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]
Lessons on Real Estate Investing, Alligators, and Fleas
[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 Dr. Louis Stone, who after my parents has been my most important mentor in business and life. Dr. Stone has been an entrepreneur, a [Continue Reading]
How to Transform Your Goals Into Reality This Year
It’s a new year. You’ve recovered from the holidays (almost), and now you’ve created goals and set your sights on what you want to accomplish this year. Are you worried that some of your most important goals will never turn into reality? Have big yearly goals in the past tended to get derailed at some point? [Continue Reading]
The Best of 2015: My 10 Most Popular Articles of the Year
What a year! 2015 is winding down and I’ve become reflective (as you can tell from my recent Annual Review Post). Part of my reflection has been about the writing that I’ve shared each week with you, my wonderful subscribers. I had a lot of different goals for 2015, but near the top of the list was to [Continue Reading]
Let It Ensue: How Success Comes Without Caring About It
This is my favorite quote from an amazing and inspiring person, Viktor Frankl. He survived a German concentration camp in World War II, and for many decades after he practiced psychiatry, taught, wrote, and inspired millions of people to find meaning and live better lives. I don’t know about you, but I often chase after [Continue Reading]
Early Retirement – The Rest of The Story
This is a guest post from a fellow blogger Chris who is also a soon-to-be retiree before the age of 40! Chris writes anonymously (so that he can share all of his real numbers and ambitions while still at his job) over at EattheFinancialElephant.com. I stumbled upon Chris and his site when I saw the term [Continue Reading]
The Ultimate Guide to the Best Wealth Building Assets
My mission here at coachcarson.com is all about helping you become wealthy (aka win with money). Money is not the most important thing in life, but losing with money has the pesky issue of keeping you from doing the things that DO matter. So, in that spirit I want to share my guide to the best wealth building assets. You have probably read or heard [Continue Reading]
How to Use Smart Leverage in Real Estate Investing
I am a fan of using real estate investing to climb the wealth-building mountain. One of the most unique benefits of real estate investing is that it can give you the ability to use smart leverage to magnify your returns while also protecting your down side. The Power (and Danger) of Leverage Ancient greek scientist and philosopher Archimedes once said: Give [Continue Reading]
The All-Cash Plan – Path #1 to Free & Clear Real Estate
On your path to a destination of Financial Independence, I think a simple but powerful goal of free & clear (no debt) real estate is a good idea. Your free & clear goal might be, for example, to own 10 houses that together rent for $12,000 per month ($1,200 per house) and net $7,000 per [Continue Reading]
Happiness: An Unexpected Benefit of Frugality
If you’ve followed me for long, you know that I think frugality is important. By frugality I do not mean painfully depriving yourself of happiness now so that someday you’ll be more happy. I also don’t mean you have to live in a tent or eat rice and beans your entire life. No. Frugality can make you happier [Continue Reading]
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