Landon Wilson, Agent with New York Life

09/01/2026

I'll spend close to $68,000 over the next 30 years and hope I never see that money again.

The only way it comes back is if I'm not around to spend it.

So I don't want a dollar of it.

Thirty more years of payments. No refund. No receipts. That's fine by me.

People tell me it feels like money down the drain if you never use it.

That's backwards.

The day it pays out is the day I lost.

It's there if my family needs it. I just don't ever want them to need it.

The house paid off. College handled. Lauren able to step back from work and just be with the girls instead of figuring out how to do both.

Every payment is a bet that I'm going to be at the table for all of it myself.

And if I lose that bet, the four of them don't lose anything else on top of it.

My girls will inherit a lot of things from me.

This is the one I hope they never have to.

09/01/2026

The current housing market is different from the one that led to the 2008 housing crash. Learn about current home prices, mortgage rates, and housing market conditions in 2026.

The current housing market is different from the one that led to the 2008 housing crash. Learn how home prices and rates will affect the market in 2026.

08/25/2026

Your advisor didn't come up with any of it.

Neither did Ramsey, or the book on your nightstand.

God wrote the core principle money rules first to show us financial freedom.

1. GIVE FIRST
"Honor the Lord with the firstfruits."
Proverbs 3:9

- Generosity comes off the top, before the bills get their turn.

2. GET OUT OF DEBT
"The borrower is slave to the lender."
Proverbs 22:7

- Carry $20,000 at 22% and you hand the bank $4,400 a year to stand still.

3. SAVE FOR THE LEAN YEARS
"Store up grain in the good years."
Genesis 41

- Joseph banked seven years of surplus against seven years of famine.

4. COMPOUNDING
"Whoever gathers little by little will increase it."
Proverbs 13:11

- Thirty years of boring beats every option play you'll ever make.

5. DIVERSIFY
“Divide your portion among seven, or even eight.”
Ecclesiastes 11:2

- You don’t know which sector breaks. Spread it out.

He tells us what to do with it.
He also tells us what not to.

6. FEAR
"I was afraid, and I hid your talent in the ground."
Matthew 25:25

- $100,000 sitting in checking since 2020 buys about $80,000 worth of life today.

7. WANTING MORE
"I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones."
Luke 12:18

- He died that night. The barn always needs to be bigger.

Money is the one thing everyone wants more of and nobody gets to keep.

Handle it like it was never yours to begin with.

08/13/2026

Everybody told Jesse Cole he was wrong with the Savannah Bananas.

Wrong name. Wrong city. Wrong sport to mess with.

He sold two tickets in his first three months.

Then he sold his house and went $1.8 million in debt keeping the team alive.

In 2020 he stripped every ad off the outfield wall and let fans sign their names on it instead.

"We don't believe anybody comes to a ballpark to be sold to."

Networks came with exclusivity money. He passed. Games stream free on YouTube.

Somebody offered a billion for the whole thing. He said he'd be bored.

Every one of those calls looked stupid at the time.

Last year:
→ 2.2 million tickets sold
→ $100 million in revenue
→ Profitable, while 11 MLB clubs lost money

This year:
→ 71 cities
→ 11 Major League ballparks
→ 102,000 at Kyle Field for a single game
→ 4.2 million people in a lottery just for the chance to buy a seat

Nobody was ever sold on Banana Ball.

The people who told him he was wrong were reading a scoreboard he wasn't playing on.

Success follows value. Every single time.

08/13/2026

There's more financial advice out there for young people than ever—and somehow, that's making things harder, not easier. Trends like ""girl math"" and ""no-spend"" months turn budgeting into a game or a punishment, when what most young people actually need is a plan.
I'm sharing an article that gets into why all this noise is landing the way it is—and what actually helps cut through it.
https://bit.ly/4clDnRz
Whether you’re thinking about how to build a stronger financial foundation for you or someone you care about, reach out. I’m always here to talk.

08/04/2026

The average new car payment just hit $770 a month.

That's $9,240 a year. For something losing value the second you drive it off the lot.

Clients always ask me the smartest way to buy one.

Depends on your situation. But here's how it breaks down:

→ Cash, if you've got the liquidity to drop $20+K and not feel it.

→ Finance, if you can lock a rate near 6% and keep the term at 60 months, not 84.

→ Lease, if you'd rather pay for the depreciation, cap the miles, and swap in three years.

None of them are wrong… it just comes down to what you're solving for.

Or…..

→ There's the option nobody talks about.

Marry a teacher who's a an absolute BOSS at what she does…
wins Teacher of the Year…
and gets handed a brand new car.

For free.

Best car decision I ever made?

Who I married🤷🏼‍♂️

07/30/2026

Many people assume the worst about the future of Social Security, and the concern is valid. But the full picture is more complicated than “it’s running out.”
This piece from Yahoo Finance breaks down what’s actually happening and what it could mean for your retirement:
https://yhoo.it/4yP3sCe
If it gets you thinking about your own situation, I’d love to connect about financial strategies to help you meet your retirement goals.

07/21/2026

Inflation fatigue is real—and it goes deeper than the price of groceries. It’s the exhaustion that sets in when you’ve been managing rising costs for so long that even thinking about it feels like too much.
This piece from NerdWallet names what so many people are feeling right now, and offers some realistic ways to make things a little easier:
https://bit.ly/4b7bZpY
If it resonates, I’d love to connect on how the current environment is impacting your financial goals and strategies.

06/25/2026

Life insurance has a reputation for being complicated. There are a lot of options, and thinking through the decisions behind them isn't always comfortable.

But understanding what's out there is a lot easier than most people expect. We put together a really clear breakdown of the main policy types—what they are, how they differ, and what's worth considering depending on where you are in life:

https://nyl.co/43WPv73

If it raises any questions or you'd like to talk through what makes sense for your situation, I'm here. Just send me a message.

06/25/2026

Guy messaged me last week wanting to meet. VP of sales, early 40s, two kids. Makes $350K.

$100K in his brokerage, $450K in his 401(k), maxing it out. On paper, crushing it.

So I asked him three questions:

❓If you don’t come home tomorrow — what happens to your family?

❓If you get hurt and can’t work — can they keep this life?

❓If you lose your job tomorrow — how long can you cover the bills?

He couldn’t answer one of them.

30K in savings. Spends $15K a month. Two months of runway.

Great number. No plan for the day it stops working.

If you’re married with kids, this is the order you build in:

1. Life and disability. Own it yourself. Work coverage leaves when you do.

2. Umbrella policy. Almost free, and nobody has one. It sits between one accident and everything you’ve built.

3. Cash. 3–6 months, high-yield savings. The brokerage doesn’t count.

4. 401(k) — but think. Take the deduction, don’t let it cost you the Roth. That’s the regret at 55.

5. Roth IRA. Tax-free for decades. Earlier is better.

6. HSA. Not a copay account. Pay out of pocket, let it grow, use it later.

7. Brokerage. Foundation’s set? Now build.

He spent years getting ahead.

One bad day could’ve taken all of it.

That’s not a money problem. It’s a planning one.