So, I’m a teacher. Who’s surprised? Exactly no one who reads this blog, and that’s probably true for people who see me in real life. I’m not sure what it is about teachers, but it’s almost like one of the classes we take is how to dress like a teacher. When I switched dentists a … [Read more…]
All good things must come to an end, right? My streak of months where I kick all sorts of butt with my goals has come to a halt. A screeching, crashing, fiery halt. Even after a mid-month check in, I couldn’t put the wheels back on. The Blog – PASS-ish Reply to all comments – … [Read more…]
We’re just past the halfway point in the month, so I wanted to do a quick check in on my September goals. Why? Because, to be quite honest, I’ve been so tired and busy and deliriously happy that I keep giving myself free passes. It’s one thing to let things slide a little bit to … [Read more…]
It’s goal time. July came and went even faster than June. That’s the curse of summer, I suppose. While I definitely front loaded the month as much as possible, I’m pleased to say that we finished in good shape, too. In fact, I met most of the goals that I set, even if one goal … [Read more…]
Somehow I blinked and now July is staring back at me when I look at the end of this week. While I took a break from a lot of my summer side hustles this year, it’s not been all quiet on the money front this June. Without further ado, here’s the often-promised, never-delivered goal recap … [Read more…]
With the weather finally heating up, I thought I’d take some time to slow down and set some summer goals. I’m notoriously bad at goal setting in that I make goals for myself all the time, I just never post the follow-up. While I can’t promise that there will be a companion piece at the … [Read more…]
Do what sets your soul on fire. Set your sights higher. Today, everything is scaleable. And not just slightly; I’m talking seriously scalable. Why 10x something when you can 100x it? And in a world full of Mark Zuckerbergs and Tim Ferrisses, I get it. It’s true that you miss 100% of the shots you … [Read more…]
Normally, year-end posts are all about numbers. Consumer debt reductions. Mortgage payoffs. Portfolio numbers. Net worth increases. And my last post about paying off $27,000 worth of debt was no exception. But to round out the year, I wanted to highlight one of the few goals that I actually kept that made me most happy. … [Read more…]
Last year, I couldn’t make up my mind when it came to our debt. At first, it seemed like we had paid off just shy of $20,000. Then, I remembered came clean about the fact that we still had a car payment. So we clocked in right around $24,000 when it was all said and done. … [Read more…]
Last Thanksgiving, I spent the bulk of the afternoon darting in and out of the coat closet at my in-laws’ house. It was my first feature on Rockstar Finance, and I was absolutely mesmerized. Take a bite, catch up with a relative, check my phone. After three months of blogging talking to myself, people were actually … [Read more…]