The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan The premise of this book is great. If you are the type of person that feels the need to manage 6 projects and assume that each project can take 40 hours a week of your time and that you … Continue reading Book Review: The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Month: January 2021
Financial Independence (FI) Decisions: Cutting My 401(k)
Last week I wrote about discovering my personal WHY on Financial Independence (FI). I am working towards financial independence because I'm sick and tired of business leaders making less than smart decisions causing employees to pay the ultimate price through job eliminations, pay freezes, and reduction in benefits, then turn around and complain that they … Continue reading Financial Independence (FI) Decisions: Cutting My 401(k)
Top 7 Reasons For Going Paperless
Last week I had to go into a co-worker's office to find and scan paperwork. I probably could have left notes all over their office in dust. I actually got to the point during one search to say if there is a thick film of dust than the papers they are looking for can't be … Continue reading Top 7 Reasons For Going Paperless
Financial Independence: My Why
Over the years I have written about paying off debt, building an emergency fund, and decluttering/simplifying my life. And for those years I felt that I was missing the "why" in my story. Why do I want financial independence so badly? Why have I given up two and going on three years of shopping? Why … Continue reading Financial Independence: My Why
Why Politics and Personal Finance/Declutter Comments Don’t Work Together
Recently I have been noticing a lot more personal finance/declutter bloggers/podcasters commenting on politics. Some agree with my political point of view and some disagree with my political point of view. For those that are going political on their blogs/podcasts, you do you. I’m not going to be part of it. You may notice that … Continue reading Why Politics and Personal Finance/Declutter Comments Don’t Work Together
Moving my Emergency Fund
After listening and then pondering Episode 66 of the ChooseFI podcast, Big Ern got me thinking about my cash emergency fund. Big Ern outlined how to pay for an emergency in the event your emergency fund is not sitting under your mattress (essentially). Ok. Ok. He didn’t mentioned storing your cash under your mattress but … Continue reading Moving my Emergency Fund
