As this blog has grown you may have noticed that my tone has changed. What started out as straightforward financial thoughts (never advice because I’m not licensed to give it) on relatively simple things like how to check your credit score and which should you pay down a car loan or credit card first has…
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This blog post has taken me way too long to write as I’ve really been struggling to reflect on 2022. Whenever I think about the last year all I come back to is work. While 2022 was easily the most successful year I have had professionally I feel as if it consumed my life and…
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I’m going to give you the best financial advice you will ever read and ever need. But first, a disclaimer: *nothing in this post is financial advice, it is all my personal opinion and experiences and you should do whatever you think is best with your own finances* I know that seems a little weird.…
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Just over a year ago, I moved into a new role at my 9-5 and began managing people. This is different from my previous experiences, both in the corporate world and in the field with the trades. I’ve worked closely with others and even been responsible for a team’s day-to-day work, but never the official…
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Lately, I’ve realized that I’m terrible at spending money. It sounds like a weird issue (and I’m lucky to have it) but in some aspects, it is an issue. I’ve spent the last 10 years programming myself to save and be frugal. Make the smart decision now of delayed gratification so in the future I…
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8/14/2022 Today was a tough day. I said goodbye to my wife as she started an 8-week travel nursing assignment in a different state. No, she will not be gone for 8 weeks straight but this will be the most we’ve been away from each other in a long time, in fact, years. Believe it…
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Over the last 6 months, there has been a shift in my investing mentality. Actually, now that I type it out it has been shifting for the last 10 years constantly. I started out buying individual stocks thinking I was going to be some “great trader” then I shifted to real estate, then index funds…
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Making content online has been one of the best choices I’ve ever made but I’ll be honest, I didn’t realize the amount of work that went into it and how unhealthy it could be. I’ve been needing to talk about this for a while but have trouble putting my thoughts on paper so I want…
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Recently, as in all of 2022, I’ve been having some deep internal thoughts. Or at least what I feel is deep to me. I question everything I do and what I do and why I do it and it has led me to a weird spot. A spot where I realize I have no idea…
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Yesterday morning was a weird morning for me and well, I just need to talk about it. It started out as most do where I go through my morning routine and then I do a slight scroll of social media. I went to Instagram and saw a particular story from a bush pilot in Iceland…
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