Major Announcement! Short version I have accepted a position as a sales agent for SelectQuote insurance! I started Aug 7th. I am very excited about the job and about moving into this new chapter in life. I don’t know what the future holds for this blog but if I had to guess it will either […]
So there was this band called The Beatles. They were incredible. They had an album called Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. There’s a song on that album called Fixing a Hole. Last week I watched a documentary about the making of the album. When they got to the song Fixing a Hole a lyric […]
We went from a 133 square foot travel trailer to a 2 story house and managed to fill it with stuff almost over night. It’s almost like someone breaks in at night and leaves stuff instead of stealing it. (Sometimes I wish they would steal!) In this episode Carrie and I discuss how your house […]
One number. Easy to calculate. Fun to watch grow. One of the most important parts of money management. If you’ve never calculated your net worth, do it today! Here’s how… Assets – Debts = Net Worth It’s that easy. It takes less time than working a monthly budget. The tools we use to track our net […]
The core message of this blog is to keep things simple and moving forward. (And have fun!) It’s time we get back to the basics. Here’s the same four steps we took when we first started paying attention to our money. Follow these four simple steps and you’ll turn from totally lost to totally in […]
Carrie and I were on our way out to look at a new set of couches for our living room. A neighbor stopped us to chat… What are you up to today? We’re going to look at some couches. Oh, what store are you going to? Uh, Craigslist. The question caught me off guard. When […]
If we haven’t met yet… Hi, I’m Derek. I help people pay off debt, build a better budget, and grow their net worth. I’ve been blogging, writing books and podcasting about these things for six years. Last year I hit the reset button on all my online efforts and started over at new online home. […]
No one doubts me more than I do. You should hear the way I talk to myself. It’s horrible. Reading those words reminded me of how I treat myself sometimes. I’ve said some horrible things to myself. And it’s not just the horribleness, but the volume and frequency that really stings. Once or twice a […]
I’ve learned an incredible life lesson all thanks to my dirty dishes. We don’t have a dishwasher. ( <—— This is important for the story.) We clean each dish, fork, spoon, and knife by hand. When you don’t have a dishwasher, the worst decision you can make is to let the dirty dishes pile up, […]
Staring at your bank account won’t make it grow faster Sometimes the needle isn’t moving as fast as I’d like. At least that’s how it feels when I check it constantly. Checking our bank accounts for massive growth EVERY DAY is a recipe for disappointment. It’s like watching water boil. It’s a slow and painful […]