Team, As you're prepping for the week, I want you to ask yourselves a serious question. How much "employee brain" malware is still running in your head? We're all infected with it. It's the "gospel" we were taught by our parents, our teachers, and those gurus on the radio. It's the doctrine that tells us to play it safe, to "manage" our 401(k)s, and that the ultimate prize is a "debt-free" house. That is the Consumer's American Dream. It's a dream of consumption. We are not consumers. We are builders. We are capitalists. We are Funding CEOs. Our dream is one of creation. The consumer brain fears debt. It sees a 20% APR and panics. The builder brain uses debt. It sees a 15x ROL (Return on Loan) and builds an empire. I just put the finishing touches on a new article that I consider essential reading for this community. It's a deep-dive on how to purge that old "good vs. bad debt" lie and replace it with the single most powerful metric for entrepreneurs: ROL. https://www.myfundingmachine.com/post/why-good-debt-vs-bad-debt-is-a-stupid-argument This is the mindset shift that separates 6-figure side hustles from 7-figure empires. My challenge to you this week: Read this. Find one "consumer" thought you're still holding onto and replace it with a "builder" calculation. Let me know your take in the comments below!

We just dropped a new breakdown: "The Glitch at the Thanksgiving Dinner Table." If you feel like the economy is fragile, but the news keeps saying it’s "booming," you aren't crazy. We are in a "Jobless Expansion." I explain exactly why companies are firing people while spending billions on tech (The Efficiency Bet)... and, of course, how all this ties into funding and the outlook for 2026! Read it here: https://www.myfundingmachine.com/post/the-glitch-at-the-thanksgiving-dinner-table Question for the group: Who is the "Uncle Steve" in your family? The one who thinks everything is perfect because his 401k is up? Let me know in the comments. 👇

What’s up, Team! We just dropped a new breakdown of why the "Safe" SBA loan is actually a strategic trap. If you ever needed a visual reminder of why we use 0% Stacking and Term Loans instead of begging banks for permission, watch this. The takeaways: 1. The Amateur pays with their time (6 months). 2. The Operator pays with execution (48 hours). 3. The "Safe" Rate isn't safe (42.3% spikes happen). We are building this exact toolkit in the Challenge this week. Question for the group: How many of you have wasted time on an SBA application before? Drop a "💀" in the comments if you've survived the Death March. Let's get to work. https://www.myfundingmachine.com/post/the-sba-death-march-why-you-ll-be-bankrupt-before-you-get-your-guaranteed-loan

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A lot of you know me as the "funding guy," but most of you don't know the full story of why I'm so obsessed with this mission. Back in 2008, I wasn't just watching the financial crisis on TV. I was living it. My family and I had a front-row seat to the carnage. We didn't just see others lose everything—we lost properties, investments, and ended up in foreclosure and bankruptcy. That experience burned a lesson into my soul: the traditional financial system is rigged against the little guy. I decided it was time to write down the full story - not just my own, but the story of how the entire money pipe for the American Dream got clogged, and why that crisis created the single biggest business opportunity of our lifetime for people like us. I just published it on our blog this week. It's the foundation for everything we do in this group. Read it here: After you read it, I want to hear from you in the comments: Have you ever felt like the traditional financial system was working against you?