It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s. This is the time of the year where many people reflect back on the last 12 months and think about next year. This is the week New Year’s resolutions are born.
I walk my dog several times a week at a park near my house. I often see some of the same people since I usually walk around the same time of the day. The other day though, I walked by someone I’ve never seen or met before.
I was inspired by an exceptional speech I heard the other day. This speech was given in 2014, so I’m a little late to the party. As I was watching it, I asked my wife if she was listening to any of it. She said she saw it when it first came out. Better late than never I guess.
News media, bloggers, influencers, advisors, and others, are often guilty of creating hard and fast rules. Writing authoritatively, we declare no flexibility or exceptions. It’s a “my way or the highway” message.
I buy used books whenever I can. The books are almost always in really good condition, and come at half the price. Some books you’d never even be able to tell are used.
I often hear people talk about personal finance like there is only one pathway to success. “Do this, not that” “The only way to get wealthy…” “That way is for suckers” “The only way is to make more” “Nothing else will work”
Ok, so you did it. You made a bad financial choice. By “bad”, I mean something that doesn’t align with your goals and values. Something you wish you didn’t do.
It hasn’t been uncommon over the years for stories to come out about people moving to less expensive areas of the country. Those stories usually involve someone from California or New York moving to a much less expensive part of the country, tripling the square footage of their house, while paying a quarter of the price.
About 15 years ago I took a big risk. I left a really comfortable life to pursue a bigger dream. I had a job I liked and was good at, a decent amount of time for leisure, and enough money to get by.
We all need to take a break and have fun now and then. Some call it a vacation, others call it a trip, travel, or holiday. Whatever you call it, we all need to hit the pause button on daily life and get away now and then.
As much as I like to plan my financial future, I understand there are a lot of money variables. Nobody knows exactly what the future
As I shared in my book Cash Uncomplicated, I had tons of misconceptions about money. There were a lot of things I said about money
When you think of retirement, you probably think of a silver haired person in their 60’s and up. Someone who has reached financial independence and
Have you ever seen that investment that seems too good to be true on the surface? Only to find out after a little digging that
