Been tagging some great ideas from the community lately, and can't keep them to myself anymore ;) Today I'll share some of the more financial/investmenty ones, and then tomorrow some of the lifestyley ones that really hit me. Maybe you'll find something that improves your life or someone's you love? ******* The "Dividends" Souvenir Whenever we go on a family vacation
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When does it make sense to spend more on your looks?!
Didn't think I'd be blogging about *looks* today, but I'd be lying if I said this stuff hasn't crossed my mind in the past either :) Maybe you're the same? Here's a convo I recently had with a reader, and would love to get your take on it too... Is it all a bunch of malarkey, or are there certain times when spending more on our looks just makes more sense?! Jay, Let
A Financial PowerPoint Presentation That Screams “I Love You!”
Remember our guy last year who put together a 19 slide PowerPoint presentation to woo the socks off his beautiful wife? Well he's at it again this year! And upped the game by adding an additional 15 slides for good measure ;) If I didn't know better I'd say he's just out to grab another Husband of The Year nod, but going through these slides it's apparent he really loves
“If he doesn’t make some progress I will have to end our 6 year relationship.”
Got this email last week and it sure took a different turn than I was expecting! Are any of you feeling like this in your relationship too?! Could you be on the OPPOSITE side of the equation and blissfully ignoring the trouble that's brewing ahead?! Was waiting to hear what happened so I didn't leave you with a cliffhanger, and just got the update so here's the convo
When should someone use a financial advisor? And what is a fair amount to pay for such services?
A reader reached out this morning asking this, so thought I'd open it up to you all today and see if we can help her out :) Many of us are accustomed to managing our *own* investments, but when does it make sense to partner up with an advisor to take the reigns? And when you DO find a good one you like and trust, how much is fair to charge for such services? I didn't know
12 More #Money Ideas to Try
Morning, beautiful people!! Got a handful of new tips to share with y'all from our community this morning :) I keep a running document over the year that I copy/paste the gems into as I come across them, and then every few months I dump them all out for others to (hopefully) be motivated by too. So here's the latest dumping! Courtesy of your fellow readers here, and
A wild story on real estate investing, stock picking, and pushing through life’s occasional chaos
Here's a great tale of the trials and tribulations real estate investing can bring, particularly when you're overly ambitious ;) Big ups to long time reader of the blog, Doug, here for spilling it all out for us today... You live a wild and exciting life, my man! I admire the boldness! Haha... ******* I bought my first house right after graduating from college. I was
If I received $1,000 what would I do with it?
Here's a fun exercise to add to your net worth reports every month :) (Or just RIGHT NOW - because who doesn't like playing this game??) Hey J$, Today is the day for me to track my net worth (up 5% from last month!), and I started a little exercise where I think about what I would do if I just received $1,000. How would I want to split it up? Here is how I think I would
Started at the bottom, now we’re 1/20th of the way there!
This one's for all you Aussies today ;) Alaya stops by the blog to share her journey tracking her net worth so far, which is once again a testament of how powerful doing this one simple thing can be! And she's only two years into it! Thanks for taking the time to spill it all for us, Alaya. And I caught your Drake reference there, too ;) ****** Hi J, This month
“I should have started tracking sooner…”
Morning! Remember our post on those 3 fails of mine because I didn't listen to my dad years ago?? Well our friend Amy here has me beat, haha... And the only way I'm allowed to laugh at that is because the story came out somewhat well in the end ;) Yet another reminder though to always listen to your parents!! AND TO TRACK THAT MONEY!!! ****** J. I should
