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And why notifications are destroying your productivity — My phone is on silent 99% of the time. I stopped receiving alerts and notifications for messages and calls years ago. I don’t get banners. I don’t get alerts. …

A radical idea to some, but worth a shot at implementing — Understandably, some may see this [buy a car only if you have the cash to cover it] advice as aggressive or not common sense. Many have told me my philosophy about buying cars is extreme, but these same people have little savings, plenty of debt, and never pay off their…

“I don’t have the money.” — It’s not uncommon for me to have conversations with people who hate where they live. When I ask why they are there, the most frequent response I receive is money. Fair response. As someone who moves frequently, I know moving comes at a cost. However, there are many ways to…

7 things you should always recall about money — A friend recently read a book, but one of the first things they said in a conversation after we discussed the book was that they don’t have enough money to do certain things. I thought to myself, how could they have read that book but say something like that shortly…

Don’t blindly trust your doctor. Question everything. Seek understanding. — Too many people listen and soak up each and every word of their doctor without question. Moreover, if they tell their doctor they’re having a problem and the doctor prescribes something, many will take the medication without giving it a second thought. I operate a bit differently. First, if I…

Call me crazy, but I call it financial discipline — I started earning six figures shortly after graduating college, but I have never bought a new car. I plan on it, but it hasn’t been a priority. I’m actually forcing myself to finally go to a dealership to learn more about the car I’m interested in and to strengthen the…

Who you become in the process is, though — One of my favorite quotes is from John C. Maxwell: “Everything worthwhile in life is uphill. Everything.” The journey to achieving your goals is going to be uphill, exhausting, monotonous (at times), painful, and challenging. There is nothing sexy about the grind. But if you’re consistently making progress on your…