MI146: Building a Business from Scratch & Budgeting Insights w/ Jesse Mecham

<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: </strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>02:34 - What led Jesse to start his business in 2004 while he was still in college.</li><li>06:13 - The story on when Jesse knew it was time to quit his full-time accounting career to go all in on his business.</li><li>18:59 - What is, and what is not a budget.</li><li>27:34 - YNAB’s four money rules.</li><li>44:15 - What Jesse’s personal portfolio looks like.</li><li>46:33 - What some of Jesse’s favorite books are.</li><li>And much, much more!</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>EPISODE RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Enter the Millennial Investing Giveaway <a href="http://sociali.io/lp/128545/MI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.</li><li>Robert and Clay’s tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-finance/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>TIP Finance</strong></a>.</li><li>Check out <a href="http://ynab.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>You Need a Budget</strong></a>.</li><li>Check out YNAB’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuIUGmbCDklkDCDm-cQqv2g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube channel</strong></a>.</li><li>Books mentioned in the episode: <a href="https://amzn.to/3LWmePO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Traction</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3BL2x8C" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>High Output Management</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3JOE5pY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Hard Thing about Hard Things</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3JJTFD4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Your Money or Your Life</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://amzn.to/35pI25e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><