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What Would You do with $10 Million

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I was watching a recent episode of My First Million featuring Nick Gray, who I’d honestly never heard of until this week. Nick is a quirky fellow who seems to throw out ideas like a machine gun, and once again being honest, I kind of like the guy. During the episode, he cited an article… Continue reading What Would You do with $10 Million

How Do You Make Two Million Dollars?

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I was catching up with a longtime friend over the weekend. He and I have a tendency to spar a little when we’re talking. A little ribbing here, a little joke about the hairline (or lack thereof) there, maybe a nutshot about an ex-girlfriend if we’re going for the big laugh. When the subject of… Continue reading How Do You Make Two Million Dollars?

Confession: That Time I Tried to Buy an Audi A4

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I have done a great many stupid financial things in my past, but few were as embarrassing as the time I tried to buy an Audi A4. File this on under “How much stupid can you do at once.” In 2004 at 24 years old I had gotten the misguided idea into my head that… Continue reading Confession: That Time I Tried to Buy an Audi A4

My Goals for 2024

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I’ve been tracking my goals for years now and overall it’s been a good experience. I feel like lately I’m hitting too many major goals, which means I’m throwing too many softballs to myself. So this year I’m going to try to set some stretch goals that may not be attainable.  This year I’m going to try… Continue reading My Goals for 2024

Three Case Studies – And They’re All Wrong!

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I’ve talked before about my parents influence on my views of money and how I’ve strived to live differently than they have. Today, as many of the older generation of my family are in their mid-70’s, I was reflecting on where they’ve gone with their lives, and how they’ve influenced me. I’m going to look… Continue reading Three Case Studies – And They’re All Wrong!