Category: F.I. Mindset

  • Don’t Gamble with Retirement 3 + 4

    Don’t Gamble with Retirement 3 + 4

    There is something genuinely unique about owning your content. I can do whatever I want with my content. However, when we create books with exclusivity, it limits our ability to reach the intended audience. Free 696-Page PDF Download I pulled “Don’t Gamble with Retirement 3” out of exclusivity so that I can now present this…

  • 5 Takeaways from “Make Your Family Rich”

    5 Takeaways from “Make Your Family Rich”

    “Make Your Family Rich” by Patrick Keogh is a fantastic book about one of my favorite topics, generational wealth. The premise of the book is not to build wealth for retirement but your family estate. The book then shows us various ways to build wealth. I will list some different methods in the five takeaways.…

  • Orange You Glad You Have Passive Income?

    Orange You Glad You Have Passive Income?

    Ahh, passive income is the wind beneath my sails. It is the warm blanket on those cold winter nights AND the air conditioning during those hot desert afternoons. Passive income is helpful throughout life—that’s why we go out of our way to build passive income streams.  This article is my second foray into fruit-based literature.…

  • I’m Too Serious

    I’m Too Serious

    When did America become a winter wonderland of fun, skiing, and lodges? Or how about a summer wonderland of boating, parasailing, and swimsuit parties? At last, maybe it was always that way, I just never noticed. Returning to America after a year overseas has been eye-opening. While overseas, I started an income stream of writing…

  • Don’t Gamble Your Retirement Away 4

    Don’t Gamble Your Retirement Away 4

    I’m too serious. That is all I can say about myself after returning to America from a year abroad. Being 40 years old, I am hyper-focused on financially providing for my parents, wife, kids, and grandkids for the long haul. Whenever I browse through Facebook, I see other 40-year-olds boatings, riding motorcycles, going to theme…

  • What Limiting Beliefs Do You Have About Money?

    What Limiting Beliefs Do You Have About Money?

    Does how we feel about money play a role in our financial success? Yes, our beliefs, emotions, and experiences with money are a huge factor in how much money connects to us—and in which manner. Today, I want to get us mentally prepared to attract the money and life we deserve.  What are limiting beliefs?…

  • The Business of Being Busy

    The Business of Being Busy

    Everyone is busy—especially when you hit your 40s. This phenomenon is something that I have begun to notice as I move deeper in my 40s. I don’t know why it is so vital that everyone is overbooked to their limits, but it is something that I want to dig deeper into today. Why does everyone…

  • Art Edition: The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!

    Art Edition: The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!

    Art & Links to all 312 Chapters in “The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!” Amazon charges me for the size of the book—thus the ebook edition is $15. If you prefer that version, you can buy it here. Enjoy! MILITARY FAMILY INVESTING www.militaryfamilyinvesting.com The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever! 320 Chapters and 1,200…

  • Web Edition: The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!

    Web Edition: The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!

    Links to all 312 Chapters in “The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!” Amazon charges me for the size of the book—thus the ebook edition is $15. If you prefer that version, you can buy it here. Enjoy! MILITARY FAMILY INVESTING www.militaryfamilyinvesting.com 00 INTRODUCTION 00 000 The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever! 01 FINANCIAL…

  • 5 Takeaways from “Mindset”

    5 Takeaways from “Mindset”

    “Mindset” by Carol S. Dweck explores why some people seek a challenge and overcome failure in life, while others avoid difficult situations at all costs. This book is a must-read for those on the journey to entrepreneurship.  The two mindsets are fixed mindset and growth mindset, and they play a role in every action we…

  • Financial Security vs. Financial Freedom

    Financial Security vs. Financial Freedom

    Today’s topic is a deep mindset adjustment that most people will never understand. It’s not necessarily their fault because the world trains us to think with a financial security mindset. When you adopt a financial freedom mindset, every single thing in your life changes. But, let’s take it from the top. When I was researching…

  • Passive Income for Christmas

    Passive Income for Christmas

    Christmas is a place for celebration and time with family. Celebrating Christmas is even better when you have the financial resources to assemble the family in one place. Christmas is costly because of distance, plane tickets, event planning, and of course, gifts. I’ll admit, I am not a huge fan of giving gifts, but I…

  • 5 Takeaways from “Effortless Money”

    5 Takeaways from “Effortless Money”

    “Effortless Money” by Victoria Saxton is a book about the psychology of money. It may sound strange, but how you view money actually relates to how money flows to you. I know, I know, it sounds ridiculous. I totally believe in all this because I experienced a cash windfall once I transitioned to an abundance…

  • Do Men Want to be Providers?

    Do Men Want to be Providers?

    I know it’s a strange question, but hear me out. Do men really want to be providers? Now that I have crossed over into my 40s, I am starting to see the world through a different lens. Our 40s and our 50s are our prime earning years, and I am doing everything in my power…

  • What Is Your Rich Life 2?

    What Is Your Rich Life 2?

    Wow, I can’t believe it has been one year since I wrote part one of “What is Your Rich Life?” Now is a perfect time to re-evaluate our core values and what is important to us. Over the last year, I know I have been laser-focused on setting my family up for success in the…

  • I Have Everything I Want in Life… And Then Some

    I Have Everything I Want in Life… And Then Some

    There are rare moments in life where you can truly appreciate everything you have worked towards. Whether it is coming home from deployment or surviving cancer, you will know when it hits you. I have had many of these moments throughout my 22 years in the Marines and 15 years of marriage, but none may…

  • Become a Lifelong Learner. Become Rich.

    Become a Lifelong Learner. Become Rich.

    It is a shame that school does such a poor job at teaching us how to learn. By the time we finish school, we decide that learning is not an essential part of our daily routine. We may continue to grind to get a higher degree, but money is the reasoning behind that. As a…

  • What’s So Great About Being Independent?

    What’s So Great About Being Independent?

    It seems that everyone nowadays wants to be independent. No, I am not talking about financial independence; I am talking about living alone, climbing the corporate ladder, and screaming from the top, “I made it by myself!” Ouch, what is the total price we pay when we go through life alone, without a soulmate or…

  • A Childs’ First Book on Passive Income

    A Childs’ First Book on Passive Income

    1. When we leave our parent’s house, we start alone. 2. We get a job to pay for our expenses. 3. When we don’t work, we don’t get paid. 4. We work, and work, and work. 5. We become tired of working for money. 6. If only we had friends to help us pay our…

  • Welcome to Stress Freedom

    Welcome to Stress Freedom

    Someone should do a study on the effects of stress on the body and the mind. Well, I am sure that it already exists somewhere, but I can tell you from my experiences that stress sucks. The only way to beat stress is to overcome it.  Over the last couple of years, I have become…