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A friend to this blog, Financial Panther, wrote a cool article back in March that was a revelation to me and still has me thinking. It was titled: “Monetize Your Life.” The article was about how he learned how to make money from the simple things in life he naturally enjoyed doing throughout the day.Read more

Last week, this blog hit a big milestone:  100,000+ all-time page views which you can see below.     My dream is to be a writer.  I’ve had this dream since I was 22 years old.  I started writing a journal.  And then I started writing short stories.  One of these short stories turned intoRead more

The idea for this post came whizzing into my brain as I was talking with a 24-year-old recently.  He bluntly said to me:   “My financial stress is sending me into a bad fight with depression, and I just need someone who can help me figure everything out.”   I could tell he was open-minded,Read more

“Let’s drive to Traverse City, Michigan this summer for an adventure.”  Amanda, my wife, said to me earlier this summer.  “My cousin lives there and raves about it.  We can stay with them and explore the area.”      I’ll be honest, the minute I heard her idea, I wasn’t too excited.  Why?  I alreadyRead more

I’m not trying to help “perfect people” with this blog. My dream is to help the underdogs in life become the champions in their own story. One of the biggest pieces of advice I can give an underdog is to embrace the slingshot mentality in their own life story. What is the slingshot mentality? It’sRead more

I find that often the biggest revelations in life come from the tiniest thoughts.  It’s like the tiny thoughts drift into my brain cells like powerful seeds.  And when they take root, these tiny thoughts can grow into revolutionary ideas that make incredible, positive changes in my life.  Here are 3 Money Mindset Tips that HaveRead more

Hello!  Amanda and I are up in the Upper Peninsula (The UP) of Michigan this week on a mini-road trip to see a new part of the country, hang with friends, and enjoy a wedding in Green Bay, WI on the way home.   We’ve never been to Michigan before, but so far it’s beenRead more

I read something last week about the process of becoming successful that stopped me in my tracks.  It helped me transform a philosophical idea I’ve struggled to explain into clear, coherent words.  What was the idea?  It was about how to consciously choose a “process-driven” approach, rather than “results driven” approach when you try toRead more

So what is Lifestyle Design?  Why is Lifestyle Design more important than money?   Lifestyle Design is the ability to take the resources you have (money and skills), and transform them into the life your soul craves to live.  Rather than waiting for a random life to form around you based on the spontaneity ofRead more

This week, I felt inspired to write a post about why I love America.  Why do I love it?  I love that America provides us the freedom to make our own decisions and royally screw up those decisions at times.  I love that our culture allows us to learn from our mistakes and re-start ourRead more