Author: Sean

  • 60 Seconds to Wealth: The Simplest Financial Strategy You’re Ignoring

    60 Seconds to Wealth: The Simplest Financial Strategy You’re Ignoring

    Invest early.Stay consistent.Ignore noise. That’s it.That’s the rule. The problem?Nobody follows it. The Problem: Why People Don’t Follow the 60 Seconds to Wealth Rule There are a multitude of reasons why people don’t follow this rule, but for the most part it comes down to a few major reasons. 1. Obsession With Timing the Market Read more

  • The Truth About Engagement Ring Budgets (Forget the 3-Month Rule)

    The Truth About Engagement Ring Budgets (Forget the 3-Month Rule)

    The biggest question some of us will ask, while others will answer. It’s a simple question, but it will forever change the trajectory of your life. But getting to this question is no easy feat. The process is long and filled with countless first dates, failed relationships, getting to know your partner, and the ever-so-scary Read more

  • Why Investing in Yourself is the Best Thing Money can Buy

    Why Investing in Yourself is the Best Thing Money can Buy

    “College is a waste of money.” How many times have you heard that? I personally heard that exact quote so many times that I lost count. If I go on social media, my feed is filled with influencers, gurus, and everyday working people stating that exact thing. While there is some truth to it, I Read more

  • 5 Reasons a Staycation Is Great for Your Personal Finances

    5 Reasons a Staycation Is Great for Your Personal Finances

    Staycations are boring, you’ll just sit around the house doing the same thing you do on the weekends. The only way to truly relax is by sitting on a sandy beach, swimming in crystal blue waters, or hiking through a forest with no car in sight. That’s exactly what I used to think about vacations Read more

  • How Bargain Grocery Stores Can Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half

    How Bargain Grocery Stores Can Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half

    $200 dollars later and only carrying a few grocery bags. Sound familiar? With the recent rise in inflation everything from cars and trucks to simple entertainment has become more expensive. Sadly, groceries are no different. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic I remember being able to walk out of the grocery store for under $100 dollars Read more

  • When Do You Get Financial Recess? Rethinking Money and Freedom

    When Do You Get Financial Recess? Rethinking Money and Freedom

    Recess the one constant every kid actually liked about their school day. Running to the monkey bars to hang off and do tricks. Or sprinting to the basketball court to pretend we were the next big professional basketball player. Day in and day out, children live for these precious moments. Fifteen minutes on the playground Read more

  • How Wanting More is Ruining our Lives

    How Wanting More is Ruining our Lives

    Every so often we hear or see something that completely changes the way we think or perceive the world around us. Not because it’s complicated. Not because it’s profoundly deep. But because of how insanely simple it is. That’s exactly what happened to me the other day when I was listening to Steven Bartlett’s Diary Read more

  • What it Really Feels Like to Buy Your First Home

    What it Really Feels Like to Buy Your First Home

    Excitement, nerves, feeling tired, second-guessing yourself, fear, a sense of leveling up, and asking what’s next. These are a vast range of emotions, but from personal experience, this is what it really feels like to buy your first home. I thought buying your first home would be a fun process from start to finish. However, Read more

  • How to Afford Million Dollar Home

    How to Afford Million Dollar Home

    Million-dollar homes used to be reserved for the rich. They were something many of us dreamed about and aspired to one day own. Today, depending on where you live, a million-dollar home is just a starter home. And that reality has made homeownership feel unrealistic for a lot of people. For my wife and me Read more

  • Good Budgeting Tips That Actually Work in Real Life

    Good Budgeting Tips That Actually Work in Real Life

    Budgets, while seeming innocent and straightforward, are actually hard to follow in real life. One thing I’ve realized is that budgeting follows the same pattern as many of life’s other concepts: in theory, it’s simple and easy. In practice, it can become a convoluted mess that makes us question whether budgeting is even right for Read more