Financial Evolution Journey
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Sam shares a story about appreciating his financial growth by comparing his current ability to handle medical expenses versus his parents' struggles when he was younger.
"I got an MRI yesterday and the lady at the front desk showed me the bill for $750. She thought I was going to freak out, but I just said 'Alright, you take Apple Pay?' and scanned my card.
I remember thinking I'm so happy I'm in this spot. I call that 'braces money' - being able to swipe my card and give my kid braces without thinking twice about it. When I was younger, my parents bought me braces and they told me it was $2,000 that they had to pay on a credit card. At the time they had like $6,000, and I remember thinking 'goddamn that sucks.' I would be a lot happier if I had $9 million in the bank as opposed to $9,000 or whatever they had."
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.