Author: OMG My Money Finance Blog
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Interview with Kyle of Wax Museum Podcast and His Reason to Connect With Others in The Sports Cards Hobby
I’m very excited to share interviews conducted with several sports cards hobbyists, enthusiasts, champions, and hustlers. Check out the entire interview series at the bottom of this page and let’s all learn, improve, inspire, and collaborate. Today, I bring to you Kyle, host of the Wax Museum Podcast. Future listeners can find the Wax Museum…
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Interview with John Newman of the Sports Cards Nation Podcast and Lesson Learned Selling 150 1993 SP Derek Jeter Rookie Cards Because Jeter Was Overrated
I’m very excited to share interviews conducted with several sports cards hobbyists, enthusiasts, champions, and hustlers. Check out the entire interview series at the bottom of this page and let’s all learn, improve, inspire, and collaborate. Today, I bring to you John Newman from New York and host of the Sports Card Nation Podcast and…
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Podcast Episode 3 My Sports Cards Journey and A Glimpse Into Sports Cards As An Alternative Investment
Sports cards has played an integral part of my personal life both as a hobby, a side hustle, and as part of my alternative investment strategy. This is an introduction to my sports cards journey including some of my earliest, fondest, and favorite sports cards memories, how I got pulled into this world, what I…
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Podcast Episode 2 Sharing My Embarrassing Money Moron Moments and How Podcasts Saved My Financial Life
Although my About OMG My Money page has details on my personal finance journey, I think hearing the money moron moments directly provides another layer of OMG-ness. In this episode I share my embarrassing personal finance disasters, how I became debt free, and how podcasting saved my financial life. Why Start OMG My Money I…
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Podcast Episode 1 OMG My Money Personal Finance and Sports Cards Podcast Intro and Expectations
After a year of wanting to start a podcast and planning what my podcast could look like in my head, I finally got the courage to just start. The OMG My Money Personal Finance and Sports Cards Podcast has finally launched or at least it is live on several podcasting platforms. Please know that I…
Categories: Podcast
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Best Ways to Pay Off Student Loans Faster
I am very excited to have this guest post from Rakshitha.N, a financial writing expert. Contact me if you are interested in contributing or advertising (on the cheap!). Paying off student loans requires time, hard work, and money. Fortunately, there are many options you can choose from to pay off your student loans faster. By trying various…
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Journey to Launching a Podcast From Buying Equipment to Recording and Editing
My podcasting journey continues with this post. After a year of putting off launching a podcast, my first step to launch a podcast was to feel invested. What did I do? I bought equipment. I bought a USB mic to use for podcasts that came highly recommended by other podcasters and it cost way under…
Categories: Podcast
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A Podcasting Beginner Starting the Journey to Launch a Podcast
I have always wanted to launch a podcast, but it was hard for me to take action because the planning and execution was intimidating. I read numerous blog posts and listened to numerous personal finance and side hustling podcasts about launching a podcast. Fast forward one year later and I finally got the guts to…
Categories: Podcast
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How Your Small Business Can Stand Out from Your Competitors
I am very excited to have this guest post from Marissa Perez, a writer focused on small businesses and entrepreneurship. Contact me if you are interested in contributing or advertising (on the cheap!). If you’re a small business owner, you know how hard it is to compete with big retailers. Amazon, for example, has a vast reservoir…
Categories: Side Hustling
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A Look Back One Year Later After Paying Off My $77,000 Student Loan Debt and Becoming Debt Free
Over a year ago, I became debt free by paying off my massive $77,000 student loan debt. If you are unfamiliar with my money moron journey, I took out four years of student loans without saving money, missed payments resulting in my student loans defaulting during my 20’s, and got my act together in my…
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How The Debt Avalanche Method Can Help to Pay Off Your Debts
I am very excited to have this guest post from financial writer, Good Nelly. Contact me if you are interested in contributing or advertising (on the cheap!). Are you struggling to repay your multiple credit cards and other bills? Do you want to repay your debts on your own? If so, you can select the debt…
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Sports Cards Buy Low and Flip or Buy For Going Rate and Set New Price Standards
An instagram follower asked if it is better to buy low and sell high or buy at the going rate (market value) and set new pricing standards. The obvious answer is to buy low and sell high. But let’s think this one through. Anyone who is in the sports cards hobby for money will prioritize…
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How I Stayed Motivated To Pay Off My Massive Student Loan Debt
During my journey to pay off my massive student loan debt, the toughest thing for me was the motivation. I was lucky enough to be in a position (no kids, single, disposable income, minimalist lifestyle) in which I could afford to pay more than the required minimum monthly payment. When you have a large debt…
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How To Keep Track of Sales, Costs, and Profit
An instagram follower, @likemikecards, asked how do you keep track of profit. I like this question because asking this means you are thinking about sports cards like a business and for many, sports cards is a part time business. Although sports cards are primarily a hobby for me, it is also a side hustle to…
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My Take On The Gary Vaynerchuk Belief That Sports Cards Will Explode
The Gary Vaynerchuk aka GaryVee post I am referencing is this one. Let me start by saying that I am a fan of Gary’s. His career journey especially over the past 15+ years is incredible and inspirational. As a full time digital marketer, I experienced the digital evolution of what was happening from the mid-2000s…
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How I Paid My $77,000 Student Loan Debt
$76,524.22 was the exact student loan debt amount I fully paid off. I wanted to lay out what my student loan debt payoff plan was. The amount of time it will take to pay off your debt will depend on numerous factors, but hopefully there are some tips here that you will find helpful. 5…
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Are Sports Cards an Alternative to 401k or Roth IRA Investing
An instagram follower, @nickscards, recently asked if sports cards are a legitimate alternative investment to 401k investing. This is a great question because I know from talking with many in the sports cards community that some will forego the 401k or roth IRA in order to put that money back into sports cards. I hope…
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Why I Choose Sports Cards As My Main Alternative Investment
To start I want to clarify that I do not classify real estate as part of my alternative investment class. Many readers of this blog will most likely relate more to the tangible non traditional assets. These assets include antiques, art, wine, jewelry, precious metals (gold, silver), coins, and sports cards. I would never put…
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What Sports Cards Means To Me Financially and Mentally
In my previous post, I mentioned 3 reasons to niche down on this personal finance blog. Unlike the sports cards blogs out there that talk in depth about the hobby, my focus for the new direction in this blog is to combine my two passions for personal finance and sports cards. Sports cards are my…
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3 Reasons I am Niche-ing Down On This Personal Finance Blog
I recently decided to niche down on my personal finance blog. I started this blog last year to motivate others, hold myself accountable, and share my stories as I was going through my debt payoff journey. I am 100% debt free and when that happened, my motivation to keep going with this blog went away.…
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