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]
How Much is Enough? The Fulfillment Curve
In the beginning of our lives, more possessions did indeed mean more fulfillment. Basic needs were met. We were fed. We were warm. We were sheltered … We then went from bare necessities (food, clothing, shelter) to some amenities (toys, a wardrobe, a bicycle) … Eventually we slipped beyond amenities to outright luxuries – and [Continue Reading]
Making a Dying is Not Living
How many people have you seen who are more alive at the end of the work day than they were at the beginning? Do we come home from our ‘making a living’ activity full of more life? … Where’s all the life we supposedly made at work? For many of us, isn’t the truth of [Continue Reading]
What is Your Crossover Point
to Financial Independence?
Just because you’re reading this article, I know you likely have dreams and aspirations that motivate your financial game plan. Maybe you just want a long break (a mini-retirement or permanent retirement) from the grind that has become your life. Maybe you want to switch careers to something more fun and fulfilling (even if the [Continue Reading]