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In today's episode of The Art of Passive Income, Mark and Scott talk with Matt Miller, SSVBusiness.com—a vending machine franchise, with a twist. Matt spent the first nine years of his career as an Air Force pilot before entering the corporate world to work at both Abbott Laboratories and Valassis. Despite being a top performer for both companies, his long-term desire was to start a business and be his own boss. Then, a conversation Matt had with a friend about gumball machine vending inspired him to invest in his own machines. Starting with candy and gumball machines, Matt soon became frustrated with the market downturn of '07 and '08 because there weren't as many people frequenting his regular vending locations… then a knock came at his door. Local kids were selling merchandise for their school fundraiser and Matt thought there had to be a better way for these kids to raise money than knocking on the doors of strangers. That's when School Spirit Vending was born — customized school stickers machines, placed in schools and part of the proceeds go back to the school's fundraising campaigns. Matt has taken vending beyond the gumball machine and has brought School Spirit Vending to the cutting edge of both the vending and school fundraising industries by combining these two ventures into one, then took it to the next level by franchising it. With franchises across the country, they are raising millions for the schools they serve. “I had 75 schools myself before I walked away from my full-time advertising career. I was working about five days a month to make an income that was in excess by several times what my full-time career income was.” Join us as Matt walks us through his business model, both on the vending and franchise sides. He delves deep into: Profit margins Placement Maintenance Start-up costs And, are the challenges in this business? Matt explains that the hardest part is the learning curve in the first few months. Everybody that joins the team with no vending machine background has to learn the vending part along with how to work in the school's environment. Plus, find out everything you need to know to get started in his franchise. Is Matt's model a good source of passive income? Matt shows us some pretty impressive margins that suggest that it might be. Matt has a special offer for our listeners. His course—Vending Secrets To Passive Income can be accessed at VendingSecrets.net and with coupon code: bestpassiveincome is available for only $97! Listen in now to learn more about Matt and his company! TIP OF THE WEEK Mark: Learn more about Matt by going to his websites at SSVBusiness.com/BestPassiveIncome and VendingSecrets.net. Scott: Check out the Google Chrome extension Meetingbird at MeetingBird.com/Chrome. Matt:  Read the book, DotCom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company by Russell Brunson. Also, check out my e-book, Live your Dreams: Top 10 Reasons Why You Need to Start a Vending Business. Isn't it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Find out how Matt Miller took $100 dollars and built a multi-million dollar, passive income, vending machine business. Guest Biography Matt Miller spent the first nine years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the corporate world to work at both Abbott Laboratories and Valassis. While a top performer for both companies, his long-term desire was to start a business and be his own boss. A good friend one day mentioned the gumball machines he and his young daughters owned, and that conversation began a ten-year business quest that resulted in the creation and subsequent growth of School Spirit Vending. Over the years, Matt’s diligent effort and entrepreneurial expertise has brought School Spirit Vending to the cutting edge of both the vending and school fundraising industries by combining these two ventures into one. Today, School Spirit Vending’s Hassle-Free fundraising program is helping schools across the country raise money in its own unique way. In addition to the basic ins and outs of running SSV, Matt is devoted to sharing his expertise with others. Through many different venues, including podcasts and public speaking, Matt seeks to enable other entrepreneurs to chase their dreams as well. He also serves as the editor for Marlin & Percy, which enables him to live his life-long dream of working in the world of comics. Show notes: http://www.inspiredmoney.fm/029 In this episode, you will learn: How to create a passive income business that provides income and freedom. How to make the most out of attending events and conferences. Your best investment is in yourself. Find more from our guest: SSVbusiness.com Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Mentioned in this episode Scott Hooper's The Inspire a Kid Podcast Aaron Walker; View From The Top - Matt's coach and mastermind group Sowing Seed Podcast Faith, Family, Farming, and Financial Freedom Chris Brogan Dave Ramsey EntreLeadership Get Your Free Download --> Live Your Dreams: Top 10 Reasons Why You Need To Start A Vending Business ssvbusiness.com/inspiredmoney Thanks for Listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a note in the comment section below. Share this show on Twitter or Facebook. To help out the show: Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews really help, and I read each one. Email me your address, and I'll mail you an autographed copy of Kimo West and Ken Emerson's CD, Slackers in Paradise. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Special thanks to Jim Kimo West for the music.

On today's episode, I have an amazing interview that I know you'll get some value out of. My guest is an entrepreneur located down in Texas, and although he's running a successful business these days, it wasn't always that way. In fact, for almost 10 years, he was an air force pilot flying all over the world. But after you hear his story, as well as the ups and downs along the way, you'll understand why he transitioned into something completely different: vending machines. He took a simple concept, found an industry that could benefit from his idea, found success with it, created a franchise program, and has been scaling the business ever since. If you've ever thought about starting a business on the side, but you don't know where to start, and you're really looking for a proven business model to get you going, that isn't going to take up all your spare time, this episode is definitely for you. Or maybe you have plans to quit your full-time job and want to switch careers altogether, but you want more freedom and flexibility instead of working another boring 9-5 job. Well, this episode is also for you too. And even if you aren't looking to become a franchisee or quit your job or whatever, I know you'll still love hearing all the details of this story, and I bet you'll learn some important life lessons regardless. Plus, if you stick around til the end (or scroll down this page), there's a free gift for everyone that's listening. And it might get you even more interested in this type of business after you check it out. Anyways, I've been excited to share this one with you for awhile, so let's just dive right into it. Here's my conversation with Matt Miller. Enjoy! I hope you loved this episode, and if you did, be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a quick review! My Online Course Online Shop Master Course - Teaching you how to build your own e-commerce website so you can start selling your products online. With no software, even if you have zero web design experience! Sign up here... Free Gift Just for being a loyal Risk Without Regret listener, Matt is offering you a free e-book! It's called "Live Your Dreams: Top 10 Reasons Why You Need To Start A Vending Business." All you have to do is visit SSVbusiness.com/RiskWithoutRegret and you can download it right away. Enjoy! Connect with Matt Website: SSVbusiness.com Facebook: facebook.com/SSVbusiness Twitter: @SSVbusiness Everything mentioned Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! School Spirit Vending School News Guru School Zone Podcast Marlin and Percy Outliers: The Story of Success Andrea Lake interview The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results Best quotes from this episode There are very few mistakes that you can make that you can't recover from. Too many people are getting ready to get ready to get ready to do something. You only have to succeed one time to completely change your family's financial future and to have an impact on society as a whole. We were willing to stick with it and adjust along the way. Inch by inch, everything's a cinch. Yard by yard, everything's hard. Change takes time. Especially real and long-term change. There's no shortcut, just get excited in the journey. I think we all take ourselves too seriously in a lot of ways. Design business systems that support your life and not a life that supports your business. I burned the ships. We were gonna make this happen. I had no choice. Thanks for listening Be sure to subscribe to the podcast here and I can't wait to share the next episode with you soon! And feel free to leave a comment below with your feedback and any questions you have.

We have the opportunity to talk with Matt Miller from School Spirit Vending. This is his second time on our show and since his last visit, his business has grown tremendously. He is approaching 109 locations. Matt transitioned from a distributorship model to a franchise model. There are have been challenges along the way, but today he has a thriving business that provides passive income for families and allows schools to fundraise through vending machines. He continues to grow and develop his business. His focus is on people and maintaining a positive culture. He delivers two podcasts a week to his team. He believes it is his responsibility to provide value and help his franchisees be as successful as possible.   Key Takeaways: [:36] Matt Miller is welcomed to the show. [1:57] Matt recaps what School Spirit Vending is. [3:00] In the beginning, School Spirit Vending often starts as a side hustle for franchisees. [5:41] School Spirit Vending is a system where proprietary vending machines are set up in schools. They provide students the opportunity to buy school spirit items. [6:06] Focus shifts to the process Matt went through to transition his business to a franchise system. [8:15] Transitioning from a distributorship model to a franchise model. [15:15] Building a team to help the operational aspect of franchising; bringing in expertise when needed. [18:10] Matt spends the majority of his time working with franchisees, focusing on maintaining culture, leadership, and training. [20:40] A private podcast for people inside the business is a great way to communicate and educate team members. It also allows a way to share the success of individuals. [23:23] The podcast is a win-win for everyone and is an excellent resource. [25:45] Challenges of being a franchisor include having a steady stream of prospective franchisees, reaching new areas, and keeping up with the legal ramifications of being a franchise. [29:25] Matt has written an ebook available for anyone interested in the possibility of becoming a School Spirit Vending franchisee. You can also check out his Vending Secrets course. [30:50] Thanks again for listening, and please, reach out to Josh anytime through email at josh@indyfranchiselaw.com. If you enjoyed this interview, please leave us a review on iTunes.   Mentioned in This Episode: josh@franchiseeuphoria.com Schoolspiritvending.com Mybusinessonpurpose.com Ssvbusiness.com Ssvbusiness.com/franchiseeuphoria/ Matt-miller-u.thinkific.com/courses/vending-secrets-to-passive-income

About Matt Miller Matt Miller spent the first 9 years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the corporate world to work at both Abbott Laboratories and Valassis. While a top performer for both companies, his long-term desire was to start a business and be his own boss. A good friend one day mentioned the gum ball machines he and his young daughters owned, and that conversation began a 10 year business quest that has brought Matt's franchise company, School Spirit Vending, to the cutting edge of both the vending and school fundraising industries. Today, School Spirit Vending's Hassle-Free fundraising program is helping over 2000 schools in 35 states raise money by providing custom mascot stickers for those schools that are vended in school sticker machines. The SSV franchise provides passive income streams for busy professionals looking to diversify their incomes, while raising millions of dollars for schools across the country. Aside from fundraising, Matt developed a passion for reading at a very early age by reading comic books he bought at a local drug store. With his unique positioning with schools across the country, he decided to begin a comic book company, Sticker Swarm Media, in hopes of inspiring today's kids to read like he was 30+ years ago. Sticker Swarm's 1st comic book series, Marlin & Percy, provides challenging reading and good clean fun for kids and adults alike. Marlin & Percy have become the mascots of SSV's sticker machines (being found with most every vend) and their full-length comics and now a book as well, can be checked out on Amazon or at www.MarlinandPercy.com. Connect with Matt Miller www.SSVBusiness.com Facebook Twitter Linkedin episode 296

About Matt Miller Matt Miller spent the first 9 years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the corporate world to work at both Abbott Laboratories and Valassis. While a top performer for both companies, his long-term desire was to start a business and be his own boss. A good friend one day mentioned the gum ball machines he and his young daughters owned, and that conversation began a 10 year business quest that has brought Matt's franchise company, School Spirit Vending, to the cutting edge of both the vending and school fundraising industries. Today, School Spirit Vending's Hassle-Free fundraising program is helping over 2000 schools in 35 states raise money by providing custom mascot stickers for those schools that are vended in school sticker machines. The SSV franchise provides passive income streams for busy professionals looking to diversify their incomes, while raising millions of dollars for schools across the country. Aside from fundraising, Matt developed a passion for reading at a very early age by reading comic books he bought at a local drug store. With his unique positioning with schools across the country, he decided to begin a comic book company, Sticker Swarm Media, in hopes of inspiring today's kids to read like he was 30+ years ago. Sticker Swarm's 1st comic book series, Marlin & Percy, provides challenging reading and good clean fun for kids and adults alike. Marlin & Percy have become the mascots of SSV's sticker machines (being found with most every vend) and their full-length comics and now a book as well, can be checked out on Amazon or at www.MarlinandPercy.com. Connect with Matt Miller www.SSVBusiness.com Facebook Twitter Linkedin episode 296

About Matt Miller Matt Miller spent the first 9 years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the corporate world to work at both Abbott Laboratories and Valassis. While a top performer for both companies, his long-term desire was to start a business and be his own boss. A good friend one day mentioned the gum ball machines he and his young daughters owned, and that conversation began a 10 year business quest that has brought Matt's franchise company, School Spirit Vending, to the cutting edge of both the vending and school fundraising industries. Today, School Spirit Vending's Hassle-Free fundraising program is helping over 2000 schools in 35 states raise money by providing custom mascot stickers for those schools that are vended in school sticker machines. The SSV franchise provides passive income streams for busy professionals looking to diversify their incomes, while raising millions of dollars for schools across the country. Aside from fundraising, Matt developed a passion for reading at a very early age by reading comic books he bought at a local drug store. With his unique positioning with schools across the country, he decided to begin a comic book company, Sticker Swarm Media, in hopes of inspiring today's kids to read like he was 30+ years ago. Sticker Swarm's 1st comic book series, Marlin & Percy, provides challenging reading and good clean fun for kids and adults alike. Marlin & Percy have become the mascots of SSV's sticker machines (being found with most every vend) and their full-length comics and now a book as well, can be checked out on Amazon or at www.MarlinandPercy.com. Connect with Matt Miller www.SSVBusiness.com Facebook Twitter Linkedin episode 296

About Matt Miller Matt Miller spent the first 9 years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the corporate world to work at both Abbott Laboratories and Valassis. While a top performer for both companies, his long-term desire was to start a business and be his own boss. A good friend one day mentioned the gum ball machines he and his young daughters owned, and that conversation began a 10 year business quest that has brought Matt's franchise company, School Spirit Vending, to the cutting edge of both the vending and school fundraising industries. Today, School Spirit Vending's Hassle-Free fundraising program is helping over 2000 schools in 35 states raise money by providing custom mascot stickers for those schools that are vended in school sticker machines. The SSV franchise provides passive income streams for busy professionals looking to diversify their incomes, while raising millions of dollars for schools across the country. Aside from fundraising, Matt developed a passion for reading at a very early age by reading comic books he bought at a local drug store. With his unique positioning with schools across the country, he decided to begin a comic book company, Sticker Swarm Media, in hopes of inspiring today's kids to read like he was 30+ years ago. Sticker Swarm's 1st comic book series, Marlin & Percy, provides challenging reading and good clean fun for kids and adults alike. Marlin & Percy have become the mascots of SSV's sticker machines (being found with most every vend) and their full-length comics and now a book as well, can be checked out on Amazon or at www.MarlinandPercy.com. Connect with Matt Miller www.SSVBusiness.com Facebook Twitter Linkedin episode 296

Welcome to this episode of the Real Fast Results podcast!  This episode is meant to be a very special treat for you.  It’s something a bit different, but worth considering.  Today’s special guest is Matt Miller, who is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.  He was an air force pilot for nine years.  Post military, Matt worked in both medical and advertising fields, as a top performer.  His long-term desire was to start a business, probably a lot like you, and to build a lifestyle based on freedom and choice. During a conversation with a good friend, that actually led him into a 10-year business quest that has brought Matt’s franchising company to the cutting edge of both vending and school fundraising industries.  Starting with just a teeny-tiny seed of $100, he has built a “school spirit” vending machine company into a multi-million dollar vending business. Promise: How to Build a Profitable Secondary Income Stream by Using Vending Machines Thanks, first off, for having me on.  I really appreciate being here.  The big promise is: [bctt tweet="I want to show you how you can build a very profitable secondary income stream using vending machines as the vehicle" via="no"] Pat Flynn is a good friend of mine, and this started with a blog a few years ago which talked about creating information products online.  My challenge was, I have a very, very simple mindset, and the whole internet thing still just blows my mind, when I try to think about it. Download the Complete PDF Show Notes Free for this Episode  I needed to do something that would allow me to make money immediately, not on down the road.  So, I had a good buddy at church who mentioned gum ball machines, and I got to thinking about it, and I was like, “You know what?  It’s going to take a lot of gum balls for me to get where I want to go financially,” but those gum balls have over a 1,000% markup, so the margins are huge, and the machines do all the selling while you’re not there.  So, I started, literally, with a $36 used gum ball machine from a guy that I found on Ebay, across Houston, where we lived at the time.  That’s where and how I started this business.   Learn How Matt started his successful vending machine business Working with schools Using vending machines for school fund raisers Survey the area Get educated Hit every business in a strip center Charity Vending Making a pitch Download the Complete PDF Show Notes Free for this Episode Connecting with Matt I wrote a short eBook several years ago, called Live Your Dreams: The Top 10 Reasons Why You Need to Own a Vending Business.  It just shares a little bit of insight that most professionals have never even thought of in relation to vending.  We’ve set up a landing page specifically for you.  You can go to SSVBusiness.com/fastresults and download that for free.  At a minimum, you’ll learn a little more about just general vending.  If you want to talk about the franchise, we can do that too.  I hope, if nothing else, this gets you thinking about some other avenues that have been in front of all of us, all of our lives, but many of us, for whatever reason, have never considered.  This has changed my life and that of many of the other people that I work with today. Resources Live Your Dreams: The Top 10 Reasons Why You Need to Own a Vending Business SSVBusiness.com/fastresults Real Fast Results Community If you are diggin’ on this stuff and really love what we’re doing here at Real Fast Results, would you please do me a favor? Head on over to iTunes, and make sure that you subscribe to this show, download it, and rate & review it. That would be an awesome thing. Of course, we also want to know your results. Please share those results with us at http://www.realfastresults.com/results. As always, go make results happen!

Matt Miller is Founder of School Spirit Vending. The combined efforts of his business and his franchisees, allowed them to sell  over 5 million stickers last year alone while helping schools raise funds. School Spirit Vending has accumulated over $12 Million in sales over the past few years. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: [0:39] Jeremy’s welcome and introduction to this episode with guest Matt Miller, founder of School Spirit Vending. [0:01:10] Did you ever think you’d sell over $12M in stickers? [0:01:39] What were you thinking when you first started this? [0:02:50] Can you share something that was really tough at the time that you can laugh about now? [0:04:45] How do you handle tough situations like that with your family? [0:06:41] The transition from job to entrepreneur. [0:08:30] When did you transition full-time into being an entrepreneur? [0:09:25] What made things change around 2008-09? [0:10:35] Matt shares his sales pitch. [0:11:29] Some obstacles you face when you try to get vending machines into restaurants. [0:13:16] Matt discusses his decision to enter the Air Force and the experience of being in the military. [0:20:02] Matt talks about some of the campaigns he saw that worked during his time in the industry. [0:27:53] The decision to get into vending machines and the success Matt had right away. [0:32:06] The next major milestone with vending machines. [0:39:16] The benefits to schools of having one of your machines. [0:39:53] The transition into franchising. [0:42:58] Structuring the franchise model. [0:46:16] One mistake you train franchisees to avoid. [0:55:55] Matt’s favorite success story with franchisees. [1:00:15] The low point for Matt in his journey. [1:02:41] The proudest moment for Matt. [1:05:35] How to connect with Matt. [1:07:11] Matt’s comic book company. In this episode… Accumulating over $12M in sticker sales is no small feat - and it wasn’t always easy. Matt discusses his road to success and the many obstacles he faced along the way, including going from “hero” to “zero” in his career and having major financial issues as a result. Through his focus on survival, Matt discovered the vending business. Things were tough, and Matt worked hard to turn things around for himself and his family. He shares how he managed to beat the odds and build a hugely successful business. Matt shares his low point, which came after suffering a career setback that caused him to lose a huge chunk of his annual income. He discusses with great honesty what it was like to be in such dire straits with a family to support and why he chose to be totally honest with his children about their situation. Matt also shares the lowest point - being forced to buy York Peppermint Patties instead of birthday cake, because that was all they could afford. To this day, Matt and his family have Peppermint Patties on birthdays as a reminder of how far they’ve come. Matt discusses his experience in the military and the decision to leave the Air Force to give corporate America a shot. He talks about some of the frustrations of his corporate job and what eventually pushed him in the direction of entrepreneurship. Matt shares insight into the 7-year grind of transitioning from his corporate job into being a full time entrepreneur. As they close out their chat, Jeremy and Matt talk about some of the things that have inspired him along the way and how he’s managed to transform his business from 1 used gumball machine in a restaurant to a flourishing million-dollar business. He also discusses the decision to franchise and what it’s like to see the success of his franchisees. Matt closes with his proudest moment: being able to pay cash for his kids’ college tuition. That’s the stuff a success story is made of. Resources Mentioned on this episode www.SSVBusiness.com www.SchoolSpiritVending.com Free eBook - Live Your Dreams: Top 10 Reasons You Need to Start a Vending Machine Business Marlin and Percy Comic Book

How could your life change if you had a secondary passive income coming in every month? What would it mean to you if you could make enough money through your business efforts to make a real difference in the world? Today’s guest, Matt Miller, has built his business on the idea that everyone needs a side income stream that enables them to move their life to the next level. He’s the owner and leader behind School Spirit Vending, a vending company that has created the dream life Matt has always wanted and is also bringing about powerful change in the educational system in the US...by empowering schools to effectively raise funds for much needed resources, materials, and programs. Matt’s a down to earth guy who’s got a great opportunity to share with you, so be sure you listen to this episode of Growth to Freedom. Leaving the Air Force and blazing a new trail, Matt Miller wasn’t sure what he would do. But he knew that he didn’t want to be in another situation where someone was always telling him what to do. Deep inside was a desire for freedom, a desire to chart his own course and live a life of freedom and independence. After selling products online through eBay and Amazon for years, Matt believed that there had to be a better way. When a friend at church mentioned vending machines, Matt was all ears. He figured the machines did most of the selling once they were in place, and that was all it took to peak his interest. The rest is history. Matt has now built his own company, School Spirit Vending, centered around the idea of passive income providing security, flexibility, and wealth, coupled with a belief that he has been placed on the planet to make a difference. And more than all of that, Matt is excited that his business model is transferable, which means that he’s able to help other families find the lifestyle of freedom and impact that he’s found through vending opportunities. On this episode of Growth to Freedom Matt shares how a vending business could be the exact source of income many families are looking for, and provides a way for you to get a free copy of his book, “Live Your Dreams” that outlines the opportunity and impact a vending business can provide.   Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn in this show: [0:31] Who is Matt Miller? [3:11] How to move from here to there; [6:50] Some of the best leadership traits Matt learned in the military; [13:01] Why Matt didn’t take the typical path of becoming an airline pilot after the air force; [16:48] Matt’s biggest frustration with the entrepreneurial journey; [19:16] The insight from Warren Buffett: Delayed Gratification; [20:51] Boundaries and systems for maximum productivity; [25:40] How to create a blueprint to hit and achieve your goals; [31:55] What Matt was known as in High School; [32:30] The power of Gratitude; [33:40] The key strategies Matt wants to share with his children; And much more...   Get in touch with Matt Miller Website: www.SchoolSpiritVending.com OR www.SSVBusiness.com for your free book, “Live Your Dreams.” Email: Matt (at) SSVBusiness.com   Resources mentioned on this episode: Dan’s episode celebrating the military: www.GrowthToFreedom.com/38 www.TotalBodyConstruction.com - online personal trainer. 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Retirement planning is as much about additional sources of income as it is about investments. Roger’s guest today, Matt Miller, has built a company that offers savvy retirement planners a legitimate way to add an additional stream of income to their current situation - either on the side or with hopes of it moving toward a full time business. It’s entrepreneurial to the core; becoming a business owner, making your own rules, living the life you want now, instead of waiting for retirement. But it builds toward retirement as well. Matt’s story is inspiring… and you’ll hear it all on this episode of Retirement Answer Man.   From the military, to corporate, to entrepreneur - Matt’s story   Matt Miller was a pilot in the U.S. Military, and when he decided to step out of that life the transition was more difficult than he thought it would be. Though the government had spent plenty of time and money giving him outstanding skills, potential employers seemed hesitant to give him a chance because they weren’t sure he’d stick with them. They thought he was likely to return to the military instead. As Matt dealt with the corporate politics and the difficulties of achieving the freedom and levels of success he wanted, he realized that his future retirement AND the life he wanted now were things he’d have to go for on his own. Get more details on this episode.   Retirement planning is about more than just amassing a pile of cash - it’s about making a meaningful life   That’s a mindset that many people planning for their eventual retirement don’t cultivate enough. Your life after retirement can be, and should be rich with activity that makes a difference in the world. Matt Miller (today’s guest on the Retirement Answer Man) says he could never see himself sitting on a beach doing nothing. He doesn’t want to be that person. He’s got to be busy investing himself in causes that are important to him, no matter his age or degree of physical stamina, and he’s built a business that makes it possible for him to do that, and empower others to have the same opportunity. If you’re tired of the rat race and want something different for your future, you should check out Matt’s great opportunity. Find out more by listening to this episode.   A listener question: Can I contribute to my ROTH IRA even though I’m not eligible to do so?   ROTH IRAs do have some limitations on when and how contributions can be made, especially if you’re single and make over a certain amount of income in the year you want to make a contribution. In this episode of Retirement Answer Man Roger fields a question from a listener who is in that exact situation and in doing so sheds light on the ways contributions can be made in that situation, and whether they will be tax free contributions or not. If you’ve got questions about your ROTH IRA, you should listen to this helpful Q&A with the Retirement Answer Man. Do you have a question for Roger Whitney, the Retirement Answer Man?   Roger would love to hear from you and answer your question on an upcoming episode of RAM. You can easily submit your question in one of two ways: 1) Visit the website at www.RogerWhitney.com/retirementanswers . You’ll be able to leave your own voice message for Roger, asking your retirement related question. Or if you prefer to send in your question in writing, you can email roger at Roger@wwkllc.com . He’d be happy to hear from you!   OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN   [1:20] The revamp of the Retirement Answer Library - easier to use and to find what you need - www.RogerWhitney.com/learn [3:35] How you can leave your question for Roger - www.RogerWhitney.com/retirementanswers or send Roger an email - roger@wwkllc.com   [5:27] LISTENER QUESTION: How can I make a contribution to my ROTH IRA given that I am single and make too much money to contribute? [12:03] Introduction of today’s guest - Matt Miller. [14:00] The obstacles Matt discovered transitioning out of the military and into the corporate world. [16:20] It’s not just about building a pile of cash for retirement, it’s about a meaningful life. [17:09] What Matt’s business does that creates his personal income (and income for franchisees) and adds great value to the world. [19:22] The dangers of getting into the vending industry (where Matt’s company operates), and how Matt’s company is different. [21:46] Raising up generations of entrepreneurs. [22:57] Why mindset is most important for Matt’s franchisees - and what that looks like. [24:48] Matt’s view of retirement - what it means to him and how he thinks about it. [26:43] How Matt is living on his own terms now rather than waiting for retirement. [28:10] What kind of business should you start? How Matt made those decisions. [30:07] The one trait that enables Matt to be successful. [30:55] 13 years to overnight success - the power of continued iterations. [32:42] Get in touch with Matt Miller.   LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE   The Retirement Learning Center - www.RogerWhitney.com/learn   How to leave your question for Roger to answer - www.RogerWhitney.com/retirementanswers   Contact Roger via email - roger@wwkllc.com   Get in touch with Matt Miller - matt@ssvbusiness.com   Matt’s company website - www.SSVBusiness.com