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Time and Money Spent Reveal Your Values – After You Normalize

January 27th, 2014 | 19 Comments

Time and Money Spent Reveal Your Values – After You Normalize

I often hear axioms along the lines of “If you look at a man’s checkbook register, you can tell what his priorities are.”  Ugh, that sounded a bit dated…  “If you log into a person’s Mint account, you can tell what her priorities are.”  The point is that you will naturally put money toward the things you value most and skimp on the ones you don’t.  Your money tells the truth about what you care … Read entire article »

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I Don’t Work for the Money

November 29th, 2013 | 28 Comments

I Don’t Work for the Money

I often read in the PF blogosphere about the importance of achieving financial independence through the generation of passive income streams.  Some bloggers will go on to explain that until we achieve FI, we are trading time for money, and time should be recognized as a more precious resource than money because it is non-renewable.   I turned over the phrases “trading time for money” or “working for money” while Kyle and I traveled for Thanksgiving.  (Aren’t … Read entire article »

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