Tag Archives: 2012

Things aren’t always what they seem.

This week I am sharing with you some of my favorite stories I have collected through the years. A young boy entered an ice cream shop many years ago. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” the little boy asked. “Fifty cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket … Read more…

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Struggle is GOOD!

This week I am sharing with you some of my favorite stories I have collected through the years. Today’s is about a butterfly. A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the … Read more…

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Take more hikes and fly more kites.

I have collected many many motivational stories and poems over the years and this week I am going to share a few with you.  Today’s is a poem* by Diane Loomans. If I had my Child to Raise Over Again If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first, and … Read more…

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Invest in YOU.

This week, I am going over a few highpoints from my “War on Debt” class that I’ve been teaching. Today I want to talk to you about the #1 investment you can make. There are three main investments I usually talk to people about. One is the stock market. Many of us have made money … Read more…

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Cut the FAT!

This week I am going over a few highpoints from my “War on Debt” class that I’ve been teaching. Today’s topic is about finding fat in your budget. What is fat? If you caught yesterday’s TFTD, fat is anything that isn’t a necessity. Finding fat, or excess, in your budget is the quickest and easiest … Read more…

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Necessities vs. Luxuries

This week, I am going over a few highpoints from my “War on Debt” class that I have been teaching. Today’s topic: Necessities vs. Luxuries. What is a necessity? A necessity is an essential that is necessary for you to survive; such as shelter, food, transportation, a form of communication, etc. A luxury is anything … Read more…

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Money is seed.

This week, I am going over a few highpoints from the “War on Debt” class I’ve been teaching. Today’s topic: MONEY IS SEED. If I showed you an apple and asked you how many seeds are in the apple, you’d say 3 or 4. Actually, there are thousands of seeds in that apple. One of … Read more…

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What is your financial mindset?

Join me as I declare WAR ON DEBT! For the last several weeks I have been teaching a class titled “War on Debt”. This week, I would like to go over a few of the highpoints we have been talking about. The first and foremost is your mindset. We have been conditioned to be consumers in … Read more…

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Faith

This week we are talking about 5 gifts we are given as children that, when we become adults, we tend to forget. The final gift this week is the gift of faith. Now is a great time to think about that. On Sunday, millions of kids are going to be hunting Easter eggs that come from a … Read more…

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