Will Google Enable Us To Finally Go Paperless?

Even though I consider myself to be frugally “green”, I’m guilty of still receiving plenty of paper from mail statements that show my brokerage account activities and other important documents.  I also would buy paper at the store (notebooks and such) to doodle ideas on and keep track of things such as list and research… Continue reading Will Google Enable Us To Finally Go Paperless?

What Skills Are Keeping You From Becoming Financially Independent?

I have a strong sense of logic.  I like to crunch numbers and playing mind and logic games. I consider this a great skill, but logic/analytical skills in themselves won’t help me to become financially independent! Having Great Ideas that Didn’t Take I come up with what I consider great ideas, but I don’t communicate… Continue reading What Skills Are Keeping You From Becoming Financially Independent?

Progress on Achieving Financial Independence – Swimming To Shore

After I paid off my house a few years ago, I wrote about the experience (via the post:  Stop Drowning in Debt, Start Swimming To Shore) using a swimming analogy.  In the swimming analogy, I compared “being in debt” as being similar to being underwater and swimming straight up to get desperately needed air. In… Continue reading Progress on Achieving Financial Independence – Swimming To Shore