Have you ever felt stymied by a big financial decision? Should I? Shouldn’t I? What if I told you that you could make one decision now that would make all your financial decisions for the next 12 months so much simpler? Would you be interested? (Duh. Of course you would!) I call this decision…
DetailsMillennials are currently in that much coveted marketing sweet spot of 18 to 34-year olds, but they may be one of the most misunderstood generations in years — especially when it comes to money. Older generations are quick to point fingers, calling Millennials the “laziest generation” and griping about their lack of work ethic. But…
DetailsWe all have one of those friends — on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter — and her life looks like something out of a glossy magazine. She posts pictures of the fresh flowers on her desk at work at least once a week, pictures of mouthwatering meals at restaurants, and her perfectly manicured toes poking…
DetailsI’m a big believer in accountability. I’m the kind of person that will never miss a deadline for a client or a work partner, but when it comes to meeting my own deadlines… Yeah, I’m a little more lax. That’s why I know I need some external accountability when it comes to reaching my personal…
DetailsI know the title of this post seems really harsh, and for some people, maybe it needs to be. The point is if you keep making poor excuses why you aren’t reaching your money goals, you will never reach them. Excuses are goal killers; a book on an entirely different topic helped drive that…
DetailsLet’s imagine two people: Benny and June. They’re both in their mid 30s, both have mid-level jobs that pay about $40,000 a year, and both have a little debt in the form of student loans, a mortgage, and a couple thousand in credit card debt. Benny is constantly stressed out about money. He struggles to…
DetailsHave you ever thought about the phrase “give until it hurts?” I never thought about it for a long time, yet I was always giving until it hurt — for one reason or another. Because I’m all about trying to “fix” everything and make it all “perfect,” for me, money was just another tool in…
DetailsIt’s finally here! My book, Personal Finance That Doesn’t Suck is now available on Amazon and you can download it for FREE for a limited time, so go do that now! This is a personal finance book for people who don’t enjoy reading about personal finance (otherwise, you’d be reading something by Dave Ramsey or…
DetailsThere’s this old joke that says a man prayed every day to win the lottery. “Please, God,” he’d pray with all his might. “Let me win the lottery. I need the money so much.” And then one day, the heavens opened, a brilliant light shone down, and he heard the voice of God saying, “Son,…
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