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When I first started writing on the internet, there were a few huge, well-respected websites I dreamed of writing on.  In the last 3 years, I’ve crossed a lot of those off my dream list:   Budgets Are Sexy.  Millennial Revolution.  Marketwatch.  MSN and CNBC to quickly name a few.   Today, I am thrilled toRead more

Hey!  Tess, from Money Done Right, contacted me to write a guest post.  Here are her top 7 tips on how to bad shopping habits.  I’ll offer my own thoughts in red on how I personally avoid making my own bad shopping habits.  7 Tips On How to Break Bad Shopping Habits: Tip #1:  BuyingRead more

I was invited to speak in a High School as a motivational speaker this week about achieving your dreams.  That’s pretty cool especially because I was a total screw-up as a young person.  I’m pretty proud that I’m now respected enough to be seen as a leader who can teach people how to achieve theirRead more

Ahhhh…..  It feels good to be back!!!! I’ve felt a burning desire to write again, like gasoline touching the flames in my heart, so here I am. My last post was back in April when I was invited on Marketwatch for an interview… But as the snow began to melt in Minnesota, and summer rolledRead more

Being featured on Marketwatch (A massively huge financial publication) has been a goal of mine for a long time.  It finally happened.  I’m just a normal guy who has always dreamed of living a cool, unique life.  When I was young, I tried to accomplish this goal with drug use.  But drugs led me toRead more

Quarterly Net-Worth Update #2 is posted below! I’m right on the doorstep of entering into a new 6-figure milestone.   Why do I publish my financial reality on the internet? Because I want to show a real-life example of how real-life people can succeed with money. I want to inspire as many people as IRead more

This week I’m hanging out on a friend’s blog, Physician On Fire. POF is a multi-millionaire physician, and one of the best high-income bloggers around.  He was a finalist for “Blog of The Year” last year.   I first met POF two years ago at a Minneapolis meet-up.  Later that year, we went on a mountainRead more

The woman looked at me with a curious expression.  She asked, “Maybe you can help me with something I’ve always wanted to know… How do I know when I can retire?”   We had just finished an outdoor activity class with her.  During small talk afterward, I had told her I write a financial blogRead more

The best investment we have made this year isn’t even a financial investment.  Looking back on it, I can’t believe we didn’t invest in it sooner.  For 5 years we were being cheap, and we made a mistake.  This investment totally changed our lives and increased our happiness dramatically this winter.  Here it is:  Read more

I learned a lot about myself in the last two weeks traveling to Hawaii and back.   Mainly, I learned that I need to work harder, and I need to be more self-reliant.  But I also need to be easier on myself and others when things aren’t going perfectly.   This learning lesson was summedRead more