Category: Side Hustling
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Book Recap Series: How to Invest in Real Estate by Brandon Turner, Joshua Dorkin
These book recap series posts are simply my way of jotting down important takeaways from the book. The books I have decided to focus on are topics that are of interest to me including personal finance, wealth building, business management, leadership, investing, and real estate. If you have business book recommendations, reach out to me…
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Sports Cards Collection How To Inventory, Appraise, and Sell To Make Money
For those of us who have been in the sports cards industry whether full time or as a passionate hobbyist will likely find this series too basic; it is meant to be that way. Due to the meteoric rise in the popularity of sports cards and the increased exposure of this hobby to the general…
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4 Reasons I Decided Not To Transition My Sports Cards Hobby Into A Full Time Job
If you have ever been passionate about a certain hobby or side hustle, you have likely at one time thought about the what if….what if I took this full time. Sports cards is that for me…sports cards is my money making passion hobby. For those in sports cards specifically, you have at one time thought…
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Podcast Episode 4 My Investment Buckets, Side Hustling, and Alternative Investment Strategy That Relies On Sports Cards
I wanted to give an introduction to my overall investment approach and start digging into sports cards as my main alternative investment. I provide an overview of my investment buckets, side hustling, and my alternative investments that relies heavily on sports cards. Before I jump into alternative investments, I will cover the basics of my…
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Interview with James AKA Awe_SomeProCards and How Nostalgia Kept Him In Sports Cards and Continuing to Learn About the 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 James from Illinois, known online on Instagram, Facebook, and eBay as awe_someprocards. Tell me…
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Interview with Agostino AKA A&M Centerpiece Sports Cards Investments and Lesson Learned Buying, Grading, and Selling a 2001 Bowman Chrome Albert Pujols Auto
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 Agostino from New York known on Instagram as @a_m_centerpiece_investments. Tell me a bit about your…
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Interview with Kyle AKA KWJ Sports Cards And Several Ways to Make Money With Sports Cards
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 from SoCal, known online as KWJ Sports Cards formerly psasportscards. Instagram is @kwj_sportscards. Tell…
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Interview with Ron, Founder of a 27,000 Member Facebook Sports Cards Scammers Group and How $25 Saved Countless Number of Collectors
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 Ron, known as a 2011 Topps Football super collector and founder of the most…
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Interview with Jon The Basketball Card Guy, Buying or Investing in What You Know and A Warning to Those Who Think Market Values Are eBay Values
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 Jon from Connecticut, known at shows and online as the Basketball Card Guy. Instagram…
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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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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…
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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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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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My $77,000 Student Loans Are Fully Paid Off After Defaulting!
I fully paid off $77,000 ($76,524.22 to be exact) in student loans! If you want to skip to how I paid it off, scroll to the bottom =) What a weight off my shoulders. One of my many money moron mistakes I made in my 20s can finally be put in the past. I went…
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5 Dumb Excuses I Made For Not Saving Money
I made some dumb financial mistakes in my 20s such as defaulting on my student loans, but it all started with not saving money. This was the catalyst for all my eventual money mistakes. I want to share the excuses I made for not saving money in hopes of encouraging you to start saving money…
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7 Reasons You Should Have a Side Hustle to Make Extra Money
Having a side hustle to make more money is a great way to achieve your financial goal. Aside from tightening your belt a bit more and squeezing every single dollar out of your income, budgeting will only take you so far. Here are 7 reasons to have a side hustle to increase income 1. Pay…
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8 Best Quick and Easy Ebay Optimization Tips For Your Listings
One of my side hustles is buying and selling and naturally, eBay plays a part. eBay is not always my first choice for certain items/categories, but in many cases, it is. In those cases I use eBay, I am OK with the high eBay fees and eventual PayPal transaction fee because I know I am…
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