Habit, Not Hobby

Don Swann II & At Da Mic Productions
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Stop guessing and start scaling. Welcome to Habit, Not Hobby: Small Business, Side Hustle Podcast, the definitive audio guide for first-time self-employed creators, builders, and side hustlers who treat their business like a blueprint, not a gamble. Hosted by At Da Mic Productions and drawn from the Side Hustle Banking & Building Wealth series by Don Swann II, we cut through the noise, in a enjoyable way, to bring you zero-fluff strategies, real-world financial literacy, and actionable systems for building profitable digital ventures and independent enterprises.

Episodes

  1. 22h ago

    Episode 3: Understanding Your Credit

    Episode 3: Understanding Your Credit Two episodes in, you already have a business and your money's separated. Now the word that makes almost everyone tense up: credit. Marcus and Renée bust the biggest myth first — no credit history and bad credit are two completely different situations, and most people who think they're stuck have actually never even tried. The episode breaks down the five factors that actually make up a credit score, in plain language, with real numbers attached — and introduces Jordan, a thrift-flipping reseller who's been avoiding financing entirely, assuming a closed door that was never actually locked. Marcus shares real turnaround stories from his underwriting years, and Renée gets honest about her own secured-card origin story. Plus: how to dispute an error for free, why closing an old credit card can backfire, and a concrete, six-month timeline for building a credit file from nothing. This episode ties to Chapter Three of Side Hustle Banking & Building Wealth by Don Swann — get it at penoftales.xyz (primary) or on Amazon. Habit, Not Hobby — structure over guesswork, one small move at a time.

  2. 1d ago

    Episode 2: Separating Your Money Before It Separates You

    Mixing personal and business money is the most expensive free mistake in side hustling. Here's the fix, and what it actually costs to ignore it. Episode 2: Separating Your Money Before It Separates You Last episode you found out you already have a business. This episode is about the one habit that decides whether it survives — separating your personal money from your business money before life forces the separation for you. Marcus and Renée resolve Malik's cliffhanger from Episode 1: three payment apps, no unified tracking, and a business he couldn't answer a simple question about. They walk through his actual fix — one dedicated account, three linked apps, a same-week habit — and how little time it really takes. Then they bring in Tasha, a house cleaner three years into a reliable client base who's never once known her real margin, because her income has always been cash in a wallet and supplies on a personal debit card. Along the way: what it actually costs to apply for credit with tangled finances (a real turnaround story from Marcus's underwriting years), what to ask for when opening a business account, and why an LLC isn't the first step people think it is. This episode ties to Chapter Two of Side Hustle Banking & Building Wealth by Don Swann — get it at penoftales.xyz (primary) or on Amazon. Habit, Not Hobby — structure over guesswork, one small move at a time.

  3. 1d ago

    Episode 1: You Already Have a Business

    Episode 1: You Already Have a Business If you're driving rideshare on weekends, braiding hair out of your kitchen, DJing parties, or reselling on the side — you're not "doing a little something extra." You're running a business. This episode is about what changes the moment you actually believe that. Marcus and Renée open the season with two real stories: Malik, a mobile DJ four years into steady bookings who can't tell you if this year beat last year, because his money's scattered across three different apps. And Sheryl, a salon stylist sitting on an income stream she's been filming for free — every reel already shows the exact products she uses. Neither one needed an MBA. They needed one small habit. This episode kicks off Season 1's foundation phase and ties directly into Chapter One of Side Hustle Banking & Building Wealth — get the book at penoftales.xyz (also on Amazon) for the deeper walkthrough, worksheets, and more stories like these. Habit, Not Hobby — structure over guesswork, one small move at a time.

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Stop guessing and start scaling. Welcome to Habit, Not Hobby: Small Business, Side Hustle Podcast, the definitive audio guide for first-time self-employed creators, builders, and side hustlers who treat their business like a blueprint, not a gamble. Hosted by At Da Mic Productions and drawn from the Side Hustle Banking & Building Wealth series by Don Swann II, we cut through the noise, in a enjoyable way, to bring you zero-fluff strategies, real-world financial literacy, and actionable systems for building profitable digital ventures and independent enterprises.

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  • Creator
    Don Swann II & At Da Mic Productions
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Don Swann II & At Da Mic Productions
  • Show Website
    Habit, Not Hobby