Wealth Well Done: Podcast.

You must take risks to live an extraordinary, deeply-meaningful life.  I am a huge believer that taking the right smart risks can act like a turbo-booster to help you get what you want out of life.  But the risks have to be extremely smart risks.  Dumb risks turn into pain, frustration, and regret.  Smart risks
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Don’t be me this weekend.  Why?  Because my frugal, wealth-building ways almost became a victim of my own pride, ego, and arrogance. For a moment, I almost let irresponsible feelings of vanity get the best of me, and I wanted to, as Dave Ramsey so eloquently puts it: “Buy things I don’t need, with money
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A friend shared some unique life and money advice as we talked this week.  Our conversation struck my mind as life-altering advice long after it was over.  He said, “A human being’s most important financial asset is the quality of their supply line.” I felt inspired to write a fiction story based on the wisdom
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My investment philosophy exploded like a string of firecrackers in my brain-cells recently as I was exploring the knowledge in my mind.  I realized my investment philosophy was full of thoughts I wanted to think about more.  As I dug deeper into these thoughts, I asked myself:  “What does my mental portfolio look like?”    
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I went for a walk last night as the sun set.  It’s March in Minnesota.  The snow banks were melting, causing cold, icy, and slippery side-walks as I walked.  This is the season in Minnesota where spring and winter mix together.  Warm afternoon air mixes with the sub-zero nights, and an icy mess appears everywhere
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Our best investment strategy was inspired by this below Paul Samuelson quote (a 1970 Nobel Prize winner in economics): “Investing should be dull. It shouldn’t be exciting. Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” I’ve been reflecting on the
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A strange thing happened in our home this week. My wife stopped obsessively watching the Olympics. When I asked her why she stopped, a profound truth bubbled up from her heart. This is the story of what she said. It is an extremely important truth if you want to build wealth:   Over the weekend,
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