Waiting for the Buy

The Phone Struggle My wife is amazing. Over the past six years, I have been attempting to upgrade my wife’s phone situation. She used to have a pebble phone that couldn’t keep unlimited text messages, so she’d stress out when trying to figure out which messages to keep or delete. Since we were dating, the […]

You Aren’t What You’re Worth

Worth Misassociated How many times have we heard people say of famous or rich people, “What is their net worth?” or that they are “worth” a certain dollar amount as a way to measure that person’s importance?  These statements or questions give value to the person based on money, not actual self-worth. How has society come from […]

4 Steps To Saving For A Rainy Day

We have a problem in this society.  A recent report from MSN stated that 46% of American cannot handle an unexpected expense (emergency) of $400.  REALLY???  It went on to say that the cure is not a budget because a budget does not account for variable expenses especially those that amount to $400 or more. […]

Winning the Money Game: Budgeting 101

We want to help you thrive above all else and get off the struggle bus. There are technical tools to handle money but that is not the only component to achieving success. As in any sport or challenge, it is not all muscle and mechanics – there is a mental aspect. The same goes for […]

Everything Has A Cost! But Not Everything Requires Your Wallet.

To live in this world requires money.  Some people don’t want your money they just want your presence. One day my wife and I were selling and moving into to a new home.  Like most young people we can not afford two men and a truck, but an SUV and many friends.  So we asked friends […]

What Do You Want In Life? – YOLO

Lost What do you want in life? Too many times us young folk say that we deserve this now; we living the YOLO life. Well, it’s cool to get the benefits but what we do not realize and what I did not realize is that every decision has a cause and effect: an item sacrificed. […]