Matt Franklin – If You Are Young, Consider Buying a House Right Now

<p><strong>BIO:</strong> Matt Franklin and a friend developed PostureNow to help people improve their posture. They presented it at Shark Tank and ended up making pretty good money from the device. Matt also runs his video production business, Bottle Rocket Labs, and has found a new obsession of learning about investing and preparing for retirement.</p><p><strong>STORY: </strong>When Matt was 28, he had a job while studying economics. Even though he was making good money, he blew it all. Matt regrets not buying a house then because today it would be worth so much.</p><p><strong>LEARNING:</strong> Buy a house when you are young, especially if you know you will stay put for at least four years. Take advantage of incentives given to home buyers in the US. Andrew’s advice is to invest in what is right for you.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Young people, buy that house and start the compounding effect today.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Matt Franklin</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Guest profile</strong></h2><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bottlerocketlabs/https:/www%20.linkedin.com/in/bottlerocketlabs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Matt Franklin</strong></a> and a friend developed a goofy little invention to help people improve their posture. Once they had sold more than $100,000 worth of that product, they found themselves in the Shark Tank. After that appearance, things blew up temporarily, and they made pretty good dough; the company<a href="https://posturenow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> PostureNow</a>, still operates to this day.</p><p>He also runs his video production business,<a href="http://bottlerocketlabs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Bottle Rocket Labs</a>, and has found a new obsession of learning about investing and preparing for retirement. He shares what he is learning on his<a href="https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Rogue Retirement Lounge</a> podcast.</p><h2>