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Hello and welcome to my 2nd anniversary show! Yes, it was exactly 2 years ago today when I started the Be Wealthy & Smart podcast. Today I'll share with you the best of the best episodes - that is which ones you've liked best and I'll take the #1 rated show and give you a podcast within a podcast about the most popular of all topics! Here's a little background on how far we've come in 2 years: Today BWS has listeners in #143 countries. 80% in the US, and 20% around the world. Our top countries outside the US are: Canada, UK, Australia, China, South Africa, Korea, Sweden, Philippines. But we also have listeners in such far away places as: Oman, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Peru, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Afghanistan. Thank you so much for listening, tuning in and subscribing to the show! We've also gone from 0 to 101 reviews, 96 of which are 5 stars, so thank you everyone who has written a review. If you're a regular listener and you haven't left a review yet, please do that and let me know what you think of

Learn why you want to start saving for retirement the moment you have income and why it should be higher on your priority list than it might be. Last episode I was talking about spending priorities and I gave you my list of 10 spending priorities. Spending priorities are a way for you to decrease impulse spending and really focus on matching your money with your priorities. If you know where you want to spend money, you'll be less tempted by purchases that are thousands of dollars and totally unplanned. Don't get me wrong, I'm NOT a fan of budgets, unless you have a very limited income and must watch every penny. But for people who have excess money every month, I think budgeting can feel like a diet - too restrictive, you want to go off it as soon as it starts and it may give you a bad relationship with money because you always feel guilty when you spend. Rather, I think you should have spending priorities and be very clear on what they are because then you are matching your money with what matters most to y

Learn how to prioritize your spending following the 10 essentials and 6 questions to ask yourself. This will keep you growing your net worth and keep you away from impulse spending.

Learn 3 things John Paul DeJoria and other billionaires commonly do. Their habits, thought processes, attitudes. How they evaluate business opportunities.

Learn how to make money on Amazon using Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA). Hear Brad DeGraw's story about starting with $100 and now having many products selling on Amazon under his brands. Learn the steps to become successful, what not to do, and why you need to tap into emotions to sell. Brad shares his formula: Problem, Fantasy and Desire and explains why it's important to have for each product you market. The steps Brad mentioned are: (First decide to be successful - it's always mindset first!) 1. Select your market.2. Search products and social media. Check competition.3. Read 1, 2, and 3 star reviews on Amazon products you're considering to see how you can improve them.4. Find suppliers5. Sample products6. Get good images and copy7. Connect with bloggers for them to write about and review your product. Brad's website is AmazonSherpa.com. Tools & apps he recommends are: Scan Power - $10/mo.Profit Bandit - $10/mo.JungleScout.com That Kat Radio podcast

Learn my favorite economic indicators I use to follow the economy. Find out why I don't go to their websites and what they are telling you about the economy and possible direction of the stock market. This was a listener's question I answered. I'll also show you the website I go to to find out the direction of the stock market, see when it's about to rollover and keep myself from buying at market tops and selling at market bottoms. They include: GDP, Consumer Confidence, Consumer Price Index, Housing Starts, Employment Situation Survey, Producer Price Index, ISM Index, Baltic Dry Index, S & P 500 Index, and MACD.

Learn what emotions are underlying credit card debt. How past, present and future emotional fear can cause spending that is out of control. How to change your negative subconscious beliefs with positive ones. Why and how shopping effects your brain.

Learn more about why opportunity cost is a key to your wealth building, how you might have the wealth you want in your backyard and what NOT to do with your money.

Learn 5 Ways to Make Doing Your Taxes Fun! How to get motivated, work through negative thoughts and get your taxes done with a smile.

Learn why being credit worthy may be more important that your credit score. Interview with Steve Stewart of the Money Plan SOS and No Debt, No Credit, No Problems podcasts. Don't build your credit score, build your wealth.

Learn why you should have a will, what will happen to your assets if you don't have a will, the government's plan for your assets, what happens with joint bank accounts that you may not want to happen. We discuss real cases that have caused problems and the most common issues amongst families inheriting money. If you have an elderly parent across the country or that you are caring for and have siblings, this is a MUST listen!

Learn about "Money". How it grows, compounds and builds wealth. The 6 Steps to Wealth. How debt figures into wealth building. Why you MUST invest to become wealthy.

Learn the pros and cons of paying off your mortgage, why opportunity cost matters and the one reason you might consider all the facts and choose a different course of action.

Learn the 3 ways to evaluate ETF's vs. Mutual Funds, why the 80/20 rule is important and the most important thing when choosing an investment.

Learn what to do, what not to do and one example of wealth building that required little money in an individual stock

Learn why "money is like a newborn baby. You have to prepare for it and learn about it BEFORE it arrives. If you wait until after it arrives to start making preparations, you're screwed." - Linda P. Jones

Learn the 5 things you must do to start a successful business.

Learn how to make money with blogs and Craig's List

Learn what typical asset classes are and what they mean, the difference between index funds and managed funds and the 3 reasons why a 401k is likely your best investment

Learn what kind of business is most lucrative now, how to get out of trading hours for dollars and how to create multiple streams of income