Imagine sitting on a New York City train eavesdropping on a conversation where a wise man shares his thoughts about money,

how to make more of it, how to be content with what you have, and how to get past certain obstacles in life that may slow you down.

This conversation with Schmuel Goodman should be bookmarked and listen to over and over and over again.

So you live a happier, more enjoyable life.

Enjoy.

Being a Jew, awesome.

Managing personal finances, not so awesome.

Welcome to Kosher Money.

We're here with Schmuel Goodman, and everyone's going to ask me, who is Schmold Goodman?

What should I tell them?

Schmold Goodman is a businessman in Chicago, Illinois, that has some wonderful kids, that has had an economic journey that is compelling because it's

atypical in the background he's from and where he ended up today from where he was when he was

in his 20s. Where'd you grow up? I grew up in Bexley, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, Central Ohio. I would say

Bexley would be like saying you're from, you know, Beverly Hills or Great Neck or

Ball Harbor or something like that. It's a small Jewish, wonderful community in central

Columbus, Ohio area. So what happened between growing up in Columbus and where you are today?

Take us through the journey. So I'd say the key thing in Bexley, Ohio is, you know, my goal is to be a

young leader. I was involved with

the Federation. And to be a leader, to be a player, you had to be a wealthy person. And that was a big

drive. At that time, I hadn't seen Tefellin anything of observance until my 20s when I moved to

New York City. So that was my goal to be a billionaire. That's you. My mentor was

Les Wexner, was a gifted businessman and was very kind to me. So that was kind of my journey.

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