BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Cody Burman discusses his journey to accumulating $5 million by age 30, a goal achieved through an "entrepreneurial sprint" that involved increasing income and decreasing expenses. He highlights that while his exact path may not be repeatable, the principles of taking action and exploiting opportunities are key to financial success. Burman's initial ventures, including a disc golf company started in college, provided valuable lessons that paved the way for more lucrative businesses.
“I increased my income, I decreased my expenses, I invested the gap, and I was able to hit financial independence just about three years after we recorded together at age 25.”
“So like, what that business was, was just the foundation. It was so many learning lessons, so many failures, so many things that I didn't know that I didn't know until I tried it with this disc golf manufacturing company.”
“So yes, parts of it were luck, like, was I in the right place at the right time for like my digital products business that took off? Was my real estate in the right place at the right time when I started investing there? Has the stock market been on a tear? Absolutely.”