21: How Losing 260 Pounds Spurred Job & Investing Success with Tony Gayden

BiggerPockets Money Podcast

BiggerPockets

Education, Investing, Business

4.5 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2018

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Tony Gayden grew up in a lower middle class household where money and finance were not discussed. He sought comfort in food, eventually reaching 476 pounds and drowning in debt. In this episode, Tony shares his weight-loss journey and how he... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Bigger Pocket's Money Show, Show Number 21.
0:04.0	I had all of these different things going on at the same time because I knew that I wanted to be in basically
0:10.0	an indestructible financial position. Being unemployed for six months and being drowning in debt, I did not ever want to return to a point
0:19.8	where I felt like I was in trouble. So I was trying to create an indestructible financial position and build up my wealth to a point where even if I lost my job I'd be okay.
0:32.0	It's time for a new American dream,
0:34.6	one that doesn't involve working in a cubicle for 40 years,
0:37.5	barely scraping by.
0:38.8	Whether you're looking to get your financial house in order,
0:41.0	invest the money you already have,
0:42.2	or discover new paths for wealth
0:44.2	creation. You're in the right place. This show is for anyone who has money or
0:48.8	wants more. This is the Bigger Pocket's Money Podcast.
0:52.1	How's it going everybody? I'm Scott Trench. This is the Bigger Pocket Money Podcast.
0:53.0	How's it going everybody? I'm Scott Trench.
0:55.0	I'm here with my co-host, Miss Mindy Jenson.
0:57.0	How are you doing today, Mindy?
0:58.0	Scott, I am doing fantastic.
1:00.0	We had a great weekend this weekend.
1:02.0	The sun is shining bright and beautiful and I am just having a really great time
1:07.1	I am so excited to get to today's guest today. His name is Tony Gaiden and I first became aware of Tony through the Bigger Pockets forums.
1:15.4	As you know, I am in the forums all day, every day, chatting about real estate and personal
1:21.0	finance.
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