Crush Debt. Love Work. Chase Dreams That Matter
When you’ve been married for almost ten years and have 2 children under the age of 8 your definition of fun and adventure changes a little. For instance, before kids, when you have a free Saturday you may go to Six Flags or on a road trip out of town. You may spend money on
I really wanted it to be my company’s fault that I was miserable in my corporate job. And the company before that, it was their fault too. And the one before that, they were to blame for why I wasn’t enjoying my work. It has to be something these corporations are doing wrong that’s making
The more I talk about the need to increase your income in order to get out of debt and build wealth I find that the idea hasn’t crossed the mind of very many people. Sure, we’d all like to earn more money. But have you really taken time to think about what you’d need to
About 6 years ago I thought online shopping was stupid and would never catch on. I was wrong. Now, I wish I could do 100% of my shopping through the internet. There are a few main reasons I prefer making purchases on my computer as opposed to going to a store. Crowds! – This probably doesn’t need to
A month after my 21st birthday, Sara and I closed on the purchase of our brand new home. By most standards we were in an “okay” financial position. I had a small amount of student loan debt, we had paid off the majority of the credit card debt we took out to pay for our
Besides living life on a budget or getting out of consumer debt, one of the best things you can do financially is to focus on drastically increasing your income. You already work hard. You trade hours of your life for a paycheck from someone else and maybe they don’t offer over-time opportunities and getting a
I’m pretty confident that the $99/year I spend on Amazon Prime is the best $99 I spend every year. When you look at what it is, it kind of sounds silly though. Basically you’re paying a company money for the ability to spend even more money with them faster. That Jeff Bezos guy is brilliant! The
In years past the goal, the American Dream, was to go to college, get a good job with a good stable company, buy the house with the white picket fence, grow old with the love of your life, and after spending 30-40 years with your company you’d retire with a healthy pension. Fast forward to