How J. Money became J. Money:
- Went looking for a 2 bedroom apartment to rent in 2007
- Got lost and ended up buying a $350,000 house on a whim 48 hours later and with no money down
- Didn’t have a budget so went searching online…
- Came across the blogging world and fell in love with “real life” examples and transparency
- Started BudgetsAreSexy.com anonymously to have fun and be held more accountable
- Site unexpectedly took off and started making money (20,000,000+ views / $1,000,000+ made)
- Became a full-time professional and self-employed blogger
- Increased personal net worth from $50,000 to $700,000
- Won 12 industry awards, including Blog of The Year and Lifetime Achievement
- Named a Top “Social Influencer” in personal finance & wealth
- Constantly featured in the media: Forbes, New York Times, Kiplinger, Entrepreneur, Business Insider
- Became a Blogging Coach
- Became a Money Coach
- Became a Fintech Advisor and Judge (Digit.co/FinCon Fintech Competition)
- Launched a year-long philanthropy project raising $90,000+ of cash and goods via online micro-donations (and filmed a la Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to show what generosity looks like)
- Launched Rockstar Finance – a financial community/platform/directory of tools and resources with 5,000,000+ views and named one of Business Insider’s “go-to websites for money advice”
- Turned down a million dollar offer to be bought out
- So fortunate to be doing what he loves every day and for the wild twist of fate!
Topics he’s currently passionate about:
- Tracking net worth
- Side hustles!
- Lifestyle (money is a tool for living!)
- F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence, Retire Early)
- Harnessing your emotions to improve your finances
- TAKING ACTION vs just thinking/reading/learning all the time
Personal facts:
- Daddy of two (soon to be three)
- Lives in the D.C. area
- Coin collector and rap lover
- Rocks a ‘hawk
- Overall positive person
- Dreamer and experimenter
- Loves connecting the online world with the “real” world
