There’s an old adage – we are our habits. That’s true. I also like to say that we are our responses to temptations as well. In fact, temptations are the beginnings of all habits, both good and bad. So, it’s important to recognize what tempts you financially and can take you off course on your […]

Saving money. For many, it’s like exercise. They love the results from it but they can’t stand the process. So, they don’t do it. And it doesn’t help that many wealth building “experts” actually criticize saving money. Hard to believe, but it’s true. I see it all the time. Most of the “experts” that criticize saving […]

Ah, that age old debate…which came first the chicken or the egg? Well, now we can finally solve the mystery. How you ask? Just order one of each from Amazon and see which one arrives at the door first. Ha ha. All kidding aside, there’s a similar debate often discussed in the wealth building arena…which […]

Here’s a question for you…What if some of the biggest blockbuster movies ever made, had been created without the use of scripts? No lines. No queues. No prompts. Just total ad-lib. Neo would have never left his apartment and we’d all be controlled by the matrix. We wouldn’t have seen Forest run. Hell, we would […]

“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.” –Bill Gates There’s a famous concept in sports known as the “disease of more.” It was originally coined by Pat Riley, the hall of fame coach who led six teams to NBA championships, including the famous Lakers dynasty. Riley said that […]

When people come to me for money advice they generally fall into one of two categories: The first category is the twenty something year old who’s hungry for success. Bright-eyed and bushy tailed, these folks are energetic and they soak up knowledge given to them like a sponge. They want to learn and they meticulously […]

One of the main reasons I have a blog is to be part of the resistance. To take a stand. To fight back. You see, there’s a war going on. Not a war with guns, tanks and bombs. This war is fought on the battle ground of your mind. And whether you know it or […]

Whenever someone asks me for financial advice, I invariably get around to asking them an important question. It’s this…when was the last time you calculated your net worth and how often do you calculate it? Normally, I get something of a roundabout, politician type of answer back. Something like, “I know how much I’m worth. […]

Tired of being jolted awake at 5:30am by an alarm clock, fighting traffic for over an hour, just to get to a job that you hate and then spend your days making someone else rich? Sick of having to face Draconian corporate world crap such as layoffs, silly popularity contests, musical chairs, insane office politics […]

Everyone takes a different road to financial success. Some come to wealth via entrepreneurship. Others get there from investing in real estate or in stocks. Regardless of the different paths taken to wealth, once people achieve financial success they mostly follow the same pattern. Nearly everyone who becomes wealthy takes the same very next step… […]

Charles Earl Boles, also known as Black Bart, was an English-born outlaw noted for the poetic messages he left behind after a couple of his robberies. Often called “Charley” by his friends, he was considered a “gentleman bandit”, with a reputation for style and sophistication. He was one of the most notorious stagecoach robbers to […]