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Tips to Help You Budget Better
The Budgeting Series *NOTE: This is part 7 of a series on budgeting.* If you have missed the previous articles in this series, I encourage you to read them before moving forward – they are in … Read the rest
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Budgeting 101
The Budgeting Series We begin this particular post with a scary word for some: budgeting. For one reason or another, budgeting seems to be a terrifying subject for many to discuss – and it really shouldn’t … Read the rest
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2022 Goals – May Review
If you are new to this website, this year I have set up some goals for 2022 and they are: Be more intentional Write more Max out our Roth IRAs Research other means of income Compartmentalize for long term goals… Read the rest
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2022 Goals – April Review
If you are new to this website, this year I have set up some goals for 2022 and they are: Be more intentional Write more Max out our Roth IRAs Research other means of income Compartmentalize for long term goals… Read the rest
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Education Vs. Experience Part 1: Which Is More Valuable?
***Updated for 2024*** *NOTE: This is Part 1 of a series on education vs experience.* For years now, there has been an argument brewing on this website and the various posts which adorn it. It is true that I have … Read the rest
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Right to work part 2: Financial ramifications
*NOTE: This is part 2 of a mini series in the topic of right to work. Click here for Part 1.* Right to work at the worker level The economic policy institute published an article back in 2015 and they … Read the rest
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Convenience: How much are you willing to pay?
Convenience is everywhere today. It’s on every corner, it’s a part of many daily choices, it’s nearly incumbent in our entertainment, and it’s saturated in our daily lives. Convenience has just as much a place in American lives as affluence.… Read the rest
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The benefits of the skilled trades
What exactly are the benefits of working in the skilled trades? Are there actual benefits to being a skilled tradesman? After all, doesn’t the stigma that those who work with their hands are somehow less intelligent have a ring … Read the rest
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Tightening your financial belt
  The Budgeting Series   Introduction – tightening your financial belt *NOTE: This is part 5 of a series on budgeting.*      ***Updated for 2023*** If you have missed the previous articles in this series, I encourage you to read them before moving … Read the rest
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America’s ultimate hazing experience: the college degree
Sometime ago, I was doing research for another article and came across a term I had never heard before: the college industrial complex. I’ll admit I was favorable to the term; after all, I have maintained for quite a number … Read the rest
