Unbroken Business Support Podcast With Michael Anthony

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From $1M in Debt and Food Stamps to Financial Freedom | Chris Miles

59m | Oct 6, 2026

What do you do when life keeps testing how much you want it? In this episode, Michael Anthony talks with his friend Chris Miles, founder of Money Ripples. Chris has built wealth, lost it, and rebuilt it more than once. He went from picking up loose change at drive-thrus at 3 a.m. to reaching financial freedom by age 28. Then the 2008 crash left him more than $1 million in debt and on food stamps, and he lost his home in 2009. A year later, the company he helped pull back from the edge of bankruptcy did over $5 million in coaching sales.

Chris talks about the mindset, habits and faith that carried him through those lows. He also explains why some of his best ideas came during the hardest times, and why he sees money as "the magnifier of the soul."

In this episode, you'll learn:

How a shy, socially anxious kid chose entrepreneurship over a "cookie cutter" life
Leaving a job with six-minute bathroom breaks to work 100% on commission
"Commission breath": how desperation pushes clients away
The cold November night he spent three hours collecting $4 in change
His car being repossessed, and working smile-and-dial sales at Ancestry.com
Why his father, who "did everything right," still couldn't retire
Moving from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset
"Dollars follow value": becoming someone who solves problems
Buying a Mercedes and a show home to hide his insecurities
Losing everything in the 2008 recession, and the imposter syndrome that came with it
Creating the Cash Flow Index debt payoff strategy at his lowest point
His August 2009 moment of surrender, and the turnaround that followed
Michael's own story: a Fortune 10 job at 20, a repossessed Cadillac, and being $50K in debt at 29
How Chris retired twice by age 39

Chris Miles is a Cash Flow Expert and founder of Money Ripples who helps high-income earners achieve financial freedom through passive income. He has retired twice before 40 and helped clients create over $300 million in cash flow and long-term passive income. Chris is also the author of Work Optional Blueprint and host of the Money Ripples Podcast.

Connect with Chris Miles:

Website: https://moneyripples.com/

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moneyripples/

· Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscmiles/?isSelfProfile=false

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Unbroken Business Support Podcast With Michael Anthony