It’s my personal belief that money is a lot like having the manual to pilot a space shuttle. If you don’t have it, why would you bother studying it? However, if you can break that barrier of impossibility – if people suddenly grasp that having…
Category: Making Money
Power and Meaningful Work
Meaningful work is not brought about by a change in mindset; it is brought about by a change in status. We all dream of doing interesting things at work. Work that is rewarding, meaningful and brings us joy. No one ever thought as a child:…
Get Rich by NOT Playing Video Games
Every era has problems that undermines people’s quality of life. The ancient era was plagued with violence before states were strong enough instill order and reduce crime via the police. The medieval era was rife with plagues and disease as populations grew faster than medical…
Fear & Entrepreneurship
TLDR: People have many fears starting a business, especially regarding money, time, difficulty and the competition. Many of these are overblown. “Be your own boss.” “Work for yourself.” “Do work that makes you happy, on your own hours.” If there is a dream in America…
I Started a Business
Big changes have been afoot in the land of FIRE: I started a business! It’s been a hectic few weeks working on it in addition to my day job and other life activities, but I would like to take time today to share four lessons…
Saving Yourself From a Bad Trade
With the stock market looking weaker by the day, and omens of recession coming from every corner of the media, its time to take a look at what to do if you get caught in a bad trade. No one wants to be stuck in…
Getting Rich through Donating
I’m writing this blog post while doing my taxes. Or let’s be real, while procrastinating from doing my taxes! An idea came to mind while accounting for all of the things my last disaster of a tenant left behind when I evicted her. (For all…
The $109,000 Hair Cut
I’m a little unusual for a guy. Rather than go to a walk-in barbershop and getting assigned a random barber to cut my hair, I’ve seen the same barber/stylist for the last 30 years. My dad brought me in to see her when I was…
Getting Rich Refinishing Furniture
A key part of getting ahead is never resting on your laurels. Now that the bathroom is done its time that I start focusing on improving myself by picking up another skill – preferably one that actually makes me money. As it just so happens,…
Bathroom Remodeling – Complete!
Its been a while since I last wrote anything about the bathroom remodel, but I can happily report that it is finally finished. We completed building the walls, mudding the corners, and putting in the vinyl plank flooring about a month ago, which was quickly…