10 Mar Owning What You Buy With Ryan Harris | A Frugal Athlete
Ryan Joined 'a frugal Athlete podcast' to talk about how financial literacy impacted his career on and off the field. Press play!...
Financial Literacy
28 Jan Inherited Beliefs About Money
Posted at 09:26h in Financial Literacy
I recently sat down with someone to help them start investing. I began as I always do by asking what companies they already know. We were watching a football game at the time, so I asked when this person thought ESPN was going to stop...
17 Jan What Dr. Martin Luther King Taught Me About Financial Literacy
Posted at 09:04h in Financial Literacy
Let us go beyond peace as Dr. Martin Luther King wanted us to. Let’s talk about money. Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King provided a vision of peace, unity, and equality in his famous I Have a Dream speech. Many of us...
22 Oct Five Things NFL Players Go Broke On
Posted at 10:46h in Financial Literacy
I was asked by a young Pittsburgh Steeler teammate to help him plan his money. I must have told him a dozen times, “Do not go and buy a new car.” But in his first year, making $550,000 ($300K after taxes and agent fees), he...
03 Jul Are You a Spender or a Saver?
I often get asked for money advice. Friends, co-workers, former NFL players, even guys from my basketball team will occasionally reach out to me seeking assistance with their money mindset. Most of the time, I begin the discussion by asking one key question: Are you a...
23 May Why NFL Teams Want Players to Be Broke
Going into my eighth NFL season, a major decision presented itself. I had recently worked out with the Miami Dolphins. They called my agent following the workout and said that, while they liked me, they were not going to offer me a contract at that time. Shortly...