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Slack

I love efficiency.  That phrase would make for a pretty boring t-shirt, but I would still buy it.  I love the certainty that comes from knowing from the time my feet hit the floor in the morning till I am ready and dressed for work takes 14 minutes.  I am fascinated by the process of cutting out the excess and …

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A Million to One

Sometimes there are a million reasons not to do something.  This army of “DON’T” is lined up ready for battle against the lone soldier fighting for “DO IT!”  As the battle you thought would be over immediately rages on, you do your best to hear both sides.   How often is this the case when it comes to trying something new …

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Our All New Debt Loss System – Wallet Watchers!!

“That’s right folks, you heard it here! The world debut of the hottest new debt loss system in 50 years.   Our science based approach to debt loss has helped thousands and now it’s time to let us help you!” (audience applause) “Is Gene in the audience?  Stand up Gene! Gene lost 44,000 of debt in less than 12 months …

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“Boys Don’t Even Have…”

It’s just about bedtime and I ‘m running through the final steps of the nightly routine with my six year old daughter.  She starts laughing and telling me what she thinks is a hilarious story about one of the boys in her class being inappropriate.  I’ll skip the back and forth and my well articulated parent speech on the difference …

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Turn 1 Hour Into a 1,000 Dollars

Let’s get right to work and get to the weekend!  Here are four easy money moves you can make to turn one hour of your time into $1,000 of extra spending cash:   First, move $15,000 that is just sitting idle in your bank savings account to an online savings account.  As I write this, the difference in interest rates …

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Single Point of Failure

Don’t you love today’s cover photo? Who wouldn’t want the floor and possibly their house being held up by an over sized table leg? You’ve been planning for three years to buy a house and this last one checks every box. It’s big and beautiful with a new roof, all the yard you want and completely move in ready.  Perfection, …

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June Challenge!

If you missed the January challenge, or were too chicken 🙂 to give it a try, here is your chance at redemption!  With summer upon us, graduation season, vacations and BBQs it only gets harder and harder to keep the wallet and purse strings closed.  For June, let’s give our bank account one more shot at lasting till September. I …

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The Getaway Package

Years and years ago when my wife was still my girlfriend, we wanted to get out of town for the night.  Our main headwind was that we didn’t have a ton of money, which left us few options.  After a few days of searching, my girlfriend found “The Get Away Package.” It was an overnight deal at a 200 year …

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Cheers to You Moms & Teachers!

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! And…Sunday is Mother’s Day!  So if you are a teacher and mother you’re nailing it!   I have never been a school teacher and as much as I work hard to educate clients, my role as an educator is worlds away from the difficulty, patience and skill set required to teach today’s children.  It …

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The New TV Channels

The other night my oldest daughter was asking our favorite movies so she could write them down in her little journal.  As we ran out of movie ideas, she said “what if I write down my favorite TV channels too?” She then listed…Netflix, Amazon, YouTube and PBS. 🙂 These are the new channels.  When we turn on our television, there …