The $100K Dream Just Got a Serious Reality Check I remember when landing a six-figure salary felt like something pretend, or thinking nobody actually makes this kind of money. I then remember thinking if you were fortunate enough get finally claw your way up to making a $100k per year it would be like you’d … Read more
This has kinda been crazy hearing about all the recent air traffic incidents. There have been mid-air collisions, runway crashes and near-misses. News of these incidents have certainly made headlines. This has been fueling public concern over air safety, as well as some cringe memes on social media. While these events can be somewhat alarming, … Read more
Kids and young adults often dream of an elite college education. They fantasize about learning from, and with the best faculty, staff and students. With a top tier education they imagine landing an amazing job and continue to build a career. There can be a problem. How can these people actually pay for college. With … Read more
I had recently talked about cool jobs that only require an Associates Degree. We explored the new Minnesota Northstar Promise program to help pay for these programs. I often talk about if people do need to attend college to land that rewarding and well-paying career. I often then talk about how we, as a society, … Read more
Find Your People It can be hard to discuss personal finances with others. Many feel weird and uncomfortable when we discuss earning and investing our hard earned money. It’s true, that when you bring these topics up with your family of friends they often look at you like you are crazy! Especially when you start … Read more
I recently finished the book How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey. There were so many great concepts and takeaways from this book. I was discussing this book with a friend of mine, and one of the many takeaways was that we are much more than our jobs. As people we are more than … Read more
Wow! 2022 is already Half over. I typically get excited about a midyear review. It can be fun to see how I’m progressing on my annual 2022 goals as well as my longer term goals. I review, assess and reevaluate the steps I’m taking on moving toward the completion of my goals. This year has been a … Read more
The year 2022 has been off to a rough start. I’ll share some commentary about my thoughts in a future post. I wish I could blame the lack of progress on my 2022 goals on the dumpster fire that is the first half of 2022. We know that it’s only myself to blame. Let’s dive … Read more