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Reevaluating Your Budget
The Budgeting Series *NOTE: This is part 4 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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Living Below Your Means
The Budgeting Series *NOTE: This is part 2 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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2022 Goals – Year End Review
At the beginning of 2022, I decided to establish 5 new goals – and track the progress throughout the year. Those 5 goals were: Be more intentional Write more Max out our Roth IRAs Research other means of income Compartmentalize … Read the rest
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Budgeting 101
The Budgeting Series ***Updated for 2025*** 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 … Read the rest
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2022 Goals – January Review
For 2022, I have set some goals that I’ve spelled out previously in this post. To help achieve them, I’ve decided to write a monthly check up to help keep me accountable. For a refresher, these are the 5 … Read the rest
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Don’t know what you want to do for a living? Get a job
***Updated for 2023*** Don’t know what you want to do for a living? Get a job Seriously – get a job – any job at all. Are you getting ready to graduate from high school? Already graduated? Are you looking … Read the rest
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Classes – not degrees – enhance an individual
This topic inadvertently came to mind while I was writing another post, which seems to be the genesis for many of my articles here recently. I began to articulate in the other post the idea that classes and not degrees … 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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Three year review
As of this month, The Wealthy Ironworker is 3 years old. The sound of it doesn’t seem impressive – I mean, 3 years – so what? For me, though, 3 years and an average word content of 2,276 with 54 … Read the rest
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The Principle of Behavior and Not Circumstances
The Principle Series ***Updated for 2024*** Behavior – not circumstances…what does that mean? Moreover, why does behavior matter more than circumstances? What about our circumstances? Some of them are dire and should not be easily dismissed. … Read the rest