“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! “Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” – Jim…
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Mindset
3 Lessons I’ve Learned Recently
Recently I’ve been having trouble with writing and more importantly writing with consistency. I’ve reduced the frequency of my blog to 2 times a month, and even then, I’m still having a hard time meeting that goal. As I reflect on what was interfering with…
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3 Things CrossFit has Helped Me Understand About Planning and Investing
Over the past 7 months, I have once again taken up CrossFit as my main form of working out. I enjoy that I can regularly push my body to its limits. When I started the workouts, they hurt, a lot, and my times were not very…
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Fighting Ourselves, How to Avoid Bias in Our Investment Decisions
Should we buy that stock we hear about on the news? Should we sell that mutual fund that has done well for us in the past? Am I going to be able to reach my goals if I do not do what Bob & Sally told me…
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13 Money Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
In my 45 years on this earth, I have made more than my share of mistakes, financial and otherwise. If the learning style tests, I have taken over the years are to be believed I am an experiential learner. I am the person that can’t just be…
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Rich vs Wealthy
Rich and wealthy, two words that many people use interchangeably but mean vastly different things. Being rich means you have a lot of money coming in, but it does not mean you are wealthy. Being wealthy is not only having enough money to meet your needs but being able to afford not to work…
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Who Else Wants to Know if We Are in a Bubble and What to do About it?
A question that has come up often in recent conversations is, are we in a bubble? It has often been said that asset bubbles can’t be identified except in hindsight. I don’t totally agree. I do know that bubbles can continue to inflate for months or years after…
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Why Boring is Beautiful When it Comes to Investing
“Don’t look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!” — John Bogle “The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.” — Ben Graham “I don’t look to jump over seven-foot bars; I look around for one-foot bars…
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10 Lessons I Learned In Lockdown
“The world is what YOU think of it, so think of it DIFFERENTLY and your life will change.” ― Paul Arden “Can’t you give me brains?” asked the Scarecrow. “You don’t need them. You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it doesn’t…
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How To Add Value And Not Junk To Your Life.
“Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll tell you what they are.” —James W. Frick “If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.” —Benjamin Franklin I am sure many of you are…
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