In part of the interview process I went through to get this cushy gig, I remember being asked what I thought of Dave Ramsey. I had to admit that I heard of him, but that I didn’t really know much about...
I wrote earlier about the moment/idea that marked that turned around our financial journey. Today, I wanted to talk about the moment when the momentum for positive change became unstoppable. This is the moment when I felt like our plan finally...
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” – Albert Einstein The truth in that little statement is profound. If we truly want to succeed in our financial life and with our life goals in general,...
Like clockwork New Year’s comes and everyone fantasizes about some habit they want to kick or a good behavior they want to start. I was on the resolution train for years, only to realize I was lucky to make it to...
I have admitted it before, The Rockette have never lived on a formal budget. The closest we come to real budgeting is what I label retroactive budgeting. This is when you come up with reasonable spending amount for the different categories...
We recently talked about financially changing your family tree as financial motivation, but for those of us needed some more convincing here is evidence that our decisions about money go much deeper than just dollars and cents. Our choices are crucially...
If you have ever listened to Dave Ramsey, there is a good chance you have heard him say “go and change your family treeâ€. It is a beautiful saying that paints a wonderful backdrop for our motivation to make healthy and...
Being debt free has been more amazing than I thought, and I want others to be able to share in a similar joy. For those who are trying to get out of debt or entertaining the thought, here is some ammunition....
Here are the highlights of some research to add some discussion to the cable canceling experiment. I found a great website called Trash Your TV. It is your one stop shopping experience for anyone thinking of canceling cable or getting rid...
As The Rockette, The Pebble, and myself traveled down to the New Jersey shore for a weekend of camping at the Frontier Campground, I was thinking about a few articles I had planned. I didn’t bring the laptop, but I was...