AOA 150 | Garrett Philbin | Be Awesome Not Broke

Written by Derek Loudermilk

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Lifestyle Design | Podcast | Relationships | Travel

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December 13, 2016

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Garrett Philbin is a Financial Life Coach and the man behind BeAwesomeNotBroke.com. Garret helps his clients change their relationship with money so they can “take control of their finances and put each dollar toward the goal of creating their Most Awesome Life.”

Garrett’s path to where he is today wasn’t an easy one. Just a few years ago Garrett was stuck in a job he hated making just enough money to survive in New York City. Garret left that job to help start two companies but when one of them ran out of money he struggled to find what was next.

Listen in as Garrett walks us through his journey and tells us what he believes living an awesome life is all about!

Garrett Philbin Art of Adventure

In this episode you will learn:

Why most people struggle with money
- We are taught that it’s impolite to talk about money
- We equate our self-worth with our net worth
Why money is like dieting
- In theory, it’s easy. In practice, it’s hard
Why people hire Garrett as their Money Coach
Garrett’s career history
Why Garrett took a 7-month road trip and what he learned from it
- To be politely selfish
- To only do things he really wanted to do
The difference between a dream and a plan
The biggest problem facing Garrett’s clients
- Credit card debt
- Student loan debt.
- Spending everything they make
Why even “smart” people often don’t understand money
Garrett’s definition of adventure