I went on a cold but sunny run this Thanksgiving morning and had an hour to clear my mind of any distractions. Here are the…
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I had always marveled at Financial Independence, but I didn’t quite know why. I knew my parents struggled with money, I knew that my grandfather…
You are in the business of you! You are responsible for both total revenue and total expenses. What are you doing to increase your income…
Learning how to interact and influence people in person or on the phone is an important skill set for people in professional sales. So many…
Increasing my income nine-fold in the span of fifteen years helped me achieve financial independence. I accomplished this through sales and being a sales manager. …
Every finance forum has discussion after discussion related to asset allocation. The Vanguard Total Stock Market Fund is generally accepted as a solid be-all,…
There are two types of financial decisions: Good financial decisions and educational decisions. We’ve purchased four homes and did well with one, did okay with…
I’ve always been a fan of the Health Savings Account. Pre tax? Check. Deducted through your employer before social security taxes? Even better! As soon…
I get accused of being obsessed with Costco, to the point of often telling people that if “If Costco doesn’t sell it, I probably didn’t…
Well, its finally happened. A blog. After lurking in the shadows of the personal finance community (about 15+ years on various message boards and twitter),…