Money isn’t inherently a bad thing, but making the accumulation of money your sole purpose in life is a bad thing. Is accumulating money your top priority? That’s a question I was forced to ask myself last Sunday. My wife and I went to a different church than we usually go to because our friend’s […]
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I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community #cbias. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. I’m a busy guy. Between working my 9-5 job in corporate finance, managing this website, working on projects around the house, making time for […]
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Life is stressful. Whether it’s your job, school, living situation, or something else, there are an endless things that make us stressed out. There are also an endless number of (expensive) ways to relieve stress: vacations, a new home entertainment system, or a night at an expensive restaurants. If you’re stressed out but trying to […]
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There are many reasons that people want to be wealthy. One of these reasons is freedom. Freedom to pursue hobbies, interests, and work opportunities that they want to pursue. When I start thinking about what it would like to be wealthy, I sometimes think about the things that I would pursue if money wasn’t as […]
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Happy Memorial Day! Today I thought I would mix it up and share some random facts about myself. While I inevitably share some things about myself through the posts on this site, I thought I would intentionally write a post about some things about myself. I have been married to my beautiful wife Victoria for […]
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This is part two of a two-part series on making productive use of your free time. If you missed part one, check it out here. Welcome to part two of our two-part series on making productive use of your time. Today I will share some more ideas of how to make productive use of your […]
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This is part one of a two-part series on making productive use of your free time. Check back Wednesday for part two. I’m obsessed with making productive use of my time, almost to a fault. While there are some other people out there like me who always feel like they need to make productive and […]
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Today I wanted to share with you an infographic my friend Kyle at Rather-Be-Shopping.com put together about Mother’s Day. Since I’m all about the money, the things that caught my eye were how much is spent on Mother’s Day. In 2009, an average of $123.89 was spent on Mom. In 2012, that figure crept up […]
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Note from DC: Today my wife has a post that is geared towards Minnesotans. If you are interested in a more general article, check out her post How to Save Money on a Date. Finally, if you don’t want to read about dating, check out my post about 7 Home Upgrades I Want…Someday ;). Maybe […]
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It may be hard to believe with the nasty weather some of us have had so far this “Spring,” but Summer is just around the corner. Summer can bring some very expensive activities with it: vacations, trips to the water park, nights out on the town, etc. There are alternatives, though! Consider trying one (or […]
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