From Real-ity TV to Real Estate: Using your Side Hustle to Fund your Life with Tyler Cameron

Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF

Vivian Tu

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4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Networth and Chill, Vivian sits down with reality TV star turned renovation expert Tyler Cameron to uncover his money-saving strategies for home improvements. The former Bachelorette contestant shares his journey from construction background to television personality, and how he's combined both worlds to develop practical approaches to home renovations that won't break the bank. Tyler reveals his top tips for prioritizing renovation projects, where to splurge versus save, and how to avoid common costly mistakes that homeowners make. Whether you're planning a complete home overhaul or just looking to refresh your space, this conversation proves you don't need unlimited funds to transform your living space into something spectacular. Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Your first foray into reality TV, did you actually make any money?
0:05.2	No.
0:05.7	What was the first time you felt financially stable?
0:08.9	I don't ever feel comfortable.
0:10.5	I lived through a financial crisis and my family, and we lost not only all of our money,
0:14.4	but we lost our family.
0:15.4	My dad was doing really well right before O8.
0:17.3	The housing crisis.
0:18.0	The housing crisis, and he was a builder. And he was like, Tyler, I was one more year away from really setting myself up for the rest of my life. And I was
0:25.2	done. I was good. And then the bottom fell out. It just caused so much strain in the family.
0:29.4	And then... What's up, Rich friends?
0:39.3	Welcome back to another episode of Net Worth and Chill with me, your host, Vivian 2,
0:43.6	aka Your Rich BFF and your favorite Wall Street Girlie.
0:46.8	And I'd like to start this episode off by participating in my favorite pastime, complaining.
0:52.4	So my husband and I are currently in the middle of renovating a little
0:56.5	bit of our apartment in New York City. And I just want to rant, doing renovations on your place
1:02.5	absolutely sucks. It is expensive. It's time consuming. It's inconvenient. I mean,
1:08.1	half of my apartment is just covered in tarps right now.
1:13.0	And it is not even a major reno.
1:17.6	We are just repainting the home office, getting a new toilet installed,
1:23.3	and maybe adding some soundproof windows because I live on a pretty noisy street.
1:30.0	And I'm going to be honest, I don't think I really understood how expensive an undertaking this was going to be.
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