Why is personal finance so complicated? Even worse, the Internet is full of personal finance “experts” providing short-sighted, error-prone, and outright bad financial advice. Jesse Cramer has a knack for using everyday experiences to make personal finance accessible for the average investor. His extensive research coupled with skilled narrative makes personal finance actually enjoyable. By day, Jesse works for a fiduciary wealth management firm in Rochester, NY. By night, he runs The Best Interest - nominated in 2022 for "Personal Finance Blog of the Year.” The Best Interest simplifies personal finance and investing to make your life easier, smarter…and a little richer, too. Come invest in knowledge with The Best Interest.
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A Terrific Interview - Jesse Cramer on “The Struggle is Real” - E45
Big thanks to Justin Peters, from The Struggle is Real podcast, for allowing me to share this episode. A few months ago, Justin and I sat down to discuss helping young adults with their personal finances. We had a great conversation, which I want to share with you in its entirety!
If you’re curious to learn more, check out Justin’s Show Notes below:
If you’re paying attention to your portfolio right now, you know the stock market has been on a nosedive, and if you’re anything like me, this market drop has you feeling discouraged.
I continue doing all the right things. I maxed out my IRA, I’m dollar cost averaging through my 401K, and even investing my net earnings in my brokerage account.
All of this yet I’m still seeing my net worth go backwards. I’m beginning to question if investing my money is still the right thing to do.
Well luckily my friend Jesse Cramer is here to talk me off the ledge. It could be investing for your future or changing your career path to align with your passion. Jesse reminded me that the right choice doesn't always create short-term success but over the long-run, it will.
Aside from being my personal therapist, Jesse has had a ton of success in creating his personal finance blog, The Best Interest. His writing has also been featured in CNBC, MSN, the Motley Fool, Yahoo Finance, and more.
Jesse started The Best Interest blog in 2018 when he was working as an engineer but over the last year, realizing how much passion he had for personal finance, he made a career pivot and now works for a wealth management firm.
If you are considering changing careers to align more with your passion, this will be a great episode to listen to. Jesse shares his thought process behind his decision even though it meant taking a pay cut (for now).
We get into a lot of money conversation as well including the financial order of operations, investing in the market vs investing in yourself, and a useful thought process called the success to stress ratio. From my “lost and confused” to my senior investors, this episode has something for everyone.
Key Takeaways:
- How Jesse went from being lost with finances to a personal finance blogger
- Why Jesse took a pay cut to switch careers
- Why making the right choice now will lead to success in the long-run even if in the short-term it doesn’t pay off
- Using the financial order of operation to get started investing
- Should I invest or pay off debt first? What about investing in a business?
- How to get started budgeting
- Success to stress ratio
- What Dave Ramsey got right about credit cards (absolute rules)
- Merging money with your significant other
Mentions:
Joel O’Leary on TSIR (Apple Podcasts or Spotify)
Darren Chait on TSIR (Apple Podcasts or Spotify)
More of Justin & The Struggle is Real:
Show Notes: https://justinpeters.co/thestruggleisreal/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinleepeters/
More of The Best Interest:
Check out the Best Interest Blog at bestinterest.blog
Contact me at jesse@bestinterest.blog
The Best Interest Podcast is a personal podcast meant for educational and entertainment. It should not be taken as financial advice, and is not prescriptive of your financial situation.