Category: reading
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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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4 mindset shifts that I had to make to build wealth.
There are many ideas and requirements around what true wealth is to an individual. It could be wealth in their health, happiness, love, joy, etc. But in this post I am talking specifically about wealth from a money standpoint and the mindset shifts I had to make to start building some form of it for…
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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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3 facts about retirement that should scare you!
I was curious to understand how much money the average American has saved for retirement. The information I learned scared the hell out of me and should scare the hell out of you. If you are long time reader of my work, then you know that there are a couple of things I wholeheartedly believe…
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The 10 facts of life that nobody talks about enough.
From time to time we all think about life and the things we have learned along the way. If you don’t do this, you should. Because so often we are living our busy life we don’t take the time to really understand our life. You have to to take the time to think. I had…
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One calculation I wish I would have learned sooner and it’s not about money.
I recently read the book titled Die With Zero, authored by Bill Perkins. As the title suggests it is about money, but not totally in the way you think. In the book he discussed in detail the concept called “ROE” (Return on Experiences). And I wish I would have learned this concept earlier in my…
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5 Books that will make you unstoppable in 2023!
As a known very voracious reader, at least amongst my peer group. I have a lot of people who reach out to me and ask me for book recommendations quite often. This morning I was thinking about some of the recent requests I have had along with the fact that it is a new year…
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These five books will teach your child more than any college degree ever will
The whole student loan mess and the cost of higher education is a tired conversation. Everyone is having it. I did the formal education thing. I have three degrees and lots of certifications and training and they all have helped me be successful during my career. However, I have to ask the question to myself?…
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The Forgetting Curve
A question I hear all of the time in business is this. How do I get ahead in my career and grow within my company? I talk to professionals everyday that have all of the credentials, education, the pedigree, and the persistence to be successful, so what is it that they are missing to get…
Pennies into Fortunes 