Have you ever heard the term House Poor before? It simply means that you “own” a wonderful house, but you don’t have much cash left over for anything else. I put own in parentheses because we never really fully own our homes until the mortgage is paid off. If you own a home that is …
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A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting. — Henry David Thoreau If a book doesn’t inspire you or motivate you to act, than it is of purely entertainment value and …
Has anyone every told you to, “Get a Life”? Unless you are the coolest cat in town, you have probably heard that at least once in your life. And you know what, there is nothing wrong with that. Anyone who is into personal development is looking to get a life. A great life. A life …
Let’s face it. We drink a lot of stuff we really shouldn’t be drinking. There are thousands of different kinds of beverages to choose from. Caffeinated beverages, alcoholic beverages, fruity drinks, some made with real fruit, some artificially flavored and artificially sweetened. Drinks come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. The more colorful and sugar …
I’ve been writing about health a lot recently so I decided to do something a little different for this Monday… Did you know good old Ben Franklin was the first Personal Development Blogger??? Way back in 1732 he started one of the first “blogs” called Poor Richard’s Alamanack. And wrote in it using the pen …
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I was thinking the other day about what drives us as humans to continue achieving everything we strive for. Not so much how, but why do we work so hard for some things, and not at all for others? In my own life, I thought about the past achievements I have recorded. And I asked …
So this is my Saturday Rap. I have no real site updates or cool articles to show. Well I do but I am busy spending time with family… 🙂 This Monday I will be hosting the carnival of twenty something finances. We have a lot of cool articles so check it out. Also, there have …
What do you think is better for a company? For a customer to purchase once from them or for a customer to purchase multiple times from them, preferably on a regular basis? You guessed it. Subscriptions are any companies’ dream come true. Unless everyone cancels in the same day, they can safely assume the amount …
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The most important thing we can do to become and stay healthy is to learn how keep excess fat out of our bodies. We already know that excess fat is the primary contributor to our poor health. And we all know that eating in excess is the primary way we gain fat, but most people …
What does tending your garden and becoming rich have to do with each other? Would you believe me if I said everything? Literally everything! Imagine a beautiful garden. Lush green grass. Beautiful flowers in all colors of the rainbow. Streams and ponds everywhere. Trees so full of fruit that they bow under their own weight. …
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