Each week, I highlight ten things each week that inspired me to greater financial, personal, and professional success. Hopefully, they will inspire you as well. 1. Buckminster Fuller on the future “We must do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living. It is a fact today that one in… Read More Ten Pieces of Inspiration #177

Monique wrote in with a good question that quickly grew far beyond the boundaries of the reader mailbag (as good questions often do): What do you do as an independent writer/content creator for professional growth? And how do you do it inexpensively? First of all, it’s worth noting that, because of the niche that my… Read More 11 Strategies for Low-Cost Professional Development

Over the last few months, my three year old son has received quite a few $1 and $5 bills from relatives for various reasons – his birthday and Christmas chief among them. Prior to the past few months, we would simply allow him to “spend” the money in a very simple fashion. He would take… Read More Teaching a Three Year Old How to Save

Earlier this year, I did something I should have done years before – I bought another term life insurance policy to add to the coverage we already had. I’ve had life insurance since I was 25 years old, but our needs have changed and I was starting to feel insecure. I was child-free when I… Read More Four Reasons I Would Never Buy Whole Life Insurance

If you work for a living, you know the feeling. You finish a day of earning money. You’re tired – mentally and/or physically and/or spiritually and/or socially exhausted. You go home, drop your stuff by the door, and just head to the couch for a while. You sit there in a daze, watching a television… Read More The Cost of Decompression

In every place I’ve worked, I’ve noticed a handful of patterns. Some people seem to fit in well, do their work, and usually get the perks – opportunities, raises, and promotions. Others are just kind of “there” – they do their work, but they never step up to the plate and rarely get the perks… Read More 14 Tactics for Getting Ahead At Work – No Matter What Your Job Is

When it comes to our pets, they’re more than just animals – they are members of our family. As such, many pet owners would do anything to ensure their pets live long, healthy lives. This would include paying thousand annually on everything from routine wellness care to everyday supplies like food. According to Forbes, people… Read More The Ultimate Guide to Financial Aid for Pets

Right now, I can buy almost every book I can think of with a few clicks of the mouse. In fact, I can find almost any product I can imagine and easily have it delivered to my home in just a few days. It just takes a moment. It is so easy to begin to… Read More Slow and Steady in an Instant World

Many of you will probably remember the little debate between myself and Ramit Sethi a few weeks ago about the usefulness of frugality. Ramit stated that the best move a person can make is to focus on the “big five” – identify the five biggest way to save money in your life and make them… Read More Review: I Will Teach You to Be Rich

Over the years, I’ve talked about several different methods Sarah and I have used to manage coupons at the grocery store. At first, I wasn’t really convinced that coupons were worth the time investment. We clipped them leisurely, mostly as a Sunday morning breakfast activity. A bit later, we started getting really organized. For me,… Read More The Coupon Rotation