With nearly 110K of student loans left to be paid, we have at least a few years to consider our next move. When we think about our future, it is fun to ask ourselves, “What would life be like without a monthly $1800 student loan payment?”. I’m convinced most of our success with money is [...]
February 2017
Happy Friday Distillers! Today’s post is on the all too important (and difficult) topic of teaching ourselves patience as a new investor! It is also a guest post from Casey who is a musician, investor, writer and small business owner. More on his bio below, but for now let’s get right to it! How to Teach [...]
The first stage of fighting an opponent is understanding the opponent. In this scenario, we’re facing off with an ambiguous term dubbed in recent years: lifestyle inflation. Portions of lifestyle inflation are great and I highly encourage them, whereas, some types of inflation are negative or even destructive. Understanding lifestyle inflation may be the biggest [...]
The other day I was asked if I would rather give up my CPA license OR all the knowledge I’ve gained from great mentors. At first I thought the question would be difficult to answer since my CPA License has helped me see meaningful employment gains. Without pausing for more than a few seconds, I [...]
One of my blog goals for 2017 was to write 12 book reviews. So, with a delayed start, here’s my first completed book review of 2017. I’m excited to be sharing some of the key takeaways I had from Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez. Before I dive in, I want to emphasize [...]