I’m not a conceptual fan of leverage.   But the more I read. It grows on me.     I’m fully aware that statistically real estate has generated wealth like virtually no other asset class (see stocks) in the last 100 years. The reasoning behind both single and multifamily makes sense, no matter what apple…

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It’s not what you think…. The gift that FI gives.       If you follow the blog you might have noticed I’ve had an unusual gap in posting… It’s not because of losing interest or being busy, rather it’s because of being injured in the weirdest way. Back injuries are common in the world, we…

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If I Can Just.   Really?   We have all heard somebody say this, and 99% of us have said it ourselves.   If I can just get that deal closed.   If I can just make it to the gym 3 weeks in a row.   If I can just make it until Friday…

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I know that few people remember that childhood story and think of applying it in your everyday life. We live in a FAST world, few people plan past tomorrow or the next weekend. With the exception of vacations, most people don’t plan in advance for anything in life. But the few who do can prosper…

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I despise “Frugality”. But LOVE value. You should too.     I know roughly 90% of the personal finance world preaches frugality, but I think that word has such a negative connotation attached to it that it needs to die off ASAP. The word has been abused so much that it’s frankly indistinguishable from “cheap”,…

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Very few people value confrontation. It is extremely valuable.   Do you remember the last time you had a confrontation with another human being that could be viewed as negative? Surely you do, it’s impossible to live life without some type of friction. Maybe it was at work, a simple disagreement with a colleague. At…

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First thought you may have after googling those terms is “What is he talking about”?   I’m going out on a limb and saying that most people will google something they don’t immediately know what is, and in this case – that won’t help you. You will see the definition for “EMV” which stands for…

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Visionairies are known for changing the world.     When I say “Execution” you may think of this guy…     Both of those are fair assumptions. But what if I told you Steve Jobs only succeeded because he was a GREAT executioner?   It is the same in almost every business that has made…

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This is not about a single marketing event. You can get all that discussion on the news. This is about what a company really is. And it’s not what many think…   Because everybody tends to lose all sanity when it comes to a situation like this, let’s discuss facts for a minute and define…

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Not exactly an attention grabbing title huh?   I know it isn’t, but bear with me – this is what’s on my mind this glorious Tuesday. I recently started using Betterments smart saver function as an alternative to CD’s and online savings accounts. My main reason for this is I’m personally betting rates will rise and…

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