Welcome to the Laptop Empires podcast hosted by Bobby Hoyt (Millennial Money Man) and Mike Yanda (Red Dirt Marketing Co). In this twice weekly podcast the former Band Director and Attorney share cutting-edge strategies for growing an online businesses. The duo pull on their experiences building blogs, online communities, and courses to grow businesses for themselves and other business owners. Every episode is packed with content and actionable strategies presented in a laid back, conversatio ...
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Well Kept Wallet Podcast - Personal Finance Show that Helps You Achieve Your Financial Goals
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The Well Kept Wallet Podcast with Deacon Hayes is all about getting you from where you are to where you want to be when it comes to your career, money and lifestyle. In this podcast, Deacon will interview people from all different types of careers who love what they do for a living. The goal is to help you in your search to find a job that you love. Check out WellKeptWallet.com for more tips on how to achieve your goals in life when it comes to your career, money and lifestyle.
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In-depth money conversations and reader Q+A from the team that created The College Investor. Get insights into personal finance, investing, side hustles, and more, plus get your questions answered!
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No BS strategies for Fat Loss, Building Muscle, and Becoming Physically Cultured. Strong, athletic, and shredded. No weakness, softness, or noodle bodies. You can’t be healthy if you’re weak. Strength is key. And strength isn’t how much you deadlift, it’s how your treat yourself and other people. Cover art photo by http://spmphoto.com
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135: Owning a Franchise: What You Need to Know with Kim Daly
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For more than 20 years, Kim Daly has been helping people realize their dreams of business ownership through franchising, all the while living her own dreams through her franchise. In this episode, Deacon interviews Kim to find out the pros and cons of owning a franchise.By Deacon Hayes, Kim Daly
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134: How She Became Financially Independent at 32 w/ Jillian Johnsrud
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Jillian Johnsrud started her financial journey at 19 with $55,000 of debt. Jillian and her husband, Adam, didn’t have high-earning jobs, but they still had big dreams. They wanted to be able to Retire Often and take mini-retirements to travel the world, adopt kids, and have financial freedom. Over 20 years, they have taken a dozen mini-retirements.…
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133: How He Paid Off His House in Only 6 Years w/ Andrew Dewar
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Andrew Dewar shares how he built his dream home, but it came with a $320,000 mortgage. In this episode, he shares with Deacon how he paid it off in only six short years. He also shares tips on how you can pay off your home early as well. Quick links: Site: https://fiveyearyou.com/ Mortgage Free Masterplan: https://fiveyearyou.thrivecart.com/mortgag…
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132: How He Went From $80k in Debt to Millionaire in Only 2 Years!
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Justin David Carl was $80,000 in debt and 6-years behind on his taxes until he discovered Financial Independence in his mid-30s. He then went on to become a Multimillionaire and achieve Financial Independence. Justin runs Fit Rich Life Coaching where he helps people get in the best shape of their life, master their money, and live a life they absol…
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131: How He Went From Teacher to Millionaire with Bobby Hoyt
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Bobby Hoyt shares how he went from being a music teacher to starting a side hustle that ultimately replaced his income and made him a millionaire. Site: https://millennialmoneyman.com Youtube: @millennialmoneymanBy Deacon Hayes, Bobby Hoyt
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130: How She Paid Off $111,000 of Debt with Allison Baggerly
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Allison Baggerly shares how she and her husband paid off $111,000 of debt in four and a half years on two teachers' salaries. She also shares actionable tips so that you can pay off your debt in a timeline that works for you and your family.By Deacon Hayes, Allison Baggerly
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129: How She Paid Off $28,000 in 3 Years with a Low Income
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Zina Kumok shares how she paid off $28,000 in debt in just 3 years, making less than $30,000 per year.By Deacon Hayes, Zina Kumok
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128: How To Become Completely Debt Free with Steve Stewart
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Steve Stewart shares how he and his wife paid off all their debt, including the house and what it is like to be completely debt free.By Deacon Hayes, Steve Stewart
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127: How He Quit His Job to Travel the U.S. For 2.5 Years w/ Jacob Wade
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Jacob Wade shares how he quit his job and sold his home to travel the country with his family for two and a half years. He is also the Founder of Road Map Money, where he helps people build a life they love with the money they already have.By Deacon Hayes, Jacob Wade
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126: How to Create Financial Independence that Lasts w/ Doug Nordman
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Doug Nordman shares how he personally reached financial independence in 1999. He and his wife have been living off of the safe withdrawal rate of 4% since that time. He is the author of The Military Guide to Financial Independence and Retirement and Raising Your Money-Savvy Family for Next Generation Financial Independence, which he co-wrote with h…
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125: How He Retired at 42 with Brock Waterman
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Brock Waterman shares how he retired early at age 42. He is the founder of the site FIRE Travel Family and shares practical tips on how you can retire early as well.By Deacon Hayes
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124: How They Paid Off $25,000 in Only 5 Months with Kelan Kline
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Kelan Kline shares how he and his wife not only paid off $25,000 of debt in 5 months but also became financially independent in his 30’s.By Deacon Hayes
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123: How She Became Financially Independent By Living Overseas
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Stephanie Montague shares how she quit her corporate job, and set off on a one-year adventure to explore the world. Since then her and her husband circled the globe, spent 2.5 years living in Japan and now live on the coast of Spain!By Deacon Hayes
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122: How He Became Financially Independent By 40 w/ Matt from the Financial Imagineer
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Matt from Financial Imagineer explains how he reached financial independence before he turned 40 years old. He also shares what it is like to win a large sum of money from the popular show, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire. Hear more about his incredible story.By Deacon Hayes
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121: How She Paid Off $45,000 of Debt in 17 Months with Ashley Patrick
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In this episode, Deacon interviews Ashley Patrick, who Paid off $45,000 of debt in 17 months. She shares tips on how she paid off her debt and how you can too.By Deacon Hayes
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Online Business Content - What's Worth Watching?
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! In this episode, Mike and Bobby discuss the types of content they consume, and the things they tend to avoid.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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120: How To Teach Your Kids About Money with Scott Donnell
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Scott Donnell is the Founder of Gravy Stack and the Author of Value Creation Kid, a WSJ best selling book. Today Scott shares actionable tips on how you can teach your kid about money.By Deacon Hayes, Scott Donnell
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How to Use SEO to Turn Your Content Into a Living
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This week, Bobby and Mike discuss SEO and how it's so important to growing an online business or brand - and how you can use it to convert leads into sales. They also discuss misconceptions about SEO and keywords, and some underutilized methods of converting lower volume searches into paying customers.…
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Social Platforms and Their Next Move Towards Short-Form Content
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! In this episode, Mike and Bobby discuss the current momentum of short-form media and how social platforms are adapting to it- and where it's going in the future. Mike also shares his content strategy with TikTok/YouTube leading into the future.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Parenting While Pursuing an Online Business
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires Podcast! This week, Bobby and Mike discuss their experiences with parenting while growing their online businesses - and how it's completely worth the struggle and hardships.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Content Creators - Who Should You Listen To?
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires podcast! Today, Bobby and Mike discuss social media and how comedians are great at it, how niching and experimenting is so important, and how kids actually impact productivity (despite some creators' opinions).By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Twitter's Algorithm and the Cultural Impact of Modern Content
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! This week, Bobby and Mike discuss Twitter- its release of its algorithm to the public, how people get good at the platform, and why political content is so powerful in the modern age.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Running a Business as a Dad with Steve Chou
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We're chatting with Steve Chou about work/life balance, entrepreneurship, and how to put family first in business and finances. 00:00 Introduction 02:59 How do you think about work? 06:21 How My Wife Quit Her Job Started 09:25 How do your finances look moving to self employment 16:15 Working with your spouse 21:30 The future of AI 27:12 Why most bu…
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! This week, Bobby and Mike discuss the ongoing and incessant trend that is A.I. content and its seemingly never-ending presence on social media. Will TikTok actually get banned in the U.S.?By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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I Asked Marko of Whiteboard Finance How He Built His YouTube Business
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Today Mike is joined by Marko Zlatic, who is the owner of Whiteboard Finance - a successful personal finance YouTube channel targeted at entrepreneurs and investor.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Discussing Productivity With a Successful Copywriter
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Today in Bobby's absence, Mike brings Robert onto the show, who is a successful copywriter. They discuss productivity, their favorite forms of content, and their business books of choice.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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How We Hire, And Why It's So Important As An Online Business Owner
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Today Mike and Bobby discuss hiring new people in their businesses and how they've gone hiring previously. Should a business owner also consume content, and is it important to work less as an owner to be successful?By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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How To Become A Millionaire With Dr. Brad Klontz
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Dr. Brad Klontz shares his thoughts on how to become a millionaire, rich mindsets, and is college still worth it?By Robert Farrington
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Discussing Work-life Balance as Online Business Owners
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Bobby and Mike discuss work-life balance, and how hard it is specifically as a father and as a business owner. They also talk about sleep schedule, work efficiency, and their ideal day-to-day routine and priorities.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Side Hustles And Earning More Money With Bobby Hoyt
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We're going to be talking about the best side hustles, how to earn more money, and more with Millennial Money Man Bobby Hoyt. Skip to the good stuff: 00:01:11 Paying Off Student Loans 00:04:45 First Side Hustles 00:07:11 Selling Mattresses 00:09:08 Facebook Course 00:11:18 Paid Online Surveys 00:13:54 Freelance Writing 00:16:17 Should You Work For …
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How We Knew When To Quit Our 9–5 Jobs (Would We Let Our Kids Do the Same?)
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! In this episode, Mike and Bobby discuss what it was like quitting their jobs to go into an online business, what they would do if their kids wanted to be entrepreneurs, and the types of people that leave hate comments online.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Strength is a skill with The Neuro Strength Coach Mike Denora
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Meet Mike, a world-class coach with a passion for martial arts and strength training. With roots in mixed martial arts, Mike evolved his training to focus on techniques and philosophy behind the art, as well as breaking down exercises to concrete numbers and physics. His expertise in calisthenics, West Side barbell conjugate training, and martial a…
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Budgeting can be hard. It's difficult to know how to get started. Allison Baggerly from Inspired Budget dives into the details of how to get started budgeting with our host, Robert Farrington.By Robert Farrington
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Wealth Building Myths With Tyler Gardener
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Have you seen these stories on TikTok about buying life insurance to become a millionaire? It's a myth. Our guest Tyler Gardener joins our host Robert Farrington as they dive into what it takes to build wealth.By Robert Farrington
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Paying Off Debt In 2023 With Deacon Hayes
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We dive into the nitty gritty of paying off debt - from getting out of credit card debt, to avoiding debt in the face of rising inflation. Learn from our guest Deacon Hayes from Well Kept Wallet.By Robert Farrington
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Setting goals and resolutions with your money can be challenging. We share the best tips and tricks with our guest Jason Vitug.By Robert Farrington
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What's Happening With Student Loans In 2023
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We break down the latest updates with student loans and the big changes in 2023 with special guest Andrew Paulson from Student Loan Advice.By Robert Farrington
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The Irritating But Necessary Parts of Online Business
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Mike and Bobby discuss things they didn’t know about when they started businesses - bookkeeping, taxes, networking, investing in the business, and personal development.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Rope flow mastery: a conversation with Edward Troise of ET Strength
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Edward's website www.etstrength.com Edward's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edward.troise/ You know what's dope about the internet? That you can reach out and have conversations with people who are doing good things. I came across some of Edward's rope flow videos and went into the rabbit hole of his content. So of course, as I typically do, …
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The Strategy, Vision, and Skills for a 7-Figure Online Business
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Bobby and Mike discuss their experience starting online businesses, their takeaways and advice for new creators, and whether or not having a definite vision or goal in mind really matters at the beginning.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Internet Marketing's Scammers and TikTok's Impending End
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires Show! Today, Bobby and Mike discuss why online businesses, (and internet marketing in particular) tend to have so many scammers/slimy businesses and how that hurts everyone in the industry. They also discuss whether they think TikTok is going to get banned by the government, and what you should do now either way.…
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Languages, abs, better learning, and more A conversation with David Murray
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"wisdom comes from multiple perspectives" - @NicPeterson The beautiful part of the internet is all the wonderful people you can connect with. And thus, all the perspectives you get to come across. David is an educator, publicly elected official, speaks multiple languages, and loves all things fitness and nutrition. We cover a bunch of topics includ…
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How we're balancing our work and daily lives in 2023
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Today Bobby and Mike discuss their resolutions and goals in 2023, both in their business and personal lives. The guys discuss why people fail at their resolutions, and Mike describes his process of figuring out TikTok's algorithm and an optimal growth strategy.…
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Starting a Business or Brand in 2023? Here's Our Genuine Advice.
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires Show! In this episode, Mike and Bobby give their very honest and blunt advice to people who are trying to genuinely build their businesses and brands in 2023. The guys talk about mindset, aligning your priorities, and ways to keep yourself on the right track toward success.…
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Sharing our thoughts on Rick Ross, NFTs, Gary Vee, and ChatGPT
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Welcome back to Laptop Empires! Today Bobby and Mike discuss a variety of topics from NFTs and Gary Vee, to Rick Ross' books and social media expertise.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Is Short Form Video Going To Kill Google?
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Welcome back to Laptop Empires! In this episode, we delve into the topic of Google and its slow decline. Will short form video platforms like TikTok make the old-school monetization methods like blogging irrelevant?By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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We Asked a Successful Copywriter How He Built His Business
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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires podcast! Today we're interviewing and talking with our colleague and friend Robert about his copywriting business, how he found success, and the impending threat of AI copywriting software.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Our Biggest Business Accomplishments and Regrets in 2022
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All great business owners know that the learning process never stops. Mike and Bobby dive into their favorite moments of this past year, what they regret not doing more, and what their goals should be for 2023.By Bobby Hoyt & Mike Yanda
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Jettison the mishegas: a conversation with former client David Halpin
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Another great conversation with a former client. We talk about how important self compassion, perception, and strength are. Again, another conversation chock full of the important stuff. https://linktr.ee/ranbirsanghera
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