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    Professional? Boring!

    I love finance, I love learning, I love business, I love technology, I love reading coding books, but I also love being a goofball. That is why I believe in being professionally unprofessional. Sure, there are times that professionalism is called for, but for me, those don’t make the majority of my day. It’s easy…
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  • money stacks

    Financial Reads From April

    April was a great month, but I’m happy that May is here. We’re one month closer to my favorite season (fall). I know, I start counting early! In addition to April being a pretty good month, there were quite a few good reads and I wanted to highlight a couple of them here. Two of…
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  • What do you do with your extra time?

    Does Your Efficiency Create Inefficiency?

    You throw some clothes in the washer, some dishes in the dish washer, and a meal in the microwave. While everything is going, you check your email and see that your mom sent a question about a computer problem. Quickly, you answer her question, get your meal, eat it, and while the clothes and dish…
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  • You aren't as broke as you think.

    5 Budgeting Tools to Reach Your Goals

    You need help budgeting, and that’s OK. Everyone who takes the dive into budgeting eventually realizes that there must be a better way to do things. Luckily, there is! Below are 5 tools that will prevent you from pulling hair out of your head trying to figure out where that $8.00 went. 1. Mint.com Mint.com…
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  • This Is Your Money Going Down A Hole.

    Expensive Habits That Are Hard To Break

    Everyone has one, how much you choose to indulge in it is your choice. In many cases, they aren’t expensive, but can get expensive if you find yourself indulging too often. I’m referring to purchases that are considered by many to be luxuries, but in some cases have become daily habits, habits that are hard…
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May
16

Professional? Boring!

sxc.hu/profile/omster-com

I love finance, I love learning, I love business, I love technology, I love reading coding books, but I also love being a goofball. That is why I believe in being professionally unprofessional. Sure, there are times that professionalism is called for, but for me, those don’t make the majority of my day. It’s easy…
Read More

May
02

Financial Reads From April

money stacks

April was a great month, but I’m happy that May is here. We’re one month closer to my favorite season (fall). I know, I start counting early! In addition to April being a pretty good month, there were quite a few good reads and I wanted to highlight a couple of them here. Two of…
Read More

Apr
27

Does Your Efficiency Create Inefficiency?

What do you do with your extra time?

You throw some clothes in the washer, some dishes in the dish washer, and a meal in the microwave. While everything is going, you check your email and see that your mom sent a question about a computer problem. Quickly, you answer her question, get your meal, eat it, and while the clothes and dish…
Read More

Apr
23

5 Budgeting Tools to Reach Your Goals

You aren't as broke as you think.

You need help budgeting, and that’s OK. Everyone who takes the dive into budgeting eventually realizes that there must be a better way to do things. Luckily, there is! Below are 5 tools that will prevent you from pulling hair out of your head trying to figure out where that $8.00 went. 1. Mint.com Mint.com…
Read More

Mar
12

Expensive Habits That Are Hard To Break

This Is Your Money Going Down A Hole.

Everyone has one, how much you choose to indulge in it is your choice. In many cases, they aren’t expensive, but can get expensive if you find yourself indulging too often. I’m referring to purchases that are considered by many to be luxuries, but in some cases have become daily habits, habits that are hard…
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Feb
27

True Wealth: Building Castles With My Wife

sxc.hu/profile/getupgirl

I really enjoy finance as a hobby, and that is why I started and continue to run Wealth Artisan. I love helping people, I especially enjoy interacting with everyone, and I love hearing when my information has helped someone. I write a lot about building wealth, starting a business, and managing money, but I also…
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Feb
24

You Deserve It – Marketing Tactic

you deserve it love roses sign

Marketing isn’t the devil, but marketing also isn’t your friend. Marketing can be used in a terrible way, and more often marketers try to make it your friend, but marketing takes on no persona. As an example, if you’ve ever purchased a recommended item from Amazon, liked an ad on Facebook, or went to a movie at…
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Feb
22

Time Management: Stop Working

Despite popular belief, clocks still tick while you're commuting.

The best work is often done with a rested mind. A tired person tends to rush, make mistakes, and have less concern for the quality of the outcome. This isn’t because they have no regard for work quality, but because they want things done quickly and they are not using time management. As a frequent…
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Feb
10

How To Live Within Your Means

small old humble house cottage

Living within your means is the mantra of the frugal few, but maybe it is time to learn how to live within your means. The authors of The Millionaire Next Door discovered something not so astonishing about the world’s millionaires: they control money & live within their means. Many like to brush it off with…
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Jan
06

With Patience

One can learn a lot from a snail.

If you’ve ever seen a film such as The Illusionist, or the Shawshank Redemption, then you’ve seen a theatrical interpretation of the power of patience. While the films themselves may show unlikely scenarios and feats by the use of patience, this should not diminish the power of patience. Indeed, patience can be your greatest asset.…
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