As many of you know, I am not a sports fan but the NFL strike is being discussed on many of the podcasts I listen to. One of the big questions coming out of this is “How do you negotiate on either side without being greedy?”. I do not have the answer, but I have…
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Move Beyond The Status Quo
We have created a system in society where we are trained to be employees. We are trained to find comfort. This begins as soon as our first day of school. For some of us it begins from our parents. We are told to become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer because these occupations pay good money.…
What is Money?
Money is a very complicated subject. It represents many things to us. Many people have a much distorted view of money that allows it to complicate our lives, end relationships, and keeps them from having much of it. One thing money represents to us is time. If you make money for spending a certain time…
Mastermind Alliance
You are the average of the people you hang around with. I believe this to be true so if you want to expand your horizons you need to be around people that are where you want to be. If you want to make more money then you need to spend time with people that are…
Means to an End
When you are in business it is important to make sure you are making money. Many people have the view that making money is somehow taking something from others unfairly. If you are following your morals in the way you conduct business then that means you are providing something to someone else and that they…
Tired at Work
Do you remember when you were a kid and you hated to go to bed? Back then you were excited to get up and have fun; and you hated taking naps because you were afraid to miss anything. That is when your life was filled with things you loved doing. As you have gotten older…
Free Money
I wanted to share this piece of info because I am running into too many people that believe that the money from the government is free.This money is not, for someone to receive money from the government it is taken from somebody else.One of the sources is debt issued in the form of bonds which…
Something for Nothing
I have found that helping people to reach their dreams can be very frustrating. I spend a lot of time with these individuals and give them the information and encouragement that they need. I tell them I will talk to them in about 1 week and see where they have progressed on their plan. At…
Evil Money
All too often I encounter people that think I am a bad person because I make more money than someone else.On a grander scale many people believe that large companies are evil.Finally, some people are seen as bad because they produce products based on Christian ideals and do not give them away for free.All of…
Debt Philosophy
The other day, a friend and I stumbled upon the subject of our conflicting debt philosophies.As you have previously read, my wife and I want to eliminate all of our debts with our extra money, and then begin investing (debt snowball).My friend (we will call him Jose in this story) subscribes to the philosophy of…
Leveraging Your Abilities
Have you ever heard the statement “don’t trade hours for dollars”? Until recently I did not fully understand the implications of this statement. I was listing to The American Entrepreneur podcast and Ron (the host) fully explained it. When you trade hours for dollars the only way to make more money is to work more…
Career Choices
The other day I was having a discussion with a friend. This friend was upset that she had not taken another educational path in life. She said that she did the “smart” thing and got the “hard” degree. This got me to thinking about the definition of smart. In her description smart means getting an…
How to Avoid a Recession at Home
How many of you fight about money with your spouse? Do you get frustrated when your wife goes out and buys new shoes even when you are on a tight budget? Do you get mad at your husband when he goes out and spends a ton of money on fishing gear when you have been…
Limiting Yourself
Starting about 4 years ago I took up the fitness lifestyle. Since then I have been trying to gain muscle and lose fat. This is a constant effort to eat right and exercise regularly. One thing I have noticed over these last few years is that many people compliment me on my diligence and work…
Working Freedom
I have had numerous discussions about paying off debt; these discussions generally show that people fall into one of two camps. The first camp believes that you should not pay off your house because you could use that money to invest. The other camp (which Dave Ramsey belongs to) argues that if you invest your…