Brennan Schlagbaum
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About
Certified public accountant, author, financial educator, and social media personality known for founding the Budgetdog brand and for sharing advice about budgeting, eliminating debt, investing, taxes, and building generational wealth on social media which has helped him amass over 1.3 million Instagram followers.
Before fame
He became interested in accounting after taking an accounting class in high school. He double majored in accounting and finance before becoming a licensed CPA. He worked as an auditor for Deloitte and eventually left his Deloitte position in August 2021 to become a full-time content creator.
Trivia
He published The Roadmap to Financial Freedom: A Millionaire's Guide to Building Automated Wealth in April 2024 and it became a USA Today national bestseller. He launched his Money on My Mind podcast in April 2024.
Family life
He married his wife Erin when they were both 24 years old and they have two daughters together. He and his wife eliminated their $304,000 debt and built a seven-figure net worth before he turned 30.
Associated with
He and Dave Ramsey are personal-finance authors known for teaching strategies to eliminate debt and build wealth.
