Should You Chase Your Dream or Play It Safe? | Making a Millionaire

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Brian Preston, CPA, CFP®, PFS and Bo Hanson, CFA, CFP® | Fee-Only Fiduciary Advisors

Education, Retirement, Moneyadvice, Investing, Savingmoney, Personalfinance, Business

4.6 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Colin saved like a maniac in his 20s, building a $200,000 net worth by 28, but then literally analyzed himself out of a job. Now he’s deciding if he should jump head-first into financial coaching or keep the steady paycheck. We break down how to tackle big transitions, build a bulletproof emergency fund, and keep your long-term goals on track even when chasing your dreams. Jump start your journey with our FREE financial resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach your goals faster with our products⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the relationship to the next level: become a client⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on YouTube for early access and go beyond the podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on social media for more content⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bring confidence to your wealth building with simplified strategies from The Money Guy. Learn how to apply financial tactics that go beyond common sense and help you reach your money goals faster. Make your assets do the heavy lifting so you can quit worrying and start living a more fulfilled life. http://nordvpn.com/MONEYGUY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, that's my prime delivery.
0:01.6	What, already?
0:02.7	Only one thing can match the buzz of Prime's fast delivery.
0:06.2	And that's the buzz of Prime's entertainment.
0:09.0	What are we watching?
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0:15.9	as their only hope.
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0:27.7	information, go to amazon.com.uk.U.K. slash prime. I'm 28 and I'm a for now a financial
0:33.7	analyst because as part of my job, I had to analyze how profitable our department is and found
0:38.3	out that it's not that profitable. Oh no. You literally analyzed yourself out of a job. I have this
0:43.3	passion for talking about finance with people, seeing if I can grow that as like the main career rather
0:47.9	than a side thing. One of the things that's somewhat on my bucket list is to record and release an
0:53.1	album. Very different from financial coaching. As soon as you tell us where you're going, the food falls into place very easily for you. I can tell by your reaction, you haven't completely figured out what you're going to do yet. Are you from Denver originally? Colorado Springs, which is about an hour away. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1:11.1	It's Air Force Academy.
1:12.1	Yep, right, yeah, right.
1:12.8	My high school was, like, on the Air Force Academy. Never been to Nashville before. No, only Memphis, like, on a slight trip just going through the state. But, yeah, we're going to be checking out Nashville. Be careful. you're going to fall in love with it because it's one of the coolest, one of the coolest places on the planet.
1:11.6	Yeah, I'm also huge into music too so like we're excited about checking out all the
1:32.9	mics and everything listening music playing music was what's huge into music made both okay yeah like
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