Tag: financial education
The Dividend Debit Card
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a debit card that magically created money for you? You would wake up to new money in your account, knowing that you could spend it without guilt? Welcome to the year 2022, and you have this magic card. This card is called the Cash App debit card and…
The Crypto Debit Card
My favorite centralized exchange announced launching a debit card that ties directly to the USDC in your crypto portfolio. I signed up immediately. I am beyond excited and think this could be a major catalyst in the long term. My favorite centralized crypto exchange is Voyager (affiliate link). I have been a fan of Voyager…
HOW to Use Credit Cards
I just finished an article where I asked you NOT to use credit cards unless you were debt-free and had multiple income streams. Today, I present the counterargument to using credit cards. Please read “When NOT to Use Credit Cards” first. Credit cards can be a boon to your financial success if used properly. They…
Become CEO of Yourself 2
The most challenging part of achieving everything we want in life is controlling our behaviors. We don’t have much control over the results of our actions; however, we can control our efforts to obtain great results. For example, we can wake up early every morning, make our beds, build our business, exercise, and read books…
Investing for Interest 101: What is Fixed Income?
I am reaching the point where I am operating at maximum capacity. In a dream world, I would make this into a 10-part series and flesh out each investing option below. However, I still have a day job. So, today I will combine a lot of information into a short article. Hopefully, I will dig…
5 Takeaways from “Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook”
“Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook” by Gary Vaynerchuck is a book about content creation and entrepreneurship, two of my favorite subjects. Let me preface this article by saying that I love Gary V’s content. He is a pure entrepreneur, which is extremely rare. I watched a Gary V YouTube video where he said, “You should…
Overcome Financial Adversity
Everyone alive has some form of financial adversity to overcome. Even the people born with a silver spoon (rich) have to learn how to maintain their wealth. Let’s review some of the financial challenges we can all face at some time; then, we can work on overcoming them. Born poor. There is nothing we could…
When NOT to Use Credit Cards
Credit cards can actually be of great use in our wealth-building journey; if we use them correctly. However, before we can effectively use credit cards, we need to establish control of our finances and create passive income. Typical use of credit cards. In America, the common use of credit cards is buying liabilities that we…
JOMO vs. FOMO
We live in a crazy society that prioritizes having fun over long-term financial stability. The main issue with this short-term mentality is that most people don’t realize that they think this way. On the surface, it seems that everyone is making these “quick hit” decisions. I guess the actual title of this article should be…
The Balanced Writer: Write Full-Time while Working Full-Time
I never in a million years thought that I would ever release a book—definitely not a book that was 1,300 pages long. It turns out that I love to write, a passion that I believe that many people share with me. So why aren’t there more writers? In one word—life. Once we get out into…
Self-Storage vs. Mobile Home vs. RV Park 3: The Best Passive Large Business
We have taken a pleasant journey from a one-acre lot to a more oversized 10-acre lot. We built barn houses, RV hook-ups, and mobile homes. Today, we will buy a mega-sized commercial property already operating our business of choice. Welcome back to the Self-Storage vs. Mobile Home vs. RV Park series (Part 1, Part 2),…
The Metaverse 103: Business in the Metaverse
The world as we know it is about to change. We can either accept our fate or get left behind. But, there is a third option⎼we can profit from this change. The change I am referring to is the metaverse. Yes, the metaverse is the new buzzword around town, but it carries enormous implications. Previously,…
Don’t Gamble with Retirement 5
It’s been 95 days since the last article in the Don’t Gamble with Retirement series (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4). Over those 95 days, I have written 120 articles, plus created books and covers for each piece. It’s been a fantastic ride and one I look forward to continuing for the next…
5 Takeaways from “Investing in Fine Wine”
“Investing in Fine Wine” by Alex Andrawes is the book I never knew I wanted to read. I was browsing Kiplinger’s personal finance magazine and saw an ad about investing in wine. I’d never thought about wine as an investment, so I decided to read a book about the process. Wine is an exciting asset…
Stock Market Investing 107: Back to Basics
As the New Year approaches and the threat of more lockdowns looms, I thought I’d go back to the basics. The stock market may not have the same trajectory that investors seek. Most of us see stocks only going up—something that might be changing. A choppy stock market that is trading sideways is still an…
Merry Debt-Free Christmas
How’s your holiday season going? Hopefully well. How about your finances? Again, hopefully well. If you are already debt-free, then I have some guidance for you on that front. If you are eager to reach that zero balance, this is the article for you. It’s hard to fully appreciate the finer things in life when…
The Core Values of Passive Income: Self-Education, Self-Motivation, Self-Dedication
A US Marine has three core values that we live by—honor, courage, and commitment. These are words we count on in the most difficult of times. Two years into my journey to financial independence, I found that there are also core values on this path. Building streams of passive income isn’t for everyone. In fact,…
The Magic of Being a Content Creator
I’ll be direct; the magic of being a content creator is that you are creating an advertising platform for a subject where your passion lies. Every single business needs some form of advertising to survive. Now, I will unpack these statements throughout this article, but I wanted to be clear. Content creators are entrepreneurs—strong ones.…
Self-Storage vs. Mobile Home. vs RV Park 2: The Best Medium Business
Now it’s time to take our passive income up a notch. In “Self-Storage vs. Mobile Home vs. RV Park part I,” we discussed how we could make good passive income on one acre of land. Today, we will up the ante by purchasing 5-10 acres of land and building out some serious passive income. I…
The Metaverse 102: Investing in Virtual Real Estate
Let me be clear; I was very intentional with the word “investing” in the title of this article. I didn’t write “buying, flipping, selling” for a reason. The metaverse is the new gold rush—lots of investors will make millions, but more people will go home in tears. As investors, we need to mitigate risk at…
