Mr Money Maxwell
Financial Freedom Friday is for people serious about financial freedom. Every Friday I share what 28+ years of trading taught me. My mistakes. My systems. The lessons that got me out of Corp IT by 40. Learn from someone already doing it.
When I cashed my first paycheck, I called it paying myself first.
Financial Freedom Friday TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH BY $MAXWELL "I've been here 46 years," the business owner told me when I asked why he was selling his building and his company. "I'm 88 years old" he said. The entire time my internal dialogue is thinking this guy is way over his 4,000 weeks... He had a clear exit strategy: take the business he and his wife built and hand it down to his daughter, then step away and enjoy life. But life doesn't always consult our plans. She passed away...
Can you do a pullup?
Financial Freedom Friday TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH BY $MAXWELL Wednesday I'm sitting in the back of West Orange Cinema in Ocoee, FL. It's packed with real estate agents and every single one of them is screaming YES over and over. Earlier they were giving each other massages… And NO it wasn't an adult theater… It was a Tony Robbins seminar. Left hands held high in the air. Everyone's eyes closed (except mine). The speaker up front has them visualizing a check with their name on it, dated...
AI is incredible. It's also confidently wrong. Why should you care??
Financial Freedom Friday TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH BY $MAXWELL Last Saturday I was working around my house and thought, it's hot in here. Walked over to the thermostat in the hallway.... No display. I can't even make this up but I had just seen this post in the Orlando subreddit... Sidenote... Did you trade Reddit with me? That trade hit it's target for Inner Circle Members Looking at that blank thermostat the temperature instantly went up fifteen degrees and I know 100% imaginary heat...
The Greatest Insurance Policy on Wall Street?
Financial Freedom Friday TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH BY $MAXWELL In 1999, Mark Cuban sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.7 billion. It was an all in stock. A fortune on paper. But a fortune on paper isn't a fortune. It's a risky bet. So he hedged. He put on a collar: bought a put to insure his shares, sold a call to pay for it. Renting his shares out and getting an insurance policy to lock in his gains until he could unwind the stock. Then the bubble popped. Yahoo went from over $100 to $8....
Friday used to mean something different
Financial Freedom Friday TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH BY $MAXWELL Is Friday at quitting time still your reward? Five days of work, and since you make it through, you get two days back. But let's be honest... It’s really more like a day and a half, because right around lunch on Sunday, you’re already thinking about Monday. Man, I know that feeling all too well. Friday used to mean the exact same thing to me. It was the only temporary escape from the treadmill. But then I realized something....
She died with $22 million from divvy stocks???
Financial Freedom Friday TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH BY $MAXWELL Happy Friday, Two people have been stuck in my head all week. The first is a guy I talked to recently. Smart. Successful. Has some cash sitting on the sidelines. And he told me, flat out: "The stock market doesn't interest me." I didn't argue with him. But I can't let it go... Not because he isn't sharp, but because he doesn't know what this decision is costing him. He'll never see the bill for it. He could buy back his time...
My $80k META 'mistake' (and what I do differently before earnings now)
Financial Freedom Friday TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH BY $MAXWELL For years I tried to guess direction. I thought I could outsmart the market. You might think you can do the exact same thing. Trying to hit home runs, and depending on your age and your income, maybe you should... Let me tell you a quick story, and more importantly lets talk about how you can make money now!! Back in 2022 I sold puts on META at 280. I wanted to own shares lower, at least that's what I thought! Seemed smart....
Half the year is gone. Now what?
Financial Freedom Friday TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH BY $MAXWELL The market is closed today. Fourth of July holiday! I hope you all have a nice long 3 day weekend! This the perfect day to do something most traders never do: stop and look at the scoreboard. We’re halfway through 2026. So let me ask you the question I ask every trader I coach: Did the first half of your year go the way you wanted? Yeah?? Great! Keep reading, because the second half is where most people get sloppy. No?? We've...
What a goat taught my good friend about vision
Financial Freedom Friday TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH BY $MAXWELL Quick note: I've turned over today's email to my good friend Eric . We met years ago at a trading meetup on the Gulf Coast, and we hit it off right away. He's become one of the people I turn to for guidance and advice. I'm grateful he agreed to bring some value to all of you today. I'll be back next week! Don't miss the picture at the bottom of the email! I'll forward any replies to him. -$Maxwell ---Hey everyone! It's...
Can your hobbies make you rich?
Financial Freedom Friday TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH BY $MAXWELL A buddy of mine was cleaning out his office last week. He mentioned to me that it had slowly turned into a hobby graveyard instead of an office. All the stuff he's collected over the years... gear, tools, half-finished projects... were finally getting a new home and a new owner. He's taking back his office and getting back some space basically cashing in on a decade of hobbies that didn't work out. It got me thinking. I've...
Financial Freedom Friday is for people serious about financial freedom. Every Friday I share what 28+ years of trading taught me. My mistakes. My systems. The lessons that got me out of Corp IT by 40. Learn from someone already doing it.