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Learn How to Manage Money Wisely By Doing This One Thing
A few months ago a coworker and I got talking about our company’s retirement plan and I could tell he needed some help understanding some of the fundamentals. So the next day I lent him a copy of one...
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Recognizing the Important Aspects of Life
One of my favorite movies to watch during Christmas time is the old classic “A Christmas Carol”. Yes, I know. It’s about as cliché of a Christmas movie as they can possibly get. Pretty much everyone...
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I Have Cancer. Now What I Am Going to Do?
Two weeks ago I learned some pretty shocking news: I have cancer. What started out as a seemingly simple trip to the doctor to find out why my neck was feeling so constricted lately quickly escalated...
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Unlock Your Financial Philosophy Cheat Codes
Remember video game cheat codes? My son got a cheat code book from his cousin a few months back and he’s finding out just how awesome they are. Take your favorite video game or the hardest video game...
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My Cancer Update – 8 Weeks Later
I wanted to give everyone a quick update on my health and how things are going. In case you didn’t know, I found out in January that I have cancer – specifically Type II Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. As you can...
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What Habits Are On Your Morning Routine Checklist?
Usually I don’t tend to buy into headlines like “how to be more productive” or “how to improve your efficiency”, but recently I was pleasantly surprised by something I heard. One of the latest Pat...
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14 Week Cancer Update and My Thoughts on Dying
I just wanted to give everyone another quick update on my fight with cancer. Things have been going fairly well so far, although I’m starting to feel more of the cumulative effects of chemo. This...
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What Would You Do with $100,000 if You Waited One More Year to Retire?
One of the fun things to think about when it comes to investing is what happens when your assets reach critical mass – the point at which your money is self-sustaining. Generally that’s when your...
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Cancer Update – The Battle is Won!
I have some very exciting news to share … As of my last PET scan, my cancerous tumor is gone! Finally! My cancer is in remission! Last Thursday was also my last treatment of chemotherapy. Even though...
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Embrace Your Fear of Change and Overcome It
It has been about two weeks now since my family and I took the big plunge and moved into our new home. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, this move was all about priorities – the most important ones...
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The One Thing You Need to Do to Work Less and Make More Money
I’m very sure that just about everyone has thought about how they can work less and make more money at some point in their professional career. And why not. The U.S. is one of the most over-worked...
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It’s Not About The Money
Christmas has always been a special time for me. As a small child, it was all about what I would find under the tree that year. As a young parent, it became more about how much my wife and I could...
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Batman and Money – The Connection and What We Can Learn From It
Go to the theater and the message is clear: Everyone LOVES super hero movies! Disney is practically printing money using the success of the Marvel studio franchises. Since Iron Man, they’ve made over...
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Planting the Seeds of Human Capital: Your Greatest Investment
As the year comes to a close and I become another year wiser, I realize more and more how secondary money really is in the grand scheme of life. “Most of us” know this to be true about all the cliché...
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The American Dream Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Different Now
One of the sensational headlines I often see tossed around is the notion that the “American Dream” is dead, and that it’s impossible for the average person to “get ahead” anymore. But is that really...
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Thinking BIGGER Than Early Retirement – Could You Build a Financial Legacy?
We’re almost there. For years, my wife and I have been aggressively saving towards our goal of early retirement, and according to our plan, things are right on track. Maybe too well … As an engineer...
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The Top 7 Money Excuses That Hold You Back From Financial Independence
One of the greatest obstacles we have to truly achieving financial independence are the money excuses we make for ourselves. I love to talk to people about money! Yet I can’t help but notice how many...
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