Personal Development
Teaching Your Kids Dollars and Sense
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Tomorrow is a big day at the Mauder household… Our 19 year old daughter is finally moving out on her own.
Yup, she found a small studio apartment and signed a rental agreement. Of course, she only has a part time job that pays around $200 per week, she has zero savings, and up until […]
Mental Blocks to Making Money (and a solid punch in the gut)
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007Steve Pavlina posted a great article yesterday about making money and two common mental blocks to effectively doing so. I can see myself in both of the mistakes he discusses, but mistake #2 really felt like a punch in the gut.
Here are a couple excerpts from Steve’s post:
The notion that you generate income […]
Free Life Transformation Kit from TRN
Saturday, August 11th, 2007I know, I know… You probably thought I died or something since I haven’t posted in so long. The truth is that I recently started a new job with a really big computer company and I just haven’t spent much time working on my website in a while.
So, why the post today? Well, if […]
Words of Wisdom from The Biggest Loser: Don’t Ever Quit!
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006I was watching The Biggest Loser on TV as I ate dinner tonight, and I heard some profound words of wisdom. One of the previous show participants was addressing a gymnasium full of high school kids, and he said something very simple - but it really hit me in the gut.
Basically, his message was…
“The […]
Lazy People Don’t Get Rich
Sunday, August 13th, 2006One of the reasons I like Robert Kiyosaki is because he tells it like it is. I’ve only read three of his books so far, but he doesn’t tend to sugar coat the truth, and his column over at Yahoo Finance is no different.
Recently, he chose a touchy topic that I’m sure most people would […]
Free Article: The Famous Stanford Marshmallow Study
Sunday, August 13th, 2006If you’ve always wondered why you have trouble setting and achieving goals, this article might help explain some things. In our “instant gratification” society, we’ve got some real challenges to overcome!
Click here to read the Stanford Marshmallow Study…
Why You Should Never Get a Job
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006Steve Pavlina hit one out of the park yesterday with his blog post on 10 reasons you should never get a job.
Personally, I still have a full time job as I work to build my website into an income stream that can sustain my family and me. Steve’s article has only served to reinforce […]
Go Ahead, Reduce my Life to a Number…
Friday, March 31st, 2006I’m a 5.4! Huh? Anyway, the Bloglines “top links” list led me to this interesting little life quiz. I’m not sure if it really proves anything, but there is actually some good information attached to each life area, and it also includes advice from other test takers.
If anything, it’s fun to see how […]
Number of U.S. millionaires jumps to record high
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006I’m not sure what explains this, but the number of American millionaires reached a record high last year. The U.S. now boasts almost 9 million millionaire households, which is 9% more than 2004. I’d like to think it has something to do with all the personal finance blogs popping up all over the place, but […]
Friend? Full Time eBay Power Seller? Or Source of All My Jealousy?
Thursday, February 17th, 2005Sure, I see how it is… I’m the one who slaves over my website day and night and right under my nose a good friend is quitting his job to sell power tools on eBay full time! Rion, owner of www.ToolManOnline.com and eBay PowerSeller (Seller ID: ToolManOnline) is a one-man eBay success story. We both […]