What if I told you the people who are complaining about the wealthy are the same people keeping your from becoming wealthy yourself? I think there is misinformation floating around that casts the wealthy as if they were all evil like the old evil stepmother depiction that was oh so popular in the Disney movie… Continue reading Do You Think You Are A Victim Of The Wealthy?
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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
Staring at the Financial Crossroads
Some days (this one in particular), I feel like I am staring at the financial crossroads in my life. I’m debt-free (including my mortgage), I have a 401K that is coming along nicely, a Roth that I haven’t contributed to yet this year, and a regular brokerage account. By most measures, I’m doing okay. I’m… Continue reading Staring at the Financial Crossroads