The Market Hustle
My name’s Josh.
I started investing over a decade ago after financial advisors turned me away because I didn’t have hundreds of thousands to invest.
Instead of giving up, I took things into my own hands by reading every book I could find, graduating from the W.P. Carey School of Business, and spending the last 10+ years learning, investing, and refining my approach.
I know how confusing the stock market can feel when you're just getting started. Between overcomplicated investing lingo, conflicting reddit advice, and the fear of losing money, it’s easy to stay stuck on the sidelines.
That’s why I created The Market Hustle. It’s the resource I wish I had when I started.
A no-BS beginner-friendly platform that simplifies investing.
The mission with The Market Hustle is to help you take control of your financial future and gives you the confidence to build long-term wealth without overcomplicating the process.
If you’re ready to break free from financial stress, start investing with clarity, and build a future where money is no longer a worry, you’re in the right place.
Each episode, my co-hosts Baafi (@blacktycoontalk) and Pierce (@pierceywiercy) and I break down:
- Investing strategies anyone can use
- How to think like an investor, not just a consumer
- Real-world market insights without the Wall Street buzzwords
- Actionable steps to put your money to work
Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by the stock market or ready to level up your investing game, you've found your community. Join us as we all build wealth together, one episode at a time.
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- @pierceywiercy (Pierce)
The Market Hustle
From $100k In Debt To $100k In Assets As A Veteran Turned IT Professional (Ep.73)
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In this episode of the show, Jon (a member of TMH’s community) joins Josh, Baafi, Pierce and Fernando to dive into his journey going from 100k USD in debt to 100k USD in assets. Jon is a veteran turned IT professional, with unique life experience that taught him about paying off debt, team work with his wife, and building wealth step by step. In today’s conversation, you will also learn about what it is like to move abroad constantly and how being comfortable with discomfort is essential to financial success. This episode is full of financial knowledge gained by real experience and not theory, which is fundamental for you if you’re stacking assets for the long-term.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:02 Check-in with cohosts
2:48 Jon’s investing journey
4:43 Debt: An avalanche effect in the wrong direction
7:49 You cannot outinvest bad spending habits
9:43 Jon’s work as an IT professional
10:44 Life as an expat and moving abroad
16:30 Traveling teaches you we are fundamentally all the same
17:54 Jon’s view on a successful marriage & family finances
22:47 Straightforward steps to start building wealth
30:13 Breaking financial failure patterns from parents
36:21 The real value behind money and assets
39:57 Mortgages as a good debt category
42:14 You need to accept some level of risk to get the rewards
46:13 Reaching 100k USD in net worth
48:59 Investing doesn’t need to be overcomplicated
51:26 Financial lessons Jon will teach his future children
54:28 When you’re stressed out you don’t think clearly
57:58 The climb to the top might get lonely
1:00:47 Understanding how rich people built their path
1:03:08 Letting compound effect work in the right direction
1:07:46 You can dramatically change your life direction