This post marks the half way point to my goal of writing fifty two posts on personal finance, one for each week of the year. A goal I set so I could produce my first book. One of the major keys to success in any endeavor is to celebrate all the milestones you have reached. …
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Answer the question honestly before you read on… There are two types of people in this world. The ones that think they are right and the ones that are. The above is meant to be a joke but it has some truth to it. I can’t tell you how many lives, including my own, have …
In the past year I have posted a grand total of four articles to Insight Writer. I am actually disappointed that I have lost the passion for writing on this blog. I am also disappointed that all of my book projects are on hold simply because I have no passion for them right now. I …
How Eating Meat Can Save the Planet I often like to link to articles and provide a nice commentary on them… Not much more I can say except that this guy spent 6 years as a vegetarian because he disliked cruelty to animals. (He still dislikes cruelty to living things). I spent a year and …
I recently happened upon an article on MSN called 5 Foods Every Man Should Eat More Of. Yes, I usually read this stuff when boredom at work sets in. But I actually learned something useful today. Mushrooms ARE Good For You!!! You see, here is what happened to me. A friend in college got me …
“Never Take Counsel of Your Fears” – Andrew Jackson I came across this quote recently and I wanted to share it and some of my thoughts about it with you all. Andrew Jackson was one of our most influential Presidents… He was born in the U.S. two years after his parents immigrated from Ireland. He …
I’ll make this Friday post short and sweet. We are most likely headed for a Depression or a lost decade like Japan had. At least you will hear these references more and more in the coming months and probably years ahead. Our bubble is being deflated, both economically and mentally. So much is wrapped up …
Normally I don’t make a whole post about one article, but this one was just too good to pass up. It was written on the Lifehacker website and it has made the rounds on all the social media networks. It is called 10 Stubborn Exercise Myths That Won’t Die, and it talks about some reasons …
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At first glance, this may once again look like something completely, or at least remotely related to personal finance. How does buying local improve your personal finance situation? My answer is to think of it as bartering. As popularized in the book, Your Money or Your Life, Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin argue that money …
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Tim’s new book was just released this weekend… I read his first book, The 4 Hour Work Week, and loved it. Now Tim, after 3 years, has produced another book called The 4 Hour Body… In his book he talks about how he practiced all kinds of health/weight loss/muscle gain ideas on his own body …