Quick Cut: S2E187 Building Your Financial Fortress

Listen to the full episode hereBrian Buffini came to America with $92 in his pocket and eventually paid off crippling medical debt to achieve wealth and success. In this episode, he examines the common attitudes that prevent people from achieving financial success and outlines five ways to cultivate a high-performance mindset about money. Whether you’re struggling to eliminate debt or you want to save more and hone better money habits, this episode is sure to motivate you to take control of your finances once and for all. Inspirational quotes from today’s interview“Broke was my state of account; poor was my state of mind.” — Brian Buffini“If you want to be successful, you have to be countercultural—you can’t avoid it, you can’t worship it and you can’t believe it’ll do anything to change your status.” — Brian Buffini“People say ‘ignorance is bliss.’ No, ignorance is bankruptcy.” — Brian Buffini“Money frees you up from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.” — Groucho Marx“Money is like fire—it can heat your home and cook your food, but it can also burn down your house.” — Brian Buffini“It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” — George Latimer“Money can buy you a bed, but it can’t buy you a good night’s sleep.” — Zig Ziglar“Align your resources with your values.” — Brian Buffini“If you think no one cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple car payments.” — Earl Wilson“I try to buy stock in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them because sooner or later, one will” — Warren Buffett“When someone loses it all, it’s because they’re out of sequence.” — Brian Buffini“An investment paid in knowledge pays the greatest dividends.” — Ben Franklin“Bring more value to your hours so you can be valued for your hours.” — Brian Buffini“A bank can’t foreclose on a property it doesn’t have a mortgage on.” — Brian Buffini Books mentioned in the episode:The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. ClasonThe Total Money Make-Over by Dave Ramseyitsagoodlife.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.