Category: growth
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3 things I did early in life that I would not do today.
A great friend and mentor of mine by the name of Ken Byrd told me years ago, before he passed away. He said, “Brian, some people have one year of experience 20 times, while others have 20 years of experience.” Back then he was talking specifically about career advice and how to grow within an…
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How to make an extra $1000 dollars and why you should do it.
Is it really possible to make an extra thousand dollars in today’s economy? I personally believe it is easier today than it ever has been. The problem is most people aren’t willing to do what it takes to get the money. I can remember in the early 2000’s when I was in my early twenties.…
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Three things a teen must DO to stay out of poverty.
There is some research that I have heard about for years now around what teens can do to prevent themselves from living in poverty the rest of their lives. This morning I took a deep dive to learn more about the research and the findings. Although this research and information came out in 2012, the…
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5 pieces of BAD financial advice I received over the years.
As I think back on the financial advice I have received throughout my life, I have come to realize that most of it was given to me or adopted by me, from people who didn’t really know that much about it. Look, my parents didn’t intentionally provide me bad financial advice. They just didn’t know…
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This one thing keeps the middle and low income earners stuck.
In my late teens and twenties I was a car guy. I thought that for me to drive a nice car I would always have a car payment. A nice car, practically meant, that it would be reliable and I wouldn’t have to worry about issues all of the time. However, I know practically it…
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This stat blew my mind
A few years ago, an author I was reading asked a simple question. He said, “How long could you live your current lifestyle with all of your expenses if your main or only source of income was cut off today?” To me this was an interesting question that I didn’t have the answer to. The…
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5 reasons you haven’t taken action.
There have been many times in my life when I just felt stuck. I didn’t know what the next steps were. In these cases, I have had to take a step back and question what is driving this “stuck” feeling and what do I need to do stop it. Here are some ideas that I…
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My new favorite drink and other questions I pondered seeking inspiration
We are now well in to the new year. It is day six of 2023. And one of the things I am struggling with his finalizing my goals I want to accomplish in 2023. I have the word document up on my tabs on my computer and I have been looking at it everyday for…
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Did you go cheap this year? This is the most important investment you can make.
It is the end of the year and one of the things I am working on is my expense report that I keep personally that I will send to the CPA in a few weeks. This report includes all of the items that fit outside my business accounting that is managed by our professional property…
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4 Ways to crush your goals that you have never been told.
Yep, it’s that time of the year again. My hope is you take some time over the next week or so and take a look at what you did or didn’t do in 2022 and decide how 2023 will and can be different. Here is the truth, most people don’t accomplish their goals because they…
Pennies into Fortunes 