When it comes to personal finance I’m a believer in two things: Your Mindset is Your Biggest Asset. If you have the mindset that you have no control over your situation, then you’ll have no control over your situation. Plain and simple. To really make progress you have to believe that it can be done. You have to have the mindset that all things are possible and that you can dig yourself out ...
The Pros and Cons of Living in a Bigger House
In the past three years I’ve lived in a spare bedroom at my Dad’s house, a 900 sq. ft. trailer I bought, with Jamie in a little brick ranch, and around three months ago we bought our “forever” house nestled in the woods. The house is way bigger than anything I’ve ever lived in. We definitely did not purchase the house because it was big. Not at all. We bought for the land. ...
How to Pick Up the Pieces After a Divorce
The divorce papers have been finalized and the dust is beginning to settle. But what are the next steps to moving on from this destructive episode? Everyone has a different divorce tale to tell, but whatever your story, you will have found yourself in a position to experience a fresh lease of life. Here’s some tips that will help you take the next step in your new adventure. ...
I Took a Whole Week Off…….
My email inbox is sitting in the hundreds right now. I saw many emails in there from blog friends (thank you!) so I thought it’d be good to do a little update. While I had planned to just take Tuesday and Wednesday off due to last week’s surgery I actually ended up taking an entire week off of everything. (Except for a little comment/email responding on Monday.) I haven’t done that in almost ...
I Used to Think Insurance Was a Waste of Money. I Don’t Think That Anymore…
This post is part of the TermLifeInsurance.com blog tour, which helps spread awareness of the importance of providing financial security for your family. September is Life Insurance Awareness month, so learn more with LifeHappens.org and how life insurance can protect your family and your finances. I used to think insurance was b-o-r-i-n-g. Well, worse than boring, really. I used to think that ...
August 2015 Online Income Report
August was a good month income-wise. It was probably my second highest income month so far, and one of my highest blog income months, which is always nice. It was also a month where I made a decision that could impact my near future earnings, which I’ll explain a little more below. If you’re new here I want to point out that it was a long road getting to this point. When I started trying to ...