Looking Back on 2014: An Annual Review
In order to move forward into the new year with confidence and clarity, I think it’s important to reflect on what went well and what didn’t; the highlights and what needs to change. I’ve never done an annual review before, but I feel as though it’s necessary because a lot happened last year. Please keep […]
Building Wealth: Maximizing Income vs. Penny Pinching
I was reading through the “Ultimate Guide to Making Money” by Finance Blogger, Ramit Sethi, and came across a concept that changed how I thought about my finances entirely. It’s a simple concept, but up until that point, I’d never even thought of it before. “There’s a limit to how much you can save, but […]
Mountains & Valleys: How to Bridge Inconsistent Freelance Income
It’s called many things: “Feast or Famine”, “When it rains it pours”, “Mountains & Valleys” (my favourite term), etc. But they all mean one thing: Freelancers make inconsistent income. It’s just the nature of the beast. Some months a freelancer can make tremendous money, and other months their income can plummet to the ground. It […]
How Passive Income Paid for our Vacation in Hawaii
If you’ve been following my journey over the past year, you’ll know a few things about me: I’ve “burned the boat” and began working for myself I’ve embraced minimalism I’ve discovered Udemy You’ve probably heard me talking about Udemy, and my online courses that I’ve been developing and selling on this website. When I published […]
Outlandish Goals
Life is amazing. You get only one, and it’s essentially up to you what you want to do with it. There was a moment in late 2012 when I truly realized how profound that statement was, and I began questioning things. Steve Jobs once said, For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and […]