Category: Business
“Financial Independence Magazine” is your Military Families Magazine
My name is Josh, and I have been in the Marine Corps for 22 years. I created Financial Independence Magazine so that everyone would have the opportunity to experience financial freedom. Most of my content is geared towards people like me- mid-class, middle-aged, and with children. We were not given the tools to make ourselves…
Are You Too Old to Start a Business?
Read My Books for Free: Free Kindle Books Schedule Business is one of our four pillars to a successful cash flow retirement- the others being retirement income, investing, and real estate. Many people are afraid to start a business because of the complexities of running a company. I am here to tell you that your…
Y.B.E. Young Brilliant Entrepreneurs
I actually bounced the title of this article from one of my favorite songs of yesteryear. The year was 2001, and the song was Y.B.E. Young Black Entrepreneurs (YouTube) by Prodigy, on the album H.N.I.C. I was a Lance Corporal (E-3) stationed in San Diego, California. I had the album on cassette tape, and boy…
Advertising 102: Left Brain vs. Right Brain
Your brain is divided into two sides, but I am guessing you already knew that, right? However, did you know that these different sides help us make purchasing decisions in unique ways? As entrepreneurs and budding advertisers, we need to use this to our advantage when conveying our message to our audiences. If you haven’t…
Mothers as Entrepreneurs: Take Control
The pandemic hit many people very hard, lots of which never recovered. We learned much about ourselves and our society during this crisis. Mothers, as a group, were hit especially hard. During the crisis, our children were pulled out of school without forewarning. Parents, mothers in particular, were forced into tough choices involving going to…
Advertising 101: Using the Fear Factor
Every business needs an advertising strategy. Business income is one of our four pillars of Retirement 4-50. As we begin our journeys to Financial Freedom- business, marketing, advertising, and automation are all words that we will need to research and learn. I never thought about advertising until I read the book “Ca$hvertising” recently. Ever since…
Run a Profitable Herb Garden
Time to make money by growing stuff. Not everyone has a green thumb, but that is okay. With time and patience – plus the possibility of making money- we all can be successful inside our gardens. Why herbs? I like the idea of starting a herb garden because they are tiny and can be portable.…
Start a Luxury Vehicle Business
We all love nice things. We enjoy the excitement of new vehicles breaking up our mundane lives. However, when the excitement wears off, we are left with substantial loan notes that can take years to pay off. In “Taxes 102: The Business Mindset,” I covered some ways to offset this financial burden by having our…
Start a Home Business
Your retirement is approaching soon. Even if you are 25 years old, you could be less than ten years away from retirement- if done correctly. To become financially independent and retire early (F.I.R.E.), you will have to use the four pillars of the 4-50 Retirement plan- retirement income, investment income, rental income, and business income.…
What is a Sales Funnel?
Every business sells something. Your goal as an entrepreneur is to get someone to pay for something by providing them value. The process of sales may seem random, but it is a highly curated affair. A sales funnel is a process that converts a “random human” into someone that pays something from your business. Each…
Pick A Content Niche: Wealth, Health, and Relationships
If you have read any of my work before, you have probably heard me say how important it is to become a content creator. “Creativity is the only resource that automation can’t replace.” Our standard W-2 employment is going to dwindle slowly. To get ahead of the curve, we will need to learn about content…
magEzine: Create Your Own Kindle Magazine #1- Introduction
Royalties are a great source of income because they do not derive from a W-2 job. Also, they help diversify your income- along with rental income, business income, retirement income, and investment income. But most people do not know how to get started in the process of creating royalties. I know this because I had…
Passive Income: Royalties vs. Automation
Today we have a showdown between two of my favorite passive income sources; royalties and business automation. Both of these passive income sources fall under the business pillar of our Retirement 4-50 plan. For a refresher, Retirement 4-50 consists of four separate pillars- retirement income, investment income, rental income, and business income. Read the book…
5 Takeaways from “Dirt Rich” (farm)
“Dirt Rich” by Leigh Funderburk is exactly the book I have been looking for. Kris and I own 2 separate properties that each have 3 acres of land. When I retire from the military, I want to exploit this land to construct some sort of venue or area where we can start a business. I…
6 Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur
Most people have the dream of starting their own business and hitting it big. You may think of an idea that you KNOW will be successful in the marketplace. However, to get your product from point A to point Z will take many skills that you don’t possess. Or at least, you feel you don’t…
New Business? Identify, Target, and Mesmerize Your Audience
Starting a business is an amazing ordeal- one that is more than likely going to change your life. However, once you get past the pomp and circumstance, you are left with a lot of questions? Your main question will probably be “How do I get customers?” Indeed, every business needs to sell something to someone.…
5 Takeaways from “Ca$hvertising”
So you want to be a big-time entrepreneur, huh? Well, don’t we all. In order to run a successful business, no matter what your business is, you will have to be able to sell. Selling is the lifeblood of business. In fact, all businesses sell something. That is where the book “Ca$hvertising”, by Drew Eric…
Have Blog, Will Travel: Your Content Creation Questions Answered
Life is good, isn’t it? For me, I am getting close to my retirement from the Marine Corps. My wife and I have gotten our finances under control as we prepare for our dual retirement in 3-4 years. We are leveraging my military retirement, our real estate, our investments, and our businesses to create a…
Content, Content, Content: How to Create a Never-Ending Stream of Content
“I don’t have anything to write about” or “Who is going to listen to me?” These are some of the limiting beliefs that stop many people from becoming content creators. While establishing yourself as a subject matter expert is one way to create an audience, there are other ways as well. Creating content is more…
Establish Your Business Credit NOW
How’s your credit score doing today? Are you proud of it? I know that you have probably spent many hours trying to increase your score, reviewing strategies, and trying to correctly navigate the credit world. What if I told you that now you should do the same for your business credit? “But Josh, I don’t…
