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Debt Free Living: Making it a Priority

Debt Free Living: Making it a Priority

Is debt free living a priority for you?  So much of life is about priorities and making decisions. We can choose to enjoy ourselves today and eat what tastes good, or we can skip the fries and shake and enjoy a healthy body.  We can go to bed early and get a...

How to Become Debt Free

How to Become Debt Free

Debt is crushing us. It crushed me for a long time.  When you’re in debt, it can feel like there’s no way out. That’s how I felt. The stress and anxiety followed me around and impacted every aspect of my life. It was really important for me to become debt free....

Mutual Fund Fees: Are You Paying Too Much?

Mutual Fund Fees: Are You Paying Too Much?

Are mutual fund fees inherently bad? No.  Is paying too much in fees bad? Yes. Do fees erode performance? Yes.  Is there such a thing as a free lunch? No Finally, cost is what you pay, value is what you get. Alright, we got it.  Over the course of my...

Myths Business Owners Tell Themselves about Retirement Risks

Myths Business Owners Tell Themselves about Retirement Risks

I've had the great honor and privilege of working with many business owners throughout my career. These are some of the smartest, hardest-working people I've ever known. Although they typically have a great head on their shoulders, when it comes to business, many...

How To Get Better at Anything

How To Get Better at Anything

It’s my belief that what I can be, I must be.  That it’s my obligation to become the best possible version of myself. Because of that, I’m constantly trying to get better. And I’m trying to do it every day.  Within the past couple years, I got turned onto...

The Value of Cohort-Based Courses

The Value of Cohort-Based Courses

Making changes is hard. There’s a gap between what many of us intellectually know, and what we actually do. Too often, it takes an unfortunate event or hitting rock bottom to jump start a change.  What can be done to proactively make changes? Enter cohort-based...

Solving the Money Problem: Self-Destructive Behavior

Solving the Money Problem: Self-Destructive Behavior

Have you ever felt like you take one step forward, and two steps back with your finances? Have you ever said, “I’m just not good with money?”  When thinking about solving the money problem, it’s easy to see where it shows up. Two thirds of Americans are living...

Financial Adversity: What do Do When Things Wrong

Financial Adversity: What do Do When Things Wrong

So the shit hit the fan.  Now what? Step one, turn off the fan. Step two, start cleaning up.  In all seriousness, adversity is a part of life, and financial adversity is something we’ve all faced. And like the Stoics say, you can’t control what happens to...

How to Find Peace of Mind: Control the Controllables

How to Find Peace of Mind: Control the Controllables

Have you ever felt like you’re playing catch up, that you’re behind the 8 ball, that the tail is wagging the dog?  You ever have those mornings when you really, really don’t want to get out of bed? Me too. We all do.  But you do get out of bed. You push...

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