Category: lessons learned
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How the middle class is getting screwed and 10 things you can do to stop it.
It doesn’t take a math wizard for you to look at your checking account and know that your dollars aren’t going as far as they used to. And the current administration is telling you that things are better economically and you know this just isn’t true. The real problem though is the middle class that…
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Embracing Action: Overcoming Indecisiveness
More is lost by indecision than by wrong decision. The first time I heard this quote was in the season four, episode thirteen of the Sopranos. The name of that episode was Whitecaps. And it is by far one of the top five episodes in the series. And this has nothing to do with this…
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The biggest wealth creation tool that you already possess.
I am a sucker for catchy headlines more than the next guy I think. Especially when it comes to money, health, fitness, and wealth building. So if you are like me and this headline grabbed your attention I will get straight to the point and why you are here. The biggest wealth creation tool you…
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3 mistakes new investors make when buying their first investment property.
We all make mistakes especially when it is the first time we are doing something. These mistakes usually don’t have long term consequences. Well, we hope not at least. Most mistakes can be over come. However, when it comes to investing in real estate if you can prevent these mistakes you will be way better…
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How can I save and invest more money?
Author James Clear in his monumental best selling book, and the one book I highly recommend everyone read at least twice has a lot to say about the 1% rule. The 1 Percent Rule states that over time the majority of the rewards in a given field will accumulate to the people, teams, and organizations…
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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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Why do we think this is harder than it really is.
In his great book titled Change or Die, the author, Alan Deutschman makes the point, backed up by a lot of research that people really would rather die than change their habits or routines. Here is one example: Consider those patients with heart disease. Most with heart disease find themselves needing medical help because of…
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5 pieces of the BEST financial advice I have ever received.
I am sure over the years I have been given a lot of financial advice that I have incorporated in some way into my life. If you are open to learning you will seek and find nuggets of wisdom in everything you do. For this post, I was thinking about what are those pieces of…
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Three ways to squeeze more cash flow out of your rental properties.
Like many real estate investors right now finding cash flowing deals is very hard. The only deals that cash flow are most likely heavy value add deals or buying deals in neighborhoods you might not really want to own. The way I am creating cash flow in the deals I am doing is the most…
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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…