When I graduated college I knew it all. I was ready to take on the world, and then I got knocked down quite a few pegs when it took me 5 months to find a job. Since that time I have learned a great deal, and I admit to not knowing half as much as ... Read the rest »

As I’ve said before, being frugal is about controlling your money and making choices so that you can allow yourself to splurge, because if you aren’t controlling your money, your money will control you.  That sounds easy enough but in reality living frugally is not easy at all.  It’s something that I struggle with daily, ... Read the rest »

The Power of Gradual is quite possibly the most powerful force ever.  It takes discipline, hard work, and time, but it has proven time and time again the best way to get things done.  Have you ever placed a bucket under a dripping faucet and forgot about it?  By the time you walk by it and ... Read the rest »

Helping Generation Y bridge the gap between college and the real world is something that I am passionate about because I don’t feel that I had any idea what I was doing once I graduated.  I felt alone, everyone was telling me to get a job, and to make matters more interesting, I got married ... Read the rest »

“You need to dress nicer to work,” Mary turned and said to me one December morning as I began to put on what had become my “business casual” uniform of (not so) wrinkle free khaki pants and a faded Volcom Polo shirt left over from my college days.  By no means was this dressing poorly, ... Read the rest »