What are the benefits of owning your commercial building?

What are the drawbacks of owning your commercial building?

Are you a small business owner, worried about how you're going to fit in your current lease space? Maybe it's too small, maybe it's too big, and maybe your space could provide an additional source of revenue to your business!

Finally, what special milestone is the Crushing Debt Podcast celebrating with this episode?

Shawn & George have talked before about the pros and cons of owning versus leasing when it comes to your primary residence and your car, but today, we talk to Paul Neal, author of the book "Un-Lease Your Business: Unlock Wealth, Autonomy and Control By Buying Your Building and Firing Your Landlord." Paul is a commercial real estate financing expert specializing in guiding business owners just like you to buy their first piece of commercial real estate.

George and Shawn talk to Paul about owning versus leasing, business credit, the availability of space for your business, and other related topics. You can find Paul, and get a copy of his book at: www.OwnYourBuildingNow.com, or on Amazon.

As we celebrate George's two-year anniversary as co-host of the podcast, let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!

Please also visit our sponsor, Sam Cohen of Attorneys First Insurance for Attorneys and Title Companies looking to get a quote on Errors & Ommissions (malpractice) Insurance coverage. www.AttorneysFirst.com.

Or, you can support the show by visiting our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt

To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at Shawn@Yesnerlaw.com or visit www.YesnerLaw.com. We are proud to have raised over $12,000 to support Pancreatic Cancer research and education. Although the Purple Stride walk is over for 2024, there's still an opportunit to join Shawn's team for next year's walk and to continue to support the families impacted by this terrible disease. Visit MY Legacy Striders: http://support.pancan.org/goto/MYLegacyStriders08

What factors make up your credit score?

How does your score increase and decrease?

What are some credit myths?

What does FICO stand for?

There are five factors that make up your credit score:

• Payment history (35%)
• Credit Utilization (30%)
• Length of Credit History (15%)
• Credit Mix (10%)
• New Credit (10%)

In this week's episode, George and Shawn talk about your credit score, the way the five factors above increase or decrease your score, and why your score is important.

You can read Shawn's blog post here: https://www.yesnerlaw.com/five-factors-that-make-up-credit-score/

You can also check your score, for free, at https://www.annualcreditreport.com/ which is the only free credit report site supported by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!

Please also visit our sponsor Sam Cohen of Attorneys First Insurance for Attorneys and Title Companies looking to get a quote on Errors & Ommissions (malpractice) Insurance coverage. www.AttorneysFirst.com.

Or, you can support the show by visiting our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt

To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at Shawn@Yesnerlaw.com or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

While this year's Purple Stride walk is over, you can still support Shawn's team to fight Pancreatic Cancer at MY Legacy Striders: http://support.pancan.org/goto/MYLegacyStriders08

Where do you shop for everyday necessities?

Can you save money by switching to an online shopping club?

Can you save money by switching stores?

Can you generate money by shopping?

Can you use shopping to get out of debt?

This week George and Shawn talk to Mark Roth with The Patriot Shopping Club. Mark works with the largest online shopping club in North America and can help you to save money and generate income based on where you shop and what necessities you shop for online.

Mark is a Dave Ramsey Financial Coach, who completed Financial Peace University in 2019. In 2018, Mark was in about $150,000 of debt. Today, Mark is debt free! Personally, Mark is a personal trainer, nutrition coach, and a black belt in Tae Kwando.

You can connect with Mark at Mark.Roth56@gmail.com, or www.ThePatriotShoppingClub.com/Roth.

Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!

Please also visit our sponsor Sam Cohen of Attorneys First Insurance for Attorneys and Title Companies looking to get a quote on Errors & Ommissions (malpractice) Insurance coverage. www.AttorneysFirst.com.

Or, you can support the show by visiting our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt

To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at Shawn@Yesnerlaw.com or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

The Purple Stride walk is this Saturday, if you're listening on the day of the release. You can join Shawn's fight against pancreatic cancer by joining his team, MY Legacy Striders: http://support.pancan.org/goto/MYLegacyStriders08 (if you're listening after the date of release, you can join our team for next year!)

If you want to try the Money Max system for becoming debt free, you can visit Shawn's affiliate link at: https://www.moneymaxaccount.com/yesner