Reading personal finance blogs and listening to podcasts is great (here’s one you might want to try if you haven’t already), but sometimes there’s no substitution for the deeper dive that well-researched and well-written books can give you. The right books for personal finance and personal development can provide an incredible amount of powerful knowledge…
Why You Need to Experience Things Yourself (and Not Just Take Good Advice)
I’m a financial planner. My job is to give financial advice to people and help them plan out the life they want using money as a tool. But I also believe advice isn’t everything. Sometimes, there’s no substitute for your own experiences and life lessons learned. Here’s an example of what I mean: My fiancee…
The Illusion of Someday
Many people live their lives like there are 8 days in a week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Someday. How many of us say “Oh I need to do that, but I’ll do it some other day. I’m definitely going to do it, but just not right now.”? I’m guilty of it…