Motivation

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The Importance of Patience

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The Importance of Patience

This past week I was reading an article by Milllennial Money Man (M$M) about Patience.  He used a great personal story about how some months there is lots of growth with his blog and some months, there is no growth.  He also says that he has some articles that are a hit and some articles that are a flop.  He used a great example of how people can get bogged down on trying to make a quick buck.  They try those late night infomercials and all they get is run into the mud.  So based on this article, I want to pose a question.  How can we continue to strive for something, if we don't see the reward?

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The Importance of Keeping Track of Your Finances

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The Importance of Keeping Track of Your Finances

Over the weekend, I was checking my Personal Capital dashboard to see how bad the down market has hurt our net worth.  As you would imagine, our net worth took a hit, just like everyone else. This does not mean that I am running to the hills and selling everything.  We have to remember that retirement investing is an investment for the long haul and we can't get scared by a dip in the market.  It is always important to remember this fact whenever the nightly news scares you into thinking that this is the crash to end all mankind.  Don't worry, the market will recover and we will be better off than we were before.

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Envy vs. Gratitude

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Envy vs. Gratitude

Every holiday season, specifically Thanksgiving, we reflect back on the things that we are thankful for in our life.  I sometimes wonder why we as a culture only take one day to reflect and be thankful.  This is something that we should change.   Being thankful year round is a great way to humble yourself.  Instead of thinking of everything you don't have, you begin to be grateful for what you do have.

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The Benefits of Nature

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The Benefits of Nature

My prior article mentioned that there are multiple benefits to being outside.  The benefits are many, but I mentioned low cost, great for health and very calming.  Many cities of parks that are free to use.  Why not use them?  Look at how much money you could save by going and enjoying nature instead of paying for entertainment.  The best type of entertainment is nature anyway.