Today I cover the THREE MOST IMPACTFUL things I’ve done in 2017 in an attempt to become a better person than I was in 2016. PERSONAL FINANCE Earlier this year I looked at my family’s monthly budget and discovered that we were paying more to Verizon (internet, cell phones, cable) then we were tithing/giving to our Church.  YIKES!!!So we took a look at all the reoccurring costs that we were paying to make sure we were getting the value that we expected from them and decided to cut the cord, change cell phone plans/companies and basically rely on Verizon for only fast internet. Boom! That saved us about $225 a month.…

Today I am going to talk to you about FIRE, the Power of Moments, and hear a personal story about someone close to me. PERSONAL FINANCE I wanted to introduce you to the FIRE movement – Financial Independence/Retire Early (FIRE) FIRE is about making extreme life decisions that put you and your family in a financial situation where you can retire early compared to the norm. Most people retire in their 60’s or 70’s (if they retire at all) but FIRE is about doing it much earlier than this, usually in your 40s, 30s, and sometimes even in your 20s.  Here’s a FIRE BASICS blog post from Lifehacker to get you started. I don’t…

Send me an email and let me know if you got anything out of last week’s 3AT. Got some great stuff for you this week…. PERSONAL FINANCE Many people measure their financial health based on their income, and even worse they set artificial milestones in their heads based on it. “I want to make $100k a year by the time I’m 30.” In reality that doesn’t tell much of a story, especially if you SPEND most of it. A better metric is net worth. So this week’s action is CALCULATE YOUR NET WORTH. ADD up all your assets (savings accounts, retirement accounts, home equity, etc) and SUBTRACT your liabilities (student…

3AT’s are going to focus on highly useful information, actions, and techniques to become a better version of yourself in the following domains: Personal Finance, Personal Development, and Relationship Building! So WELCOME to the inaugural 3AT post!!! Here we go!…. PERSONAL FINANCE Is 2018 the year you get your financial house in order? Here are two amazing books: The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey  Audible | Book The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach Audible | Book ….my recommendation is to pick one and to either listen or read it together with your significant other or a friend with common goals! Hold each other accountable. BONUS CONTENT: Have kids? Dave Ramsey has an excellent set…