THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO.   As the second quarter of 2018 ends, I thought it would be wise to check on the progress of my yearly goals.  Unfortunately, lots of “fails”. Take a read, and help keep me accountable!   FINANCIAL GROW NET-WORTH (EXCLUDING MY HOME AND 529… Read more

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO.   You may not know this if you do not follow baseball closely, but July 1st is unofficially known as “Bobby Bonilla Day”.   Who on earth is Bobby Bonilla?   Well, Bobby Bonilla played 16 seasons in the big leagues.  He had an… Read more

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO.   Dave Ramsey likes to brag that since he doesn’t own a credit card.  Plus, because he no longer has a credit history, his FICO score is zero.  Admittedly, I drank the Dave Ramsey Kool-Aid for a while. I tried to strictly pay cash… Read more

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO.   I love to read.  On a typical day, I read two different newspapers front to back, multiple financial blogs, and 30 minutes of leisure reading before I go to bed.  My eyes are beat after a long day.   Sometimes, reading can actually… Read more

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO.   My wife and I love going to the beach.  The sand between our toes, the sound of the crashing waves, and the smell of the ocean air invigorate us.  Every year, my wife and I dream about moving down to the beach and… Read more

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO.   If you got fired tomorrow and stopped receiving a paycheck, how long would you be able to live off of what you already have?     I’m weird, but this is a game that I like to play from time to time.  It… Read more

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO.   Recently, a coworker and I were talking over lunch at Chipotle.  Of course, I chose Chipotle because I’m a shareholder (full disclosure), and my wife had given me a Chipotle gift card from Cardpool for Father’s Day (shameless plug).  While we were chatting, he asked… Read more

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO.   I recently finished the amazing book, American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton.  If you’re not familiar with the story, it gives a behind-the-scenes look at the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht, the… Read more

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO.   If you’re like me, you might assume that billionaires are workaholics.  After all, most times they are founders of companies and need to work around the clock to grow and expand them, right?  In actuality, many billionaires have a balance between their work… Read more

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO.   Most people deal with some sort of regret in life.  Whether that’s not spending enough time with family, being too scared to make a life-altering decision, or even trying something and failing.  We all live with something that we wish we would have… Read more