212 - Make Your Money Grow and Make You Money with Bret Johnson

<p><strong>ABOUT TODAY’S SHOW:</strong></p> <p><strong>Build Your Tribe is brought to you by:</strong> The SmartLife™ PUSH Journal is an all-in-one life planner designed to help you become a highly productive, balanced, goal-crushing machine. <a href= "http://www.smartlifepushjournal.com/">www.smartlifepushjournal.com</a></p> <p>In this episode my husband, and CFO of Smart Life Inc Bret Johnson takes over the podcast to share his best financial practices.</p> <p>Full disclosure: Bret is not a professional financial advisor, and the information contained in this episode is purely for entertainment and not to be construed as “investing advice”. (That should make the lawyers happy)</p> <p>None the less, as my partner in life and in business… Bret takes this role very seriously. He as do I believes, that one important way to ensure you are working less is by focusing on having your money work harder so you don’t have to!</p> <p>The first habit to be aware of is education! As with anything you want to improve, it starts with daily learning. Bret spends the first one to two hours of every day studying the stock market and listening to podcasts and or commentary from expert portfolio managers, stock advisers and market analysts.</p> <p>In this episode he shares with you six easily applicable tips to help you increase your earning potential, decreased spending and create the financial future you desire.</p> <p>6 Tips</p> <p> </p> <ol> <li>Season of Savings- Calendar a date review all bank statements and credit card statements, and to consolidate vendors, cancel subscriptions and unnecessary monthly charges at least once a quarter. Allow at least half a day to do this very significant activity.</li> </ol> <p> </p> <ol start="2"> <li>Set a specific and set amount (between 5%-15%) of your gross income that is set aside for investment purposes. This is not to be confused with the money you have allocated for savings or tithing. It’s our personal policy to have a minimum savings available to sustain us at least one year with