Being an Airbnb host can be a very lucrative side hustle. But, if you become an experienced enough host, you can reach the coveted title of Superhost. A Superhost is an experienced Airbnb host that has been rated highly by many guests. There are some other requirements you’ll need to
Today Jonathan and Brad discuss Airbnb business building with Zeona McIntyre. Zeona’s Story Unlike many, Zeona does not allow paralysis by analysis to rule her life. With almost no real estate experience, she dove headfirst into an Airbnb business that has allowed her to build a life with options. Zeona
Never stayed in an Airbnb? Let me see if I can convince you of the merits of staying with locals in the new home-sharing economy! As both a regular traveler and an Airbnb host here in San Antonio, Texas–I’ve done my fair share of Airbnbing on both sides. I love
Twenty years ago, if you wanted to cut your lodging costs to see the world, you had two choices–hotels or hostels. Now, with the popularity of Airbnb for affordable and alternative experiences, we have more choices to curate our travel experiences to our budget and our expectations. Much like online
If you already own a single-family home and aren’t in the market to be a duplex or another multi-family home anytime soon, you may feel that you have missed the boat on house hacking. Fear not! You absolutely can take advantage of the magic of house hacking if you have
Doing Hard Things I recently took a trip to Breckenridge, Colorado with 7 good friends from the FI Community and it was exactly the trip I needed: 5 days of incredibly deep conversation, delicious home-cooked meals, games galore (see below section), and lots of time outside led to a deeply restorative experience.
What I’m Reading, Watching, Playing Reading: My reading issue right now is that I’m juggling about 10 non-fiction books including some books on Stoicism by Ryan Holiday, Crypto Confidential by Nat Eliason, The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky and Not Nice by Dr. Aziz Gazipura. Unsurprisingly, I’m making very little progress on any of them
Core Stoic Beliefs I picked up Ryan Holiday’s book ‘The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living’ and I’m going through it one page per day as per the construct of the book. It reminded me of a prior segment I wrote in the newsletter
How Each State Taxes Retirees This article from Kiplinger, “Taxes in Retirement: How All 50 States Tax Retirees,” is a quick way to determine how your state (or future retirement destination) taxes income for retirees, including: · Income Tax on Taxable Income ·
Year End Wins (Part 2) I received so many incredible ‘year end wins’ emails that I felt compelled to feature as many as possible these last two newsletters of the year. For some more year end inspiration, check out ChooseFI podcast Episode 468 ‘Year End Wins 2023’ that came out
In this episode, Brad teaches responsible credit card use strategies, the value of signup bonuses, and real-world success stories for affordable luxury travel.
Shaving 10 to 20 years off of your retirement date is one of those eye-opening ideas that might keep you up at night. It’s just so exciting! In fact, it’s so exciting, that trying to get 1% better with your finances may sound like a rather boring goal. But anybody
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