Summary: We have a special treat for you today!<br> <br> J and Gwen broke into the liquor cabinet and recorded a solo episode. (can it be a solo episode with two co-hosts??)<br> <br> As it's the middle of the year, we discussed our resolutions for the podcast and ourselves and how we're doing. We also talked about updates on various things going on in our lives. Gwen's getting a new job and selling her house, and J is readying her house to go on the market.<br> <br> You will more than likely snort while listening... It's that good!<br> <br> We also chat about...<br> <br> Updates to J's life<br> Updates to Gwen's life<br> wins from the FIRE Drill Facebook Community<br> how to accomplish everything on your to-do list<br> <br> We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please subscribe to us in iTunes if you enjoyed it!<br> <br> Show notes and links from today's episode<br> <br> Leaserunner<br> Cozy.co<br> ezlandlordforms<br> BiggerPockets<br> Super awesome episode with Andy<br> MK Williams' Enemies of Peace (win a copy if you leave us a review!)<br> JA Geiger Stained Glass Art<br> VOICEMAIL Link<br> tkts app (Broadway ticket app)<br> Mealpal link Sniffspot (Use the code FIREDRILL for $50 when you sign up!)<br> Tony Polecastro Guitar Workshop<br> <br> Key takeaways from our chat:<br> 1 - Good person.... Bad Landlord?<br> Being a nice person is usually good. Being a good person is usually a good thing.<br> <br> Not when it comes to landlording. You have to buckle down and stick to your guns. That means denying people based on credit and background. If you don't, bad things will happen.<br> <br> In a related note, get a reference for every person that will deal with your property. Property managers, contractors, realtors..... GET A REFERENCE. Things will probably go terribly wrong if you don't.<br> 2 - We are CRUSHING it!<br> In our New Year's Eve episode, we stated we were at 89,000 downloads and wanted to get to 300,000.<br> <br> We hit 400,000 downloads at the end of June.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Thank you to all our listeners for making this happen. We love you all!!<br> A post shared by Fire Drill Podcast (@fire_podcast) on Jun 27, 2018 at 8:28am PDT<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> We couldn't do it without you, so a massive THANK YOU to all of you for making this happen!!<br> 3 - Gwen's Resolutions: Total Grade B+<br> Happy, Healthy, Kind, Motivated<br> <br> She is pretty happy but gets more stressed out than she should with trying to be an entrepreneur.<br> She is much healthier than she was in January.<br> She is more or less the same with regards to kindness.<br> She is DEFINITELY more motivated with the loss of her W2 income.<br> 4 - J's Resolutions: Total Grade Solid B<br> -6 Figure Saver: totally counted as she did save the money in the first place. (She took the money and paid off some of her parent's Parent Plus loans. She's a really great daughter).<br> -Doubling passive income: Not there yet, but well on her way with her Etsy shop growing like a weed!<br> -Work out 200 times this year: On track!<br> -Cook dinner twice a week: MASSIVE FAIL<br> <br> <br> Questions? Like or dislike? Leave us a comment!<br> Want to support the podcast? Here are three things you can do.<br> 1. Start tracking your net worth with Personal Capital using our link. It's free.<br> 2. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and get one extra LIVE episode from us per week.<br> 3. Join our Facebook group and connect with other members of the FI community.<br>
