Three years ago, I was nearly $60,000 in debt. I had a Bachelor’s degree that didn’t appear to be worth its weight in salt and a job that couldn’t cover a fraction of my monthly bills. I was terrified. Today, I am closer to complete…
finances
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The Courage to Confront Your Dream
Read moreWhat is a personal calling? It is God’s blessing, it is the path that God chose for you here on Earth. Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend. However, we don’t all have the courage to confront our…
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The Journey
Read moreby Mary Oliver One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice– though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each…
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Baby Steps into the Free World: How to Put Yourself First & Succeed
Read moreSeveral months ago, a friend of mine wrote an excellent guest post titled, Corporate Fluff. His mission was to free us all from the trenches of corporate slavery! The post starts off like this: “The corporate world and the office work model are too full…
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An Unexpected Encounter
Read moreI had an interesting encounter at the nail salon earlier this week. The salon owners are long-time family friends — a gorgeous Vietnamese couple with two beautiful children. The nail technicians there are also Vietnamese; however unlike the owners, their English is very poor and…
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Review: How to be Rich and Happy
Read moreImagine being able to do whatever you want, whenever you want, for the rest of your life. Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? Well that is exactly the premise of the e-book, How to be Rich and Happy, by John P. Strelecky and Tim Brownson. The…
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Minimalism: How to Declutter Your Home & Your Soul
Read moremin·i·mal·ism (mĭn’ə-mə-lĭz’əm) n. Use of the fewest and barest essentials or elements, as in the arts, literature, or design. How Did I Get Here? My life was moving in the right direction. I was moving toward the life of my dreams, paying down my debts,…
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Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech
Read moreFor those of you who have not watched Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech, please do. His is an amazing and inspirational story. I took away three main (awesome!) lessons from his speech. 1. Do what you love now because one day you are going…
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Are You Living in the Real World?
Read morephoto credit Signs of Hope for the EconomyConcerns Over the Health of the EconomyThe Economy is Down TodayHow to Cope With the EconomyHope for an Economic RecoveryThe Economy in DepressionThe Economy in RecessionThe Health of the Economy in 2010Economic Crisis You’ve heard all of it.…