Don’t chase the money?

I’m sure that many of us have heard the saying or been encouraged to “not to chase the money”. Like somehow that if we care about getting paid, especially large sums of money, that somehow it will negate or cloud our ability to do good work for people or enjoy our chosen career path. In…

Why Are We So Afraid to Talk About Money?

In this post, I would like to explore some possible reasons why people are often hesitant to talk openly about money. For example we get access to public data such as job salary ranges or what minimum wage and median income is. But very rarely, if at all, do we share information with our peers…

4 Circumstances That Enable People to Give Oversimplified Financial Advice

Having spent about half of my life growing up in Southern California, I was exposed to a lot of people who gave very oversimplified financial advice, or who were simply arrogant about their business savvy and know how. It’s a “dog eat dog” “keep up with the Joneses” kind of world and others were just…

Calling you out because this is URGENT.

Every once in a while it’s good to pick a fight and call out the B.S. so that’s what these next couple of lessons are going to be about… Wouldn’t it be satisfying? If someone like your kids or an employee, your tech guy, that freelancer you know, or even your gardener could approach you…

All warm and fuzzy…

And telling you what you want to hear.  We’re going to get into some topics here that will be a little rough around the edges. Keep in mind that I share this information because I care about my subscribers.  Let me cut to the chaise. I want to tell you why this course of mine,…

To Become Free, You Need to Understand How the World Works

This may be a bold thing to say, but as I’ve grown a little older I’ve observed that in short, the world of humans could quickly be described as just: Smart people, getting other people to do stuff for them.  If you are broke, or dumb, naive, or gullible – it’s easy for smart people…

What Are Commitments? 10 Examples and How People Break Them

In a previous article, I got mad about some things that make it so difficult to stay focused and reach higher levels of financial success. One of those things I mentioned that are so important, are commitments. Commitments are promises or obligations that individuals make to themselves or others, creating a sense of responsibility and…

5 Minute Financial Planning Strategy for Young Adults

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes 1055 Words Let’s jump right into this article.  Obviously it will take more than just a few minutes to put this strategy into practice but the idea is to form a habit of doing these different exercises that are both fundamental and even a bit unorthodox so that you can…