My life hasn't been anything like I imagined it would be when I was young. But as I look back on some of the biggest life decisions I've made, I realize that when I chose to not go with the money, I always won. Granted, the #winning wasn't always immediate, but it was always the result. As I take a look back at these decisions, here are some of the things I lost and gained from … [Read more...]

Last September, I got an amazing chance to go to FinCon, a financial media conference, in New Orleans. While I was there, I got to meet a lot of my fellow bloggers and freelancers whom I had previously only e-known. But more importantly, I had the opportunity to network with some people that helped me pivot my writing career in a direction I never thought would happen so … [Read more...]

Three weeks ago, I ordered a pair of tires on Walmart.com. When I created the order on January 5th to be shipped to the store, I was surprised when it said it wouldn't be there until the 16th. A week and a half sounded like a long time for a company that has such efficient logistics. Apparently, it wasn't long enough though. The 16th came and went, and nothing happened. I … [Read more...]

Last Wednesday I lost my sense of taste. I could feel it coming on early in the day, the pressure of a sinus infection. I could sense my taste buds start to lose their sensitivity as I had a piece of pizza at work. My nose was starting to run a little and my head started feeling claustrophobic. Later that night, sometime between our dinner of chicken and potatoes and our … [Read more...]

I recently interviewed for what I'd call my dream job--writing at home full-time about all things personal finance. Part of the interview was to write five different writing assignments. I was really nervous. Even though I spend between 2-4 hours a day writing for various clients, I still feel like there's a lot more room to grow in terms of my writing skillz. So I enlisted a … [Read more...]