Strength in Numbers with Marcus Crigler
Strength in Numbers with Marcus Crigler is the #1 podcast for real estate entrepreneurs who make good money but struggle with cash flow, tax planning, and building real wealth. If you're tired of living deal to deal, wondering where your money goes, and paying too much in taxes, this show will transform how you manage your real estate business finances.
Host Marcus Crigler, CEO of BEC CFO Services, helps real estate investors escape financial stress by implementing proven wealth-building systems, advanced tax strategies, and cash flow management techniques that turn chaotic finances into predictable profit machines.
Real estate wholesalers, fix and flip investors, and rental property owners making six or seven figures but still living paycheck to paycheck will discover how to stop constantly chasing the next deal. If you're overwhelmed by bookkeeping, financial management, and paying massive tax bills without knowing how to reduce them legally, you're ready to stop surviving and start building generational wealth.
Every episode delivers actionable strategies on real estate tax planning, business cash flow optimization, wealth building for entrepreneurs, and financial systems that create freedom. Learn real estate tax deductions, legal tax avoidance strategies, cash flow forecasting, business budgeting for real estate investors, profit and loss analysis, entity structuring for tax benefits, and wealth building strategies beyond closing deals.
Most real estate entrepreneurs focus on deal flow but ignore money flow. They hire accountants who only file taxes instead of providing proactive tax planning. Marcus shows you how to keep more of what you make, reduce your tax burden legally, and create financial systems that work whether you close one deal or ten deals per month.
Listen to case studies of real estate investors who've saved $50K+ in taxes annually, built seven-figure net worth, and achieved financial freedom. Learn from entrepreneurs who've transformed their businesses from cash-hungry operations into wealth-generating machines.
This isn't just spreadsheets and tax codes. It's about creating a real estate business that supports your lifestyle, reduces financial stress, and builds lasting wealth. Marcus addresses the mindset shifts, business systems, and financial habits that separate successful real estate entrepreneurs from those stuck in survival mode.
If you like The BiggerPockets Money Podcast, Money Rahab with Nicole Lapin, The Dave Ramsey Show, or The Rich Dad Radio Show, you'll love Strength in Numbers.
Subscribe now and join thousands of real estate professionals who've discovered that true wealth doesn’t come from closing more deals, but from keeping more of what you make. Stop living deal to deal. Start building wealth that lasts.
Strength in Numbers with Marcus Crigler
Episode 19: The Alternative Investments Generating $20K+ Monthly (Without Deals) with Chris Miles
It is not about working harder or smarter; it is about working right. Working hard is important, but if you are doing bad habits, it doesn't matter.
In this episode of the Strength in Numbers Podcast, Marcus Crigler talks with Chris Miles, founder of Money Ripples, cashflow expert, and the man known as the Anti-Financial Advisor.
Chris has retired twice and now teaches real estate investors how to build passive income through non-traditional paths like lending, land notes, oil and gas, and other alternative investments that outperform the typical 401(k) model.
Listen as he breaks down mindset traps, the dangers of hustle culture, why most entrepreneurs overwork from fear, and how to build a stable financial life with liquidity, reserves, and cash flow that continues even when business slows down.
You’ll Learn How To:
- Shift from hustle mode to “work optional” living
- Build passive income without relying on constant deal flow
- Use lending, raw land notes, and oil & gas for double-digit returns
- Avoid the common money traps real estate entrepreneurs fall into
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
(06:47) The athlete mindset and why many entrepreneurs come from competitive backgrounds
(09:00) How fear and trauma secretly drive many high achievers
(10:07) Hustle is a season, not a lifestyle
(11:53) Helping people become “work optional.”
(13:24) Chris’ wake-up call: breaking down his dad’s finances
(14:51) The realization that mutual funds and 401(k)s weren’t producing freedom
(16:51) Why liquidity is what protects you
(18:27) The danger of relying only on active income streams
(19:29) Diversifying portfolio through lending, oil, and gas
(22:46) Your business is your number one investment
(23:46) Profit First mindset and why reinvesting everything means you’re not profitable
(24:06) The trap of buying a lifestyle too early
(26:01) Liquidity creates opportunity, and opportunity creates profit
(26:34) What “retirement” really means
(30:55) Why “high risk = high returns” is Wall Street’s biggest lie
(31:54) The myth of tax benefits
(35:29) The danger of deferring time with your kids, family, and life experiences
(36:05) Why the 401(k) and IRA are among the worst places for entrepreneurs to trap money
(39:17) Infinite banking explained: a tax-free high-yield savings account with a death benefit.
(41:48) The importance of avoiding commission-focused agents
(43:51) Tax-free growth, liquidity, and access without penalties
(49:51) How high-net-worth investors store millions in cash value for safety
(54:14) Why wealthy families and politicians have used this strategy
(58:31) Chris introduces the “Work Optional Blueprint.”
(59:01) Final advice: Better decisions come from following your gut
Why You Should Listen:
If your business makes good money but you are still stressed, grinding, or feeling like you can’t slow down, this episode gives you the freedom, stability, and passive income that pays you whether you work or not.
Connect with Chris Miles:
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moneyrippleswithchrismiles
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriscmiles/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscmiles/
- Chris Miles’ The Work Optional Blueprint