I’ve read almost every popular personal finance book. And some unpopular ones too. I think most of the authors mean well. But… For most business owners… Especially internet based biz owners… Most of the personal finance rules RUIN a biz person’s chance at true financial independence. This is why… …even though biz owners make more than the average, they often don’t have much to show for it except higher levels of stress, family discord and health issues. So… I thought maybe? It might be useful to dissect some of the “popular” personal finance philosophy. Rules? Or Ruin? If this would be helpful… Sound off by sharing a common piece of personal finance you were “taught.” 👇 Rooting for Ya, Travis PS The “rule” that I followed which semi-retired me at 38, I’ve never found in a personal finance book!

Thank you for all the participation on the #1 Biggest Money Leak! This is my answer - in the Loom. (Plus I announce the winner of the 1:1 UNSTUCK Session with me.) Rooting For Ya, Travis

Humans 2nd biggest expense is the need for approval. Remove this from the budget and wealth takes off like a rocket.🚀 👉What's our number ONE biggest expense? 👇👇👇 Best answer gets a kick ass prize!

@Travis Sago — quick question on auction-style offers. I’ve studied your framework closely and I’m planning to test it publicly on my own profile. Context: I sell a high-ticket, done-for-you email growth system.Not templates. Full implementation. It includes: • Deliverability repair + list revival (getting open rates back to 20%+) • Strategic sequencing (custom multi-sequence architecture) • Conversion mechanism + messaging alignment • Framing the leads so they arrive at the call pre-sold and context-aware • CTA integrity so the right people book and show up When the ecosystem is built correctly, this has produced up to ~$300K in revenue from a single high-ticket offer. I normally sell it for $30K because it’s real execution work and long-term involvement. Here’s my dilemma. With an auction-style model, how do you structure it so you don’t end up in a situation where the top bid is $2K… and now you’re committed to delivering something that normally commands $30K? This isn’t information. It’s implementation. My SOPs. My time. My calendar. My current thought is to break the system into performance-based sprints: Start with a tightly scoped sprint (deliverability + revival + first revenue sequence), and then let higher bids unlock deeper access, more sequences, and broader ecosystem optimization. So the auction determines the level of execution and access. How would you structure guardrails for a high-touch DFY offer so the upside remains exciting, but the downside doesn’t wreck unit economics? Would love your take.

You can NOT steer a parked car. Step ONE is getting in the car! Everything else is mental masturbation. Have you completed step one? "Yes?" "No?" "Doing it today?" Sound off 👇 Rooting For Ya, Travis PS I won’t hate it if you use my Skool affiliate link. https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=9466c32b019e4a9e9b972658159f50e8 But… I don't care if you want to join under my affiliate link or not. I don't care if you use Skool or not. I think Skool will make you $1000s of dollars more than any other community software (because of how it makes lead gen with Polls you can actually DM! No other community software does that, free or not.) ...but that's not the point right now! 👉I want you to take STEP ONE! Because your ODDS of success go WAY UP once you are actually behind the wheel. Rooting For Ya, Travis PS See the SHARE YOUR WINS category for all the peeps who are ALREADY ADDING NEW MEMBERS!