An Author Wednesday Interview with Brett Kitchen, author of “Safe Money Millionaire”

Brett Kitchen’s “Safe Money Millionaire” gives readers a new insight about safety in the financial world by actually avoiding Wall Street. The book provides different ways on how to be smart with money without risking it all. Its honest advice about financial security and not maxing out your 401K makes its audience stop and think about their financial future. With a positive attitude and steady planning, this book does exactly what it intends… making anyone into a successful safe money (maybe one day) millionaire.

Read more for the rest of this great author interview and to learn how you can grab a free copy of Brett’s book!

Q. Thanks for the interview. Can we begin by having you tell us a little bit about yourself and how long you’ve been working in and writing about this topic?

A. I’ve been an entrepreneur ever since I could ride a bike. It’s in my blood, in fact entrepreneurship has been in my family for the past 100 years going all the way back to my great, great grandfather off the coast of England on Jersey Isle.

I got started selling licorice and bubble gum to the neighbors, then manufacturing taffy and cinnamon stick. Now, I love the idea of being able to create financial security for ourselves as humans.

Q. What’s your new book about? Why did you write it? What main message will readers take away from it?

A. Safe Money Millionaire is about growing your wealth without losing your money in the Wall Street rollercoaster. There are tons of money myths out there about how to grow your money because they’ve been lead to believe that investing in the market is the only way to do it.

That’s just not true. That’s what Wall Street wants you to believe, but it’s not true. People will walk away with their eyes open, learn why they aren’t getting ahead financially and get a plan to make it happen.

Q. What inspired you to write this book?

A. In my efforts to build my wealth I ‘bought in’ to the financial myths that are sold by most Americans by the Wall Street Propaganda machine. During that process I lost about 35% of my savings in the market and I decided I wasn’t going to do that again. That’s what led me to discovering what I share in the book.

Q. What were some of the greatest discoveries, lessons, or findings you came across while doing research and writing this book?

A. One of the biggest discoveries was the ‘hidden theft’ going on right in front of people’s faces in 401K plans.  People mistakenly believe that because they are ‘maxing out’ 401K contributions they are building a retirement. Unfortunately, that just isn’t the case.

Another major “ah ha!” moment was in discovering their wealth. Too many people wait too long, and they aren’t even going in the right how little people really know about how to build direction. They are going backwards, they need a little direction and there is a simple way to grow wealth even if you don’t have a clue about investing.

Q. What do you feel sets your book apart from others in the same genre?

A.  First it’s fun to read. It’s story based and it’s a quick read so people can get in, get out, and learn what they need to know.  It’s definitely not a boring financial book.

Second, I’ve never seen anyone write about this topic of growing wealthy without market risk, and that’s what excites me…you don’t have to be a ‘stock’ or ‘mutual fund’ investor to make this work for you.

Q. What are 5 things everyone should know in your area of expertise?

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1. The wise man builds his financial house on a rock; the rock is safety, not risk.

2. The foolish man builds his house on the sand, the sand of risk. When the rains come, the whole house can fall, because the foundation fails.

3. You don’t have to be a financial wiz or really even know the first thing about investing to make this work for you.

4. Don’t believe what you hear out of finance guru’s, money magazines and Wall Street, they have an agenda…an agenda that is geared to keep them rich.

5.  The building a ‘safe money’ foundation is the key to financial security; once you have a strong safety net of money that will always be there for you, then you can move on to more risk.

Q. What does your typical day look like?

A. I wake up next to my wife and usually have a couple kids banging on the door to get breakfast. I drive to the Safe Money Millionaire headquarters and run my two businesses and work on spreading the word of the Safe Money Millionaire message. I will often do a radio show interview throughout the week, talk with clients, manage my staff of about 10 employees, and work hard to promote our message.

Q. If someone were a complete newbie when it comes to the topic of your book, what are some steps they could take to dive in and get more educated in this area. (Besides reading your book of course!)

A. I would go watch the videos on our YouTube channel or website. You can go to www.safemoneymillionaire.com and get free access to them. We take the concepts, keep them simple and then you can even give us a call and talk with us if you have further questions, or just want to just cut to the chase.  

Q. If you could write 1 Golden Rule to take away from your book, what would it be and why?

A. “The wise man builds his financial house on the rock of safe money, and foolish man builds on the sands of risk.”

I believe this is critical to building wealth, because when you have a secure foundation you know that money will always be there for you when you need it. If you lose money because of risky investments when you need your money most, it could be gone, causing all kinds of financial and family problems.

Q. What other resources in addition to your book would you recommend to people to learn more about this area?

A. There’s a great book called “Pirates of Manhattan” it’s a glaring indictment of Wall Street and banks, it’ll open your eyes in a way nothing else does.

Q. What are some of your current projects you’ve been working on in this field?

A. The biggest project is our consumer education area of www.safemoneymillionaire.com it’s an entire resource center dedicated to helping people learn more about this concept, and even more importantly getting personal help.

We can actually do some free coaching sessions with folks who want some personal direction and I think that is very valuable.

Q. Thank you for the interview Brett! Would you like to share where we can find you on the web and how we can buy your book?

A. You can go to amazon.com or we have a few free copies we’re giving away and you can grab one by going to www.safemoneymillionaire.com/freebook.

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About the Author: Brett Kitchen has been in the insurance and finance industry for a decade giving professional advice on financial devastations and how to turn those obstacles into a stepping stone for success. He developed a strategy on how to save money and keep it growing in a safe and effective manner through tax benefits. Brett founded http://truefinancialage.com and is the host of the Savvy Money Radio Show. Brett is also an author of two books, including “The Financial Fountain of Youth”. He and his wife Tiffani have been married for 9 years and have two kids Joshua and Elianna.

For more information about the author: www.brettkitchen.com

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