Investing Basics with Jeremy Schneider of Personal Finance Club - The Secret to Building Wealth

Welcome to a special episode of the Investing for Beginners Podcast. Today, we welcome our guest, Jeremy Schneider—an internet entrepreneur who turned his financial life around and now shares his wisdom through his venture, Personal Finance Club. From budgeting to diversifying investments, learn about Jeremy's straightforward approach to successful investing. We delve into the importance of living below your means and the power of indexing. Join us as we exchange thoughts on financial education, credit card usage, and innovative financial concepts like branded index funds and advice-only financial services. Stay tuned to hear Jeremy's personal investing strategies and how automatic investments into index funds have brought him success. Let's talk about how discipline in spending, informed investing, and staying focused on your financial goals can lead to meaningful wealth. Let's dive right in! 01:43 Summary: Read books on personal finance, noticed same message. Pop culture promotes spending, debt, materialism. Real path to wealth is spending less, investing consistently. Quit job, took a year off, started personal finance club to help friends. 04:18 Financial independence leads to existential crisis 09:01 Confusion, frustration, but finally booked flight. 09:41 Credit cards tempting, rationalizing spending for points. 15:04 Spending doesn't make you rich; habits matter. 18:12 Overcoming inertia is key to starting. 21:55 Link bank account, transfer money, buy stocks. 25:54 Simplicity and low expense ratios benefit investments. 29:54 Many ways to invest, don't overcomplicate it. 32:43 Mutual funds buy in dollars, not shares. 36:40 Lack of financial education feeds debt cycle. 40:09 Finding good financial advisors: learn to invest. 42:32 Easy way to find advisors and more. 44:19 We enjoyed talking to you, Jeremy. Thanks! More from Jeremy: Personal Finance Club Instagram For more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.com Questions? Send them to newsletter@einvestingforbeginners.com Today's show is sponsored by: Receive a free LMNT Sample Pack with any order at drinklmnt.com/InvestingBeginners. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple | Spotify | Google | Amazon | Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices