In the midst of what seems like endless economic chaos, I work for a company that is doing exceptionally well right now. So well that many people are getting caught up in it. Private equity firms are constantly knocking on the door, and it seems like I frequently hear talk of an IPO.
As the [...]
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 I [...]
As many of you know, I started this blog to hold myself accountable for budgeting as my wife and I planned and budgeted to move into our new house. Over that time, I successfully wrote and grew this blog to over 100 subscribers.
Now that we have moved into our house, I’ve found myself at a [...]
In 8 short days I will make the biggest purchase I am ever likely to make, I will be purchasing a new house. And the closer we come to closing, the harder it is for me to practice what I preach.
Everywhere I look small “upgrades” are popping up that I know I can find cheaper elsewhere, [...]
A key trait of millennials is that we love to be entrepreneurial, we love to take on new tasks, but most of all, we need to know that our ideas are appreciated or at least given the time of day. Being a millennial, these traits are some of the main reasons why I started this [...]
Our society has a perception complex. We are raised to judge and compare ourselves against others and our perceptions of other people become our own reality. We are trained from an early age in this regard. In school it didn’t matter if I got a “C” on a project as long as [...]
In college I thought I had learned everything. I learned finance in and out, I learned economics, marketing, advertising, managing, forecasting, social drinking, networking, and every other aspect of business that I could think of. I was a badass.
Nope. As soon as I started work, I ate my piece of humble pie.
Why is it that I spent [...]
