{"id":103167,"date":"2018-10-22T00:02:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T06:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=103167"},"modified":"2023-04-26T22:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T04:01:33","slug":"biggerpockets-money-podcast-43-using-the-power-goal-setting-fundamentally-alter-financial-path-j-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/biggerpockets-money-podcast-43-using-the-power-goal-setting-fundamentally-alter-financial-path-j-scott","title":{"rendered":"Using the Power of Goal-Setting to Fundamentally Alter Your Financial Path with J Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve probably heard J Scott\u2019s real estate story (spoiler alert\u2014he\u2019s killing it!). But he\u2019s never really told his money story that led up to this massive real estate success.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, we talk to J and discover that in his 20s, he knew nothing about money, investing, or real estate. He started off $35,000 in debt, with no plan and no goals. An investing discussion with friends led to the creation of a spreadsheet to display his financial position in terms he could not ignore.<\/span><\/p>\n

The spreadsheet spawned a goal of $0 debt, a second job as a bartender, and J paying off all his debt in two years. He discovered he liked owning assets. At the suggestion of his wife, they bought a house to flip and promptly made every single flipping mistake you can make.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hear how J turned mistakes into successes many times over\u2014and how having a goal to work towards keeps him focused on moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n

Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n