I’m really excited today as we have a very special Canadian entrepreneur on the show who is an expert on earning money-on-the-side with freelancing.

In this interview Matt will tell us:

• How he was able to pay for his university by freelancing on the side and how he turned his company into a high end web development company
• The top mistakes to avoid when freelancing
• How to structure your freelance business so that you can work anywhere in the world, setting your own hours
• What to do if you don’t think you have any skills that you can freelance
• The number one mistake freelancers make when getting started
• The best steps to take when you’re just starting out
• And much more.

Links and Resources

• FreelanceTransformation.com – Matt’s company teaching the best practices in freelancing.

• Tilted Pixel (www.tiltedpixel.com)– Matt’s professional web development company.

• Top Tools and Resources for Financial Independence (for Canadians): Sign up anywhere on www.BuildWealthCanada.ca for a free guide on all the top tools and sites that I’ve personally used to help us achieve financial independence in our early 30s. They’re also what we use now to optimize and manage our finances, and ensure that we’re paying the lowest fees while getting solid returns on our investments. 
• Kornel's investing course with free sample lessons at www.BuildWealthCanada.ca/invest

This is the comprehensive guide to all the ongoing costs you need to know about before purchasing a home. This guide will help you prepare for and budget for all these ongoing expenses.

In the guide, I also give you some actual cost figures so that you at least have a ballpark figure on what the different items can cost.

Links and Resources

• Top Tools and Resources for Financial Independence (for Canadians): Sign up anywhere on www.BuildWealthCanada.ca for a free guide on all the top tools and sites that I’ve personally used to help us achieve financial independence in our early 30s. They’re also what we use now to optimize and manage our finances, and ensure that we’re paying the lowest fees while getting solid returns on our investments.
• Kornel's investing course with free sample lessons at www.BuildWealthCanada.ca/invest
• As mentioned in the episode, there is a fantastic guide written by Romana King from MoneySense that breaks down all the maintenance expenses that you’re likely to incur in your home. You can view the full article here: Ultimate Home Maintenance Guide. This should give you a great idea of all the different items that you should maintain, which ones to maintain yourself, and which ones to save up for (such as a roof replacement, furnace replacement, etc.).

This is a comprehensive guide to all the costs you need to know about before purchasing a home. This guide will help ensure you don’t get caught off guard by surprise expenses, or get tricked into paying any unnecessary extra fees.

Links and Resources

• Top Tools and Resources for Financial Independence (for Canadians): Sign up anywhere on www.BuildWealthCanada.ca for a free guide on all the top tools and sites that I’ve personally used to help us achieve financial independence in our early 30s. They’re also what we use now to optimize and manage our finances, and ensure that we’re paying the lowest fees while getting solid returns on our investments.
• Kornel's investing course with free sample lessons at www.BuildWealthCanada.ca/invest

• As mentioned in the episode, having a downpayment of less than 20% will require you to obtain mortgage insurance through the CMHC (the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation). The amount will vary depending on how small your downpayment is. You can get the current rates directly from the source here: CMHC Mortgage Insurance

  When getting your mortgage ready, you can also get the exact amounts that you’ll need to pay by speaking with your potential mortgage provider or mortgage broker. Since publishing this episode, we now have a resident mortgage expert on the show. If you have mortgage questions, you can get them answered for free at www.buildwealthcanada.ca/sean

In this session, you’ll learn everything you need to know before deciding to rent or buy a home. Nothing is left out as we dive into the financial and lifestyle factors that you need consider before making the big decision.

Links and Resources

• Top Tools and Resources for Financial Independence (for Canadians): Sign up anywhere on www.BuildWealthCanada.ca for a free guide on all the top tools and sites that I’ve personally used to help us achieve financial independence in our early 30s. They’re also what we use now to optimize and manage our finances, and ensure that we’re paying the lowest fees while getting solid returns on our investments.
• UPDATE: We now have a resident mortgage expert that can help you with your mortgage questions for free. You can book a free call at www.buildwealthcanada.ca/sean
• Kornel's investing course with free sample lessons at www.BuildWealthCanada.ca/invest

This is the audio version of an article that got published on us on how my wife and I became mortgage free just after I turned 29. In it, I share some practical tips that have helped my wife and I achieve debt freedom at such a young age and they’re tips that you can start applying right away in your life too.

As this podcast and blog continues, I’m going to share more and more tips and guides to how we did it as well as some best practices from other experts but in the meantime, think of this as the first few steps that you can start applying immediately.

Links and Resources

• Top Tools and Resources for Financial Independence (for Canadians): Sign up anywhere on www.BuildWealthCanada.ca for a free guide on all the top tools and sites that I’ve personally used to help us achieve financial independence in our early 30s. They’re also what we use now to optimize and manage our finances, and ensure that we’re paying the lowest fees while getting solid returns on our investments. 
• Kornel's investing course with free sample lessons at www.BuildWealthCanada.ca/invest

Welcome to the very first episode of the Build Wealth Canada Podcast!

This episode is all about what you’ll get out of this podcast series and what you can expect in future episodes.

More specifically, the podcast series will focus on:

1. How to become debt free in the quickest time possible (and how I did it becoming mortgage free at 29).
2. How to master money management without spending hours entering receipts, cutting coupons, while still taking vacations, going out and enjoying life.
3. How to invest so you can retire early (or have the freedom to do what you want, when you want).
4. How to use your favorite hobby to make money on-the-side for guilt-free spending (restaurants, vacations, etc.), to pay-off debt, or save for an early retirement.

Links and Resources

• Top Tools and Resources for Financial Independence (for Canadians): Sign up anywhere on www.BuildWealthCanada.ca for a free guide on all the top tools and sites that I’ve personally used to help us achieve financial independence in our early 30s. They’re also what we use now to optimize and manage our finances, and ensure that we’re paying the lowest fees while getting solid returns on our investments. 
• Kornel's investing course with free sample lessons at www.BuildWealthCanada.ca/invest