"When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize
Inspiration
How people make the most money on weekends 💰💰💰
So lots of GREAT entries into our book giveaway last week!!! Y'all made some good money on the weekends!! Wanted to share a handful of my favorites today 'cuz so many of them were so interesting and hopefully might spark some ideas over there for ya... Even though you might have to wait a while until the evil C passes to be able to do some of these, womp
Stay fierce and focused!
Morning! Lots of scary and anxiety-filled news going around us right now, but there's also a lot of POSITIVE stuff happening in our community too! Here's a bunch of notes I've saved up from people killing it these past handful of months, and I just know there will be MORE coming because y'all are fierce and focused! Don't let this madness beat you!! Your freedom is
Aspiring Goal to Shoot For: Spending More on *Donations* Than *Wants*
Morning! Before we get started on this, just have to say I really enjoyed all your feedback the other day on our Fortnite post. And many of you brought up an excellent point on it that I completely missed: Gaming is a great way to spend *time* with friends and others! And it's not unlike other ways we spend money to hang out with each other either, such as meeting over
Log Cabin Ruth & Her Fantastic Side Hustles 💪💪
Morning! So the other day I randomly stumbled across this old email thread with a reader who was about to pay off her log cabin (that's right - I said log cabin!!), and now years later I was curious to see if she ended up making it happen ;) I shot her a note, and below are pieces from our original convo back then (April, 2016) along with those from today... SPOILER
How Getting Sober Changed My Life — and My Money
[Good morning!!! I want to share a powerful story by a friend of mine, and new(ish) blogger on the scene, Deanna from Recovering Women Wealth, who's not only found her path towards financial freedom, but freedom from the devil's work too. A beautiful, and positive!, person putting herself out there in hopes of inspiring others! Thank you Deanna!!! And huge congratulations on it
Meet Miguel – an Immigrant Who Became a Multi-Millionaire Without Any Help or Money
Good morning!! Was talking back and forth with a reader of the blog here, and the more we got into it the more I realized just how powerful his story is. Many of us come from a solid upbringing with plenty of opportunities to easily take advantage of, but Miguel here is proof that even without any privilege you can still succeed – and well!!! – with good grit and
3 ideas, 2 quotes, 1 question
Morning! My boy James Clear just came out with a clever new newsletter, and I thought I'd be a bit cheeky today and copy it for a fun little blog post ;) Here's the idea behind his latest endeavor: "Every Thursday, I send out my “3-2-1” newsletter with 3 ideas from me, 2 quotes from others, and 1 question for you. The goal of each 3-2-1 email is to share the most wisdom
“Student loans are DEAD!”
Got this note this morning and had to share it ;) Not every day you accomplish something so big like this! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA WE'RE DONE WITH OUR STUDENT LOANS!!!!!!! My husband and I finished grad school with something like a combined $330k... and today, I hit the button to pay off the last of them. I could not be more excited!!! Also, to be truly honest, I kinda teared up
They Can Never Take It Away
Today's a quick tip to remind you that no one can ever take away your accomplishments. Once you've done something brilliant - whether in life or career, or even money - it's yours. Forever. That time you got promoted? You earned it. That time you flew to Africa? Banked memories. Those $10Gs of debt you just paid off? Party time! Once you've accomplished something
