I've always been torn on New Year's resolutions. On one hand, I find it valuable to use the end of the year to evaluate where you are and how you want to change. On the other hand, most New Year's resolutions tend to be goals in name only (I'm one of the schlubs that gets caught up in that). In fact, statistics say that 92% of those who make New Year's resolutions don't … [Read more...]
2014 Goals in Review
Last year I did something on this blog that I normally don't do--I set goals. I know, I know. There are all these statistics out there about how the best of the best and the richest of the rich live and die by their goals and people who don't set goals end up in poverty and become drug addicts and have to eat rice and beans the rest of their lives. I suck at setting goals, … [Read more...]
My Motivation for Becoming Wealthy
I'll be honest. I think about money basically 24/7. Whether it's our current debt situation, how much I'm hoping to bring in from my freelance writing, or how we're about to get rocked by baby expenses, I got my mind on my money and my money on my mind. But every once in a while, I make sure to take a step back and evaluate what my motivations are. So if you're ready, hop on … [Read more...]
Your Finances Simplified With the BASIC Loop
[Today we have another guest post, this time from MomCents. I'm grateful she is sharing her journey to get out of debt (none of us are perfect!), and her systematic way of using her IT skillz to create a basic loop to keep going through things is genius! It's like watching your favorite Vine over and over again, except you're actually doing something productive :) Hope you … [Read more...]
Retire at 65? Psshh! Learn How to Retire Early Today
When you think about retirement, what do you think? What does your retirement look like? When do you want to retire? All of these questions are going to have different answers, depending on who you ask. To me, that’s one of the beauties of people. We’re all different and there’s no right answer with a lot of things. But today I really want to focus on the third … [Read more...]