Building Your Money Machine
Welcome to 'Building Your Money Machine, hosted by Mel Abraham, CPA, a renowned financial expert and author of USA Today Bestseller, 'Building Your Money Machine: How to Get Your Money to Work Harder For You Than You Did For It!.' On this podcast, Mel shares his insights and experiences from over 30 years in the field of wealth-building, entrepreneurship and mentorship to financial freedom. Each episode provides actionable strategies to master your money, remove financial stress, and live a life by choice, not chance. Whether you work for a company, are a seasoned entrepreneur or someone just starting out on...
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Once You Hit $250K, Upgrade These 9 Things Before Telling Anyone
<p>Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! So, you’ve hit that $250K milestone (or you’re getting close) and suddenly everyone’s got an opinion on what you should do next. More complexity, more accounts, more stress — sound familiar? I want to flip that on its head.</p><p>In this episode, I’m keeping it real and giving you the no-BS upgrades that actually matter once you cross that quarter-million mark. It’s not about getting fancy. It’s about locking in your momentum, protecting your progress, and setting the stage for your next leap. After 30 years...
Every Financial Mistake You’ll Make As Your Net Worth Grows
<p>Welcome to another episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, I’m ripping the Band-Aid off and getting real about every financial mistake you’ll make as your net worth grows. Here’s the kicker: you’re probably making some of them right now and they don’t even feel like mistakes. That’s the danger.</p><p>Most financial advice out there talks about what to do to build wealth, but almost nobody warns you about the traps that sneak up on you when your wealth actually starts showing up. These aren’t just money mistakes...they’re behavi...
9 Signs You're Winning With Money (Even If It Doesn't Feel Like It)
<p>Welcome to the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, I’m cutting through the financial noise we all live with and showing you how to know—really know—if you’re actually WINNING with money, even when it doesn’t feel like it. Trust me, it’s not just about stacking up big numbers on your balance sheet. I’ve seen people with seven-figure accounts who are absolutely miserable, and others with modest means living in total peace. Why? Because it’s not the balance, it’s the bandwidth.</p><p>I’m laying out the 9 signs you’re ahead of the game, sha...
If You Don't Own Bonds, You'll Never Be Wealthy
<p>Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, I’m flipping the script on everything you’ve ever heard about bonds and yeah, I’m coming in hot. If you still think bonds are just for grandmas or the guy in the golf community brochure, you’ve got it exactly backwards. I’m here to show you why, without bonds, you might get rich but you’ll never stay rich... and living a “rich life” is the real goal, not just some big number in a bank account.</p><p>In this episode, I break down the difference betwe...
7 Things I Obsessed Over That Made Me Richer (Retired at 45)
<p>Welcome to another fire episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show. Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on the seven obsessions—yeah, real obsessions—that transformed my life and bank account. I went from being a single, always-working dad (thanks to a brutally honest drawing by my son), to living a life where I work by choice, not by demand. If you’re tired of watching your hard-earned money do a disappearing act or feeling like the treadmill never stops, you need THIS episode.</p><p>I’m not talking boring tips or stuffy advice here. This is about r...
How the Super-Wealthy Allocate Their Money (And What You Can Learn)
<p>Welcome to another episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on how the super-wealthy really allocate their money and let me tell you, it’s a lot simpler (and more accessible) than all the so-called “experts” make it out to be.</p><p>Forget the velvet rope, secret handshake strategies you’re told only come with nine zeros in the bank. After decades sitting across the table from empire-builders, billionaires, and families with legacies that outlast headlines, I’ve learned something wild: you don’t need complexity. You need clarity, guts, and the right...
Compounding Will Fail You Unless You Understand This
<p>Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, we’re cracking open one of the most hyped – and most misunderstood – concepts in personal finance: compounding. You’ve seen the “magic” charts, you’ve heard all the talk, but if you don’t know the real rules, compounding will fail you every time.</p><p>This episode? It’s not for the people who want sugarcoated advice. I break down the three compounding rules nobody told you about—and spell out exactly why most folks end up with way less than the chart promised. I share the battle stories of Carlos, D...
9 Signs You're Financially Smarter Than Most People
<p>Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! In this episode, we flip the script on what most financial “gurus” tell you - you’re always behind, you’re always doing it wrong… Well, not here. I’m shining a light on the 9 signs that you might already be financially smarter than most people around you, and why that actually matters. Because let’s be real: the financial baseline these days is way lower than you think. What feels ordinary to you? Yeah, that just might be proof you’re crushing it.</p><p>I break down the difference betwe...
9 Bad Money Habits That Are Keeping You Broke
<p>Welcome back to the Building Your Money Machine Show! In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the nine sneaky money habits that are secretly keeping you broke, even when it feels like you’re doing everything “right.” Look, I’m not here to roast you for buying avocado toast (heck, I love it too). I’m talking about the smart-sounding habits your parents would have applauded, but that are quietly sabotaging your wealth.</p><p>With 30+ years as a CPA, entrepreneur, and someone who’s built and rebuilt wealth from scratch, I’ve seen exactly where well-meaning peo...
ACCOUNTANT EXPLAINS The Smartest Way To Get Out Of Debt
<p>Ready for a dose of financial TRUTH? In this episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show, I'm breaking down the smartest way to get out of debt—no sugarcoating, no recycled advice. Forget what everyone else in the personal finance world is telling you. This isn’t about the fastest route; it’s about the SMARTEST moves for your future.</p><p>We’re talking real numbers (yes, the kind that make your eyes water), facing those financial sleepless nights, and, most importantly, how to build actual wealth while you crush your debt. Because guess what? Life doesn't pause ju...
