By the way, what have you done that’s so great? Do you create anything, or just criticize others’ work and belittle their motivations?” Email from Steve Jobs in response to criticism, Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs I laughed out loud when I read this exchange in Walter Isaacson’s biography of former Apple co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs. [Continue Reading]
J. Money – The Man Who Made Budgets Sexy
[My Investor & Entrepreneur Profile Series features big ideas, questions, and answers from fellow entrepreneurs and investors. I hope you find these people as fun, interesting, and helpful as I have.] I’m thrilled to bring you a new guest expert interview this week. It’s going to be fun. My guest is a man who goes by J. [Continue Reading]
Active or Passive: Do You Know Your Investor Type?
Investing legend Benjamin Graham (a mentor to Warren Buffett) divided investors into two categories: Passive (defensive) investors Active (aggressive) investors Do you know which one you are? Whether you invest in real estate or something else, this is an important choice. According to Graham in The Intelligent Investor, passive investors want “freedom from effort, annoyance, and [Continue Reading]
Friday Fab Five – 2/26/2016 – Travel Hacking 101, Selling My Stuff, Bookkeeping Basics, & More
The Friday Fab Five is a series where I share five articles, books, or resources that I’m currently using and enjoying. There are many wonderful resources about real estate, personal finance, entrepreneurship, and life out there, so I’ve narrowed them to some of my favorites that I think you´ll enjoy. Here are this week’s Friday Fab [Continue Reading]
Friday Fab Five – February 5th, 2016
The Friday Fab Five is a series where I share five articles, books, or resources that I’m currently using and enjoying. There are many wonderful resources about real estate, personal finance, entrepreneurship, and life out there, so I’ve narrowed them to some of my favorites that I think you´ll enjoy. Here are this week’s Friday Fab [Continue Reading]
The Real Estate Game, by William Poorvu
This book attempts to be different. It is designed to help you, personally, make decisions in real estate, by showing how successful practitioners actually think about and solve problems. ” William J. Poorvu, The Real Estate Game: The Intelligent Guide to Decision-Making and Investment I agree that the book The Real Estate Game is different. It won’t teach [Continue Reading]
The Three Pillars of Successful Real Estate Investing
[My Investor & Entrepreneur Profile Series features big ideas, questions, and answers from fellow entrepreneurs and investors. I hope you find these people as fun, interesting, and helpful as I have.] This article features Greg Pinneo, who was one of the first teachers & mentors I studied and really got to know well when I began investing in real [Continue Reading]
Can Money Buy Happiness? Research Says Yes (With Caveats)
As with all scientific research, there are no absolute certainties. But a large number of economic, psychological, and social studies suggest that more money can buy happiness. For a good summary with references to relevant studies, see this article in Psychology Today. But there are some caveats and nuances. Sonja Lyubormirsky, researcher and author of The How of Happiness (I highly recommend the [Continue Reading]
The Friday Fab Five – January 22, 2016
The Friday Fab Five is a series where I share five articles, books, or resources that I’m currently using and enjoying. There are many wonderful resources about real estate, personal finance, entrepreneurship, and life out there, so I’ve narrowed them to some of my favorites that I think you´ll enjoy. Here are this week’s Friday Fab [Continue Reading]
Your Money Or Your Life, by Joe Dominguez & Vicki Robin
Your money or your life. If someone thrust a gun in your ribs and said that sentence, what would you do? Most of us would turn over our wallets. The threat works because we value our lives more than we value money. Or do we?” Joe Dominguez and Vicky Robin, Your Money or Your Life Your [Continue Reading]
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