First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom. Dan is a 19-year high school business and marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, CO. In late 2019, Dan launched www.SheeksFreaks.com an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, start investing in real estate, and pursue early financial independence. You can buy his book for a teenager that you know at www.BiggerPockets.com: https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/first-to-a-million Sam Cohen of Attorneys First Insurance supports the show in multiple ways (including offsetting many of the costs of production). Introducing him to attorneys and title companies is a great way to show your support for the show. Sam@AttorneysFirst.com or www.attorneysfirst.com. Finally, get ahold of me and let me know what you think of this week's episode- Shawn@Yesnerlaw.com or www.YesnerLaw.com. 

My guest today is Dan Sheeks. Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, CO. Dan's passions include working with teenagers, advocating for personal finance education, investing in real estate, and promoting the FIRE movement. In this episode, you will learn:- How does his new book A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence help teenagers towards early financial independence and the strategies to get there.- How adults of 35-40 years old can still work for Financial Independence- What should you do with younger kids to help them start with a mindset of financial freedom or introduce them to general financial literacy- and so much more!How to connect with Dan Sheeks:Dan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsheeks/Dan's email: dan@sheeksfreaks.comSheeksFreaks Community: https://bit.ly/sheeksfreaks118SheeksFreaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/Purchase First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence: https://bit.ly/3H0x8R6GET IN TOUCH!Website: www.dadsbeforedoctors.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/dadsbeforedoctorsInstagram: www.instagram.com/dadsbeforedoctors

Are you a teenager with the goal of achieving financial and time freedom before the retirement age? Or maybe you'd like for your teenager to consider following this path? There are different paths that young people can learn about and adopt to build their financial future without following the traditional “9 to 5 then retire” path. Dan explains how teens can start getting involved with finances early to build a financially free future as is written in his book. In this episode of the Secure Your Retirement podcast, we have Dan Sheeks, a high school teacher well-known in personal finance and author of First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence. We cover how financial freedom can lead to time freedom that allows you to decide where you want to spend your time doing what you want. In this episode, find out: Why Dan wrote a book to help young people make better financial decisions and set themselves up for a bright financial future. The F.I.R.E Movement (Financial Independence Retire Early) – how to be financially free before the retirement age. The few things you can do as a parent to motivate your teenager to actively think about their financial future. The value of adding your teen onto your existing credit cards as an authorized user to build their credit while you oversee their spending. How 18 and over teens can grow their credit through responsible credit card use. How the First to a Million book and workbook opens teenagers up to different life and financial paths as opposed to the traditional ones. Dan's online community connects teens to other financially like-minded young people. Tweetable Quotes: “You can't make a young person want to learn about money and their financial future.”- Dan Sheeks “As parents, we should be adding our teenagers onto our existing credit cards as an authorized user.”-Dan Sheeks “There's no loophole or shortcut to building the length of credit history- that just takes time.”- Dan Sheeks Get the Book or Join the Community: The Books:http://biggerpockets.com/teen ( http://biggerpockets.com/teen) The community:https://www.sheeksfreaks.com/ ( https://www.sheeksfreaks.com/) Resources: If you are in or nearing retirement and you want to gain clarity on what questions you should be asking, learn what the biggest retirement myths are, and identify what you can do to achieve peace of mind for your retirement, get started today by requesting our complimentary video course, Four Steps to Secure Your Retirement! To access the course, simply visit https://pomwealth.net/3-keys-to-secure-your-retirementlp/ (POMWealth.net/podcast.)

Dan is a high school Business teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. In late 2019 Dan launched the SheeksFreaks community with a simple mission: to provide young people with free money advice so they could live their best lives. The SheeksFreaks movement is dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills to achieve early financial independence. In late 2021, Dan's first book, First to a Million, will be published and released by Bigger Pockets Publishing. The book is about achieving early financial independence and is specifically for teenagers.

Click for full show notes, exercises, and parenting scripts from this episodeDo you ever wish you learned smart financial planning earlier in life? Maybe if you'd just had some more information, you could have that sports car you've always fantasized about...or maybe you would've just avoided making some rough mistakes! In order to set our teens on a better path, it might be wise to get them started on a financial education while they're still under our roofs–so that when they step into adult life, they'll pay bills and crunch numbers like a boss.The only problem is….kids don't want to talk about money. They'd love to talk to you about the things they want to buy. But when it comes to investing, saving or planning, you might as well be talking to a wall. How can we get kids excited to learn more about their personal finances? Dan Sheeks is here to answer that question and many more! He's a high school business teacher and author of the new book, First to a Million: a Teenagers Guide to Early Financial Independence. Dan's been teaching business to teens for nearly two decades, making him pretty qualified to give financial advice to you and your kids. He knows just how to make finance palatable to teens, and all the juicy secrets for making money while you're young!In our interview, we're talking about what we can say to teens to get them interested in financial planning. Plus, Dan is explaining the difference between real and false assets, outlining different kinds of debt, revealing how teens can get a “next level” job, and much, much more. This episode is bursting with great financial advice for both teens and parents!Click for full show notes, exercises, and parenting scripts from this episode

Episode 197 - Most teenagers are told about only one financial path: Work until you're old and then retire. But what if you want to spend your adult life traveling, creating, or bettering the world instead of working all day, every day? How to change that narrative and teach our young people about money and financial freedom is the topic of this podcast episode with Dan Sheeks, author of a fantastic new book First to a Million. GET BOOK - First to a Million: www.biggerpockets.com/teen DAN'S COMMUNITY FOR TEENS - www.sheeksfreaks.com COMPANION ARTICLE/SHOW NOTES: https://coachcarson.com/financialfreaks __________

Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. Dan launched SheeksFreaks in late 2019, which is an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, start investing in real estate, and pursue early financial independence. Working with teenagers, personal finance advocacy, real estate investing, and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement are Dan's four passions. Highlights of the Episode: 01:16 - Background about Dan Sheeks 03:19 - Start of Teaching Career 05:44 - Teaching Personal Finance in High School 07:57 - Why Personal Finance is not a requirement 09:52 - Importance of Personal Finance as a subject 13:09 - Tipping point in Personal Finance 15:47 - Mission of Dan Sheeks' book 17:22 - How Happiness related to Financial Independence 22.03 - Typical American Pathway 23:48 - Who needs to be educated on Financial Independence 25:48 - Making Teenagers want to learn about Financial future 27:03 - Dealing with pushbacks 29:18 - Getting in with Bigger Pockets 31:53 - Building the community of Sheeks Freaks 34:58 - Teenager's Success stories 37:03 - Classroom vs Online 37:23 - Vision of the future 34:54 - First to a Million Workbook of Dan Sheeks 42:13 - Dan being a Father 43:53 - Best lesson from Parent Notable quotes from the Episode: "If you retire at 30 or 65, there's a lot of time where you can choose your own pathway, but until they know that's an option, there is no other pathway." "Here's the information that people don't have, now that you have it, now that you understand that there are other options, only you can get to decide how you want to live your life, what do you want to do". "The early financial independence movement is about freeing up your time to spend it, on the things that make you happy" "Success happens when you surround yourself with like-minded people. That's the whole idea of Gobudance, you want to be with people that challenge us, that level us up". Connecting with the Guest Purchase First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence: https://bit.ly/3DYDSxW SheeksFreaks Community: https://bit.ly/sheeksfreaks111 (discount code: gobundance) SheeksFreaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/ Dan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsheeks/ Dan's email: dan@sheeksfreaks.com Connect with our growing community: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gobundance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gobundancegbl/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GoBundance Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoBundance Subscribe to our GoBundance Podcast: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gobundance-podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../gobundance.../id1110145229 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/grab-life-big-podcast Not a millionaire yet but want to be a part of our ecosystem? Check out EMERGE by GoBundance. Enroll Today! https://www.gobundance.com/emerge

High school business teacher Dan Sheeks joins True Multifamily to talk about his latest book, First ot a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence. The book is written for young people where he introduces the idea that you don't have to work till you're 65. Teaching the basics of investing such as passive income and real estate investing, Dan offers various options for building wealth and achieving early financial independence. Dan also shares the 4 mechanisms that lead to early financial independence, which has nothing to do with being rich. Here are some power takeaways from today's conversation: About the book and its target readers Why you should tell the American Dream to eff off Why financial independence has nothing to do with being rich How to achieve early financial independence Episode Highlights: Why You Should Tell The American Dream to Eff Off The book challenges the typical mindset of Americans and what society has told us that we have to do. The typical American Dream is to graduate college, get a good job, get married, have 2.3 kids, a dog, and a white picket fence. You work till you're 65 then you can retire and live a good life. There's nothing wrong with that path. It has worked for millions of people, and it's a very noble way to live. But there are also other options that don't require you to work until you're 65. Why Financial Independence Has Nothing to Do With Being Rich The overall happiness of someone starts declining after you get past that point "having enough plus a little extra" because there are a lot of responsibilities that go with it. Financial independence is not about owning private jets, five houses, going on the most expensive vacations at five-star resorts. Financial independence is having enough plus a little extra – so that you are doing and enjoying everything that makes you happy in life. And so, the main benefit is getting your time back or the option to spend your time as you would choose, versus having to go to work five days a week, 40 hours or 60 hours a week until you're 65. Then you could use that extra time to engage in the things that make you happy. How to Achieve Early Financial Independence Dan recommends doing the 4 mechanisms that lead to earn early financial independence: earn more, spend less, save the difference, and invest your savings wisely. Track your income and expenses. If you're saving 30% to 50% of your income automatically every month, you reach reach early financial independence. And the first step to be able to do that is to know what's coming in and what's coming out. Resources Mentioned: SheeksFreaks LLC Book: First to a Million Episode 54 with Dan Sheeks

Early FI and what it takes to get there is not for everybody... and that's fine! It has been a year since Dan Sheeks started SheeksFreaks, an online community dedicated to helping young people live their best lives by making smart money decisions. In this episode, he returns to the podcast to talk about early FIRE and how even teenagers can become millionaires—in just a few years! He also gives a preview of his upcoming book (and workbook!), shares his FI equation, and offers advice to listeners who are just getting into FI and real estate.

In this podcast, I interview Dan Sheeks, teacher and author of his new book “First To A Million” which explores the pathway for early financial independence. Dan writes this book particularly for teens. Listen as Dan shares an overview of his book and his passion for personal finance, financial literacy and personal financial independence for teens. Be sure to check out Dan's book “First To A Million: A Teenager's Guide To Achieving Early Financial Independence” - https://bit.ly/3I1FsS7 (https://bit.ly/3I1FsS7 ) #BETTERWEALTH For more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast, visit us at http://www.betterwealth.com/podcast (www.betterwealth.com/podcast). Episode Links & Resources:  How To Develop Freakish Money Skills with Dan Sheeks - https://youtu.be/O_lheoqd1z8 Guest bio: an Sheeks is the newest BiggerPockets Publishing author, with his forthcoming book, First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom. The book introduces teenagers to the strategies, concepts, and the mindset needed to achieve early financial freedom. Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, CO. In his 19 years of teaching high school, he has taught a variety of business subjects including personal finance, entrepreneurship, and marketing. Dan's passions include working with teenagers, advocating for personal finance education, investing in real estate, and promoting the FIRE movement. Embedded in his classes is the co-curricular DECA club in which students travel, compete, acquire leadership skills, do community service, and have fun! His students have competed at the national level in entrepreneurship, personal finance, marketing, and hospitality services with much success over the years. Dan launched SheeksFreaks in late 2019, which is an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, start investing in real estate, and pursue early financial independence. The SheeksFreaks community aims to help those between 15- and 25-years old use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. Dan and his wife have a variety of real estate investments including multifamily, single family, Airbnb, and out-of-state BRRRRs. They currently have 15 units in Colorado and Michigan. Dan is also a contributing blog writer for Bigger Pockets, having written several articles regarding a variety of subjects for young investors. In his free time, Dan enjoys the Colorado outdoors with activities such as mountain biking, road biking, hiking, camping, and golfing. He lives just outside of Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Vanessa, and their son, Callum. Guest Links: First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence: https://bit.ly/3I1FsS7 SheeksFreaks Community: https://bit.ly/sheeksfreaks106 (discount code: betterwealth ) SheeksFreaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/ Dan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsheeks/ (https://www.instagram.com/dsheeks/) Dan's email: dan@sheeksfreaks.com

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What are some of the things in your life that you absolutely FREAK OUT about? For me it is In-N-Out Burgers and my favorite sports team going all in. Financial Independence and retiring early is another for me and a lot of other people, including todays guest! Tune in as he shares his story of how he achieved financial freedom at a very young age. Purchase First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence: https://bit.ly/30Zq5Jj SheeksFreaks Community: https://bit.ly/sheeksfreaks107 (discount code: rose ) SheeksFreaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/ Dan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsheeks/ Dan's email: dan@sheeksfreaks.com   Check out my YouTube channel here. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram. 

 I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I didn't take personal finance growing up. I had no idea what I was doing when I entered into the real world, as it related to my personal finance. And that's why I'm interviewing today's guest.  My guest is Dan Sheeks. He is the owner and founder of Sheeks freaks, LLC, an online community to help young people live their best lives by making smart money decisions. He's been helping high school students as a teacher teacher in Denver, Colorado for the past 18 years, and he's passionate about teaching teenagers early about financial freedom strategies so they can live their best lives in his free time.

If you've been in the FI community for years, you know the ins and outs of retirement planning, index fund investing, house hacking, and every other money-making opportunity around. But, it's safe to say that this took you years to figure out, sometimes well into adulthood. What if you were given the same knowledge you have now, but when you were a teenager?Dan Sheeks is trying to do this exactly, by teaching his students about personal finance, saving, investing, and how they can plan for FI. Dan has taken his knowledge of finance, teaching, and working with teens to write First to a Million, a Teenager's Guide to Achieving Financial Independence. In this book, Dan takes teens on a journey through the four mechanisms of financial independence and teaches them to plan money around what makes them happy.So many teenagers have seen their parents run off to work only to come home exhausted, constantly checking emails, and rarely present with the family. Dan wants to make this all-too-real future a thing of the past for teens who are willing to work hard, be frugal, and practice financial discipline. In This Episode We CoverWhy The American Dream may be off-course for modern teens The financial independence “plan of attack” for teens who want to hit FI fastWhy happiness should be at the forefront of your financial decisions Whether or not college is still a viable choice for today's modern working world The importance of having a strong community you can count onAnd So Much More!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join Mike Cavaggioni with Dan Sheeks on the 71st episode of the Average Joe Finances Podcast to discuss achieving early financial independence in their early 20s. Dan is the founder of SheeksFreaks, an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, real estate investing, and early financial independence. He shares how he helps teens learn financial literacy. He is also a BiggerPockets author!In this episode, you'll learn:A passionate high school teacher helping teens get educated in terms of financesWhy someone with a mentality of reaching financial independence is a “freak”Job traps that most people, typically young, get caught inWhat the FIRE movement is all about, and who is it forThe Happiness Curve and how it affects one's financial independence journeyAnd much more!About Dan Sheeks:Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. He and his wife have a variety of real estate investments, including multifamily, single-family, Airbnb, and out-of-state BRRRRs (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat).Dan launched SheeksFreaks in late 2019, an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, start investing in real estate, and pursue early financial independence. The SheeksFreaks community aims to help those between 15- and 25-years old use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age.Find Dan Sheeks on: Website: https://www.sheeksfreaks.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsheeks/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-sheeks-0ab489106/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-zSyE5oX0L_npo00xDCsYw Bigger Pockets Book Link https://biggerpockets.com/teen7-Day free trial mentioned in the show: https://averagejoefinances.com/sheeksfreaks/Use code: averagejoe (all lower case)Dan's email: dan@sheeksfreaks.comAverage Joe Finances®- Our social media links can be found here: https://flow.page/avgjoefinances- Check out: https://averagejoefinances.com- Balance Your Portfolio with Passiv: https://averagejoefinances.com/passiv- Buying or Selling a House? https://averagejoefinances.com/realtor- Interested in getting your real estate license? https://averagejoefinances.com/prepagent- Use the same Audio/Video Editing Team that I use: https://editpods.com- Host your own Podcast here: https://averagejoefinances.com/buzzsprout- Social Media Management Tool: https://averagejoefinances.com/social-mediaFree Stocks:Robinhood: https://averagejoefinances.com/robinhoodWebull: https://averagejoefinances.com/webull- Consolidate debt: https://averagejoefinances.com/sofi-loans/- Get Life Insurance: https://averagejoefinances.com/ladder- Average Joe Finances Swag: averagejoefinances.com/resources/shop*DISCLAIMER* https://averagejoefinances.com/disclaimerIf you are interested in writing for Average Joe Finances or joining us for an interview on the podcast, please visit https://averagejoefinances.com/contact--------------Tropical Sensation by Mike Leite soundcloud.com/mikeleite Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-tropical-sensation Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/avgjoefinances)

Dan Sheeks is a busy guy. As if being a high school personal teacher isn't all consuming enough, he is both a real estate investor and a founder of an online community. That community, SheeksFreaks, is made up of young people interested in strategies to gain financial independence. Dan is also an author of a new book, First to a Million. Listen to the podcast and complete this form and could be one of the first 100 educators to receive a FREE copy of his book. Enjoy! 

Happy Friday! In this special expert episode of Future Rich, Certified Financial Planner Barbara Ginty had the pleasure of discussing Early Financial Independence with Dan Sheeks! Dan is an author, high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. Dan launched SheeksFreaks in late 2019, an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, start investing in real estate, and pursue early financial independence. The SheeksFreaks community aims to help those between 15 and 25-years old use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. Listen to this episode to learn all about Dan's journey, what inspired him to write his forthcoming book, First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom, along with advice for parents to educate their children on finances. If you prefer you can WATCH this episode here: https://youtu.be/rDaqYtaQtpc - Purchase First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence: https://bit.ly/3rw0Bhb - SheeksFreaks Community: https://bit.ly/sheeksfreaks116 (discount code: futurerich ) - SheeksFreaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheeksfreaks/ - Dan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsheeks/ - Dan's email: dan@sheeksfreaks.com Follow Future Rich to stay up to date, and let us know what topics you'd like Barbara to cover more in-depth this season. https://www.futurerichpodcast.com/

Many of us are trying to figure out how to become financially free later in our lives.  Dan Sheeks has the goal to pass along these concepts of financial freedom to young people, especially in a day and age where not everyone's having the opportunity. Key Takeaways:The significance of Early Financial IndependenceEnsure you have family financial transparency, it is simple to do and has great importance to your family's financial knowledgeWe need to give young people an opportunity to learn and apply financial ideas before getting out into the world. This includes having a job in their teenage years. Let them fail while they're still in the safety of their parent/guardian's care. Let them learn the lessons now before they are too hard to recover from. About our Guest:Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate. Author of BiggerPockets newest books - First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom. The book introduces teenagers to the strategies, concepts, and the mindset needed to achieve early financial freedom.

Today's guest is Dan Sheeks author of the new book: First to a Million. Should high school kids be educated about the financial independence movement? Should adults? We discuss with Dan when financial education should begin.  

- The Grow Your Business and Grow Your Wealth podcast with Gary Heldt   - EP 072 Dan Sheeks, Financial Consultant – Personal Finance Advocate/Entrepreneur/Author   Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, CO. In his 18 years of teaching high school, he has taught a variety of business subjects including personal finance, entrepreneurship, and marketing. Dan's passions include working with teenagers, advocating for personal finance education, investing in real estate, and promoting the FIRE movement. Embedded in his classes is the co-curricular DECA club in which students travel, compete, acquire leadership skills, do community service, and have fun! His students have competed at the national level in entrepreneurship, personal finance, marketing, and hospitality services with much success over the years. Dan launched SheeksFreaks in late 2019, which is an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, start investing in real estate, and pursue early financial independence. The SheeksFreaks community aims to help teens use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. Dan and his wife have a variety of real estate investments including multifamily, single family, Airbnb, and out-of-state BRRRRs. They currently have 15 units in Colorado and Michigan. Dan is the Author of First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom - Being released by Bigger Pockets on November 23rd, 2021. Dan volunteers in the MoneyWi$er initiative out of the Colorado Attorney General's Office with a few other hand-picked experts from around the state. The program strives to advance financial literacy in Colorado secondary education   About BiggerPockets Publishing: BiggerPockets Publishing is a sister company to the BiggerPockets Podcast Network. BiggerPockets family of podcasts has generated more than 110 million collective downloads across multiple industries. The BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast is the #1 Real Estate Investing Podcast and it offers a community of over 1.8 million members. Many of their books become Amazon Best Sellers.   Dan's insights include:    Dan's journey on deciding to become a high school business and marketing teacher  How SheeksFreaks started The importance of teaching the younger generation about finances How parents financial literacy can impact their children's relationship with money First to a Million: A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom book topics include personal finance, real estate investing, and early financial independence Why you should include your children in your money decisions   Enjoy the show!   Connect with Dan:   Websites: www.biggerpockets.com/teen www.sheeksfreaks.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-zSyE5oX0L_npo00xDCsYw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-sheeks-0ab489106/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/First-Million-Teenagers-Achieving-Independence/dp/1947200461     Connect with Gary: Website: https://sbadvisors.cc/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessAdvisors LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-d-heldt-jr-388a051/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Money doesn't buy happiness but not having enough creates problems. Relationships get strained, mental health suffers, and opportunities are limited. But what if our teens could achieve early financial independence? What if they could have enough income to give them more choices about their job or how they spend their time? Dan Sheeks works with teens who are striving for early financial independence. Dan joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler to discuss 6 ways parents can help teens gain fundamental financial skills and get a leg up on financial independence.  Our Guest: Dan Sheeks  Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 205 DISCLAIMER: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS WHICH REWARD ME MONETARILY OR OTHERWISE WHEN YOU USE THEM TO MAKE PURCHASES. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MY WORK BY USING MY LINKS TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. Sponsor Tip:  One of the best ways to help kids learn is to allow them to make mistakes. The older they get the bigger the stakes and the greater the fear parents have around allowing them to make mistakes. So start today. Just take a deep breath and let them learn. And if you want them to learn in a safe environment get a Troomi phone so you can set up appropriate access to everything on the phone right in the parent portal. Troomi lets you guide your child in learning to use smartphones is a safe and healthy way with plans that grow with your child.  You can learn more at troomi.com and use the code MIGHTYPARENTING to get half off a phone through November 30th ($50 off after that). And if you want to know more of Sandy's thoughts on using Troomi to help your child develop healthy technology habits just email through the contact page on mightyparenting.com.  

You are the best person to manage your finances. People are also our own worst enemy. A personal note on how complacency can be a wealth killer (or health killer) without anyone knowing it. We also revisit the upcoming book First To A Million by Dan Sheeks. ================ LISTENER QUESTION/COMMENTS ================ Can I withdraw money from my IRA to pay off the debt (Jasmyn, Ft Lauderdale FL) What allocation of stocks/bonds should I put my house savings for a downpayment (Conor, Indy) If I pay off my kid's student loans will either of us have to pay taxes (Peter, Petoria) ================ TOPICS =============== MONEY-SAVING TIP: Save your Subway receipts MONEY-SAVING TIP: Asking service companies for discounts RED ALERT WARNING: Another 'expert' gets it wrong ================ ENCORE ================ Get your questions answered on the show: https://GoAskScott.com Get your accounts in order with Optimize 401k: https://bit.ly/Optimize401k

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October 22, 2021 - Freaks Dan Sheeks and HR Bill Lyons

#036 Dan shares that he has repeatedly made failed attempts at getting schools around him to make personal finance classes a requirement for graduation and explains the reasons. The first reason is that the public school system is severely underfunded across the country, and making changes to the curriculum would require money. Secondly, most politicians focus on the data that is available on student performance which does not include personal finance; hence it is relegated to the background. Additionally, the older generations who now make most decisions in places of authority believe they turned out successful even if they didn't have financial education growing up, and so do not see it as a necessity. Lastly, the decision-makers in most learning institutions also foresee that adding personal financial classes to the curriculum would eventually increase the amount of work on their plate, while they are already overworked this would be detrimental to them. For complete show notes go to RaisingFinancialFreedom.com-       "It is a huge disservice to our youths that we don't have more personal finance education in schools"-       "We are a financially illiterate country"-       "If we were a financially literate county we would be in a much better place"-       "Reaching Financial Independence in your 40s, 30s or even 20s is absolutely doable with the right strategies, tactics, and mindset" In This Episode:·         [02:46] Meet today's guest, Dan Sheeks.·         [03:22] Why do you think school systems don't have in-depth classes on personal finance? ·         [07:08] What would the world look like if the regular child was given personal finance classes?·         [09:02] Why did you choose Real Estate? ·         [10:05] How can parents teach their children about Real Estate?·         [10:42] Discussing Passive Income in Real Estate.·         [11:52] House Hacking and the "BRRRR" Method.·         [17:16] How can a parent pull the veil away from Real Estate?·         [20:27] The "Sheeks Freak Group".·         [24:10] What are the hidden pitfalls in Real Estate that prevent young adults from succeeding?·         [27:10] What is the best piece of advice you can give a parent to get their child involved in Real Estate?·         [27:15] How to contact DanInstagram: DsheeksEmail: dan@sheeksfreaks.com Links Mentioned: Dan's Website: www.sheeksfreaks.com Check out our website: https://raisingfinancialfreedom.com/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RaisingFinancialFreedom   Like us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RF_Freed

Dan Sheeks shares his story of how he house hacks in his 40's so he can retire early. Dan and his wife bring in an extra $12,000 a year house hacking. For more information on this episode and guest, you can check out the show notes at https://fibyrei.com/S3E25   ----------------------------------   Get the House Hacking Quick Start CHEATSHEET. https://fibyrei.com/HHStart   ----------------------------------   You can check out the best ways to learn about real estate investing, and house hacking at https://fibyrei.com/learn   ----------------------------------   Check out the Ultimate House Hacking Guide Article. https://fibyrei.com/hhguide   ---------------------------------- The House Hacking Podcast is brought to you by FI by REI, whose goal is to help you achieve financial independence through real estate investing. https://fibyrei.com/

In this episode, Jacob and Terry interview Dan Sheeks on how to achieve early financial independence. #Teen Financial Freedom Learn more about https://teenfinancialfreedom.com/ (Teen Financial Freedom) https://teenfinancialfreedom.com/ Guest Bio & Links: Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. He and his wife have a variety of real estate investments including multifamily, single-family, Airbnb, and out-of-state BRRRRs (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat). Working with teenagers, personal finance advocacy, real estate investing, and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement are Dan's four passions. He volunteers in the MoneyWi$er initiative out of the Colorado Attorney General's Office with a few other hand-picked experts from around the state. The program strives to advance Financial Literacy in Colorado secondary education. https://www.sheeksfreaks.com/

Dan Sheeks has created a community, Sheeks Freaks, in which teens and young adults can support and interact with others as they seek financial freedom from an early age.   Dan is a high school business teacher in Colorado and is eager to teach young people about FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), real estate investing and business startups. He hopes to educate this young community and give them a place to share their ideas and strategies.Dan has written a book, First to a Million: A teenagers guide to achieving early financial freedom, soon to be published by Bigger Pockets, that will be available in November.Where to find the Sheeks Freaks community:Website https://www.sheeksfreaks.com/Facebook Sheeks FreaksInstagram @sheeksfreaksYouTube Sheeks FreaksSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wealthwatchers)

Dan is a high school Business and Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. In his 18 years of teaching high school, he has taught a variety of business subjects, including financial literacy, entrepreneurship, personal finance, and marketing.

The second installment of a 3 part series from the December 4th, 2020 PodMax event, Mike Ham is joined by Dan Sheeks. Dan is a high school Business and Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. In his 17 years of teaching high school, he has taught a variety of business subjects, including financial literacy, entrepreneurship, personal finance, and marketing.  Dan and his wife have a variety of real estate investments, including multifamily, single-family, Airbnb, and out-of-state BRRRRs. They currently have 14 units in the Denver metro area, Colorado Springs, and Detroit and continue to grow their portfolio.  Embedded in his classes is the co-curricular DECA club in which students travel, compete, acquire leadership skills, do community service, and have fun! The DECA chapter at his school takes students on trips to learn about business in places like New York City, Orlando, Anaheim, and Vail, CO. The students look forward to these trips and the learning experiences embedded in each journey. Throughout his career, Dan has worked with nearly a thousand high school students on projects ranging from personal finance to entrepreneurship to marketing proposals to hospitality management. His students have had much success at the State and National levels in these business competitions. Dan's students are continually doing real-world role plays in class that build confidence, teamwork, self-assurance, professionalism, communication skills, and the ability to think on their feet. His students grow and learn as they prepare for real-world situations, find the ability and confidence to seize opportunities, and give back to their communities by volunteering for great organizations such as MDA and Bags of Fun. They have fun social events such as kickball games, bowling, and visiting haunted houses for Halloween. His lasting impact as a teacher is apparent by the hundreds of former students who stay connected after graduation by guest speaking in his classes, visiting the school, judging at DECA events, volunteering at school activities, and mentoring current students. Dan also volunteers in the MoneyWi$er initiative out of the Colorado Attorney General's Office with a few other hand-picked experts from around the state. The program strives to advance financial literacy in Colorado secondary education. Dan has also taken his high school students into local middle and elementary schools where his students have taught the importance of personal finance to younger children. Dan is a contributing blog writer for Bigger Pockets and has written several articles for the Bigger Pockets blog regarding a variety of subjects for young investors. In late 2019 Dan launched the SheeksFreaks community with a simple blog website and an Instagram page. The mission was simple: to provide young people with free money advice so they could live their best lives. The SheeksFreaks movement is dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills to achieve early financial independence. The focus is on helping youth use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing. Four passions motivate Dan in these endeavors. They are: working with young people, advocating for personal finance education, the early financial independence movement, and real estate investing. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-sheeks-0ab489106/ Instagram: @sheeksfreaks and @dsheeks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-zSyE5oX0L_npo00xDCsYw email: sheeksfreaks@gmail.com Website: www.sheeksfreaks.com  Follow us on Instagram: @TheMorningSpotlight Email us at: themorningspotlight@gmail.com www.themorningspotlight.com

Dan Sheeks is a Colorado based high school business teacher, DECA advisor, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate. He is also the founder of Sheeks Freeks, a website dedicate to helping young people achieve early financial freedom. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rafael-agliata/support

Do you have what it takes to be a SheeksFreak? Well, today's guest is a self-proclaimed SheeksFreak as he has been achieving financial independence by owning multifamily, single-family, Airbnb, and BRRRRs properties both in and out of state!Dan Sheeks has also been successfully balancing mentoring students about the idea of financial independence and investing in real estate – making it all look effortless!If you want to start on real estate investing, definitely reach out to him and be a “SheeksFreak” yourself as Dan definitely knows the tips and tricks to real estate investing.Don't miss this episode as Dan shares his own experience with his real estate investments. He also shared his personal strategy on acquiring properties to be able to keep more of his income.