Category: Financial Succes

I wanted to share this well written article by one of my favorite authors Seth Godin.  He eloquently writes about why we easily fixated on getting lucky and path of personal effort. Is Effort A Myth? It seems that the bigger...

When I look at both Obama and McCain and compare them to common sense personal finance, I realize that both candidates are the same.  Neither of them get it.  Both candidates have plans that are so far away from fiscal responsibility...

A co-worker shared this blog post by Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team, with me and I thought it was fascinating.  For those that don’t know Mark Cuban is a rags to riches stories who went from...

I thought this was so well thought out and written that it deserves a mention.  ING Direct put out a We, The Savers statement that clearly identifies how we can be responsible for ourselves during this rough economic stretch. I appreciate...

First it was Netflix, now it’s the van. I’ve been putting off writing this post for about a month.  It has been about that long since we’ve decided that selling our van would be in our best interest (financially speaking). I...

Like most things in life financial maturity is a journey not a destination.  If we are open we will keep changing and broadening our perspective.  Recently this has taken the form of questioning my definition of the purpose of money.  I...

I often talk about how destroying debt simplifies your life, but the word simplicity is vague and fluffy. It might not mean much to a lot of people.  So let me take a shot at inspiring you with the current state...

This is a guest post by Miranda Marquit.  You can read a little about her writing at the end of the post. One of the more controversial subjects being canvassed right now in the world of personal finances is the idea...

I was honored when Frank told me that I was chosen as the Happy Rock’s second writer.  But as the days have passed, that feeling has gone away and a new feeling has begun to come over me.  I call it...

Not much can kill your debt reduction momentum like a $500 dollar expense that you haven’t planned for.  Without some savings set aside we often are forced to go into debt to pay of the bill and that destroys the plan...