Being cheap is to buy single-ply toilet paper just because it’s cheaper than double ply. Being smart with money, on the other hand, is to buy double ply toilet paper... read more →
For most of my adult life, I acted like a kid with my money. Kinda like a financial version of Tom Hanks in BIG. Even though I had a beard... read more →
Accountability doesn’t always work. If you’re saying: "I’ll need you to be on top of me or it’s not going to get done." It won’t work. That means you’re not... read more →
I love being silly and telling cheesy jokes. To prove it to you, here’s one: What's Forrest Gump’s Gmail password? 1forrest1 Get it? Run Forest run! 1forest1! Lol! 😆 Contrast... read more →
Superman is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. But he’s not invincible. Kryptonite weakens him. If... read more →
Budgeting is 80% emotional and 20% numerical. In other words, 80% of your success with budgeting is based on your emotions, while only 20% is based on your numbers. Learning... read more →
Tension is what makes us take action. It’s the urgency that we feel when we need to get something done. If there isn’t enough tension, we "push it off" and... read more →
Mint, Quicken, Mvelopes, and YNAB are just a few budgeting apps out there. They’re all useless. Useless, if you’re not ready to change. All too often, we look for tech to... read more →
Here are some common things we say: I can’t lose weight. I can’t have supper with you tonight. I can’t get that project done on time. I can’t be happy.... read more →
Most of us keep our finances to ourselves. Kinda like holding a deck of cards to our chest. I get it -- we’re afraid what people think about us. Maybe... read more →