On April 18, 2008, my father passed away from cancer. While it’s a sad day, I always strive to make every day better than the last, as I know that’s what he would have wanted. I would like to dedicate today’s post to him. This is a post I had previously written about him, and… … Read more
This weekend, I turn 27. I’m excited for 27, and I think it will be a great year. This year, I’ve decided to sit down and reflect on the past year, and my whole life. Many things have changed over the years, especially over the past few. Usually I just let my birthday fly by,… … Read more
On April 18, 2008, my father passed away from cancer. While it’s a sad day, I always strive to make each day better than the last. I know that’s what he would have wanted, and I would like to dedicate today’s post to him. I’ve written this post before, but I have updated it for… … Read more
Before you start thinking about what to name your next dog or what breed you’d like, you should first think about everything that goes into owning a dog or other pet. The United States is home to around 70 million pet dogs and around 80 million pet cats. That is a lot of pets, and… … Read more
I always think it’s a good idea to reflect on the past life and money lessons you’ve learned. While it helps me see what mistakes I have made, it also reminds me of the good decisions I’ve made. I’ve learned a lot of valuable life lessons from both the good and the bad. I usually… … Read more
As I talked about in How I Made $979,321, my top goal for this year is to have a better work life balance. I am by no means complaining about anything at the moment, but I know that I could do better. As a full-time blogger, taking a break from blogging can be quite difficult…. … Read more
I have always been a big fan of Reddit’s Ask Me Anything threads, and then recently, I saw that Steve published an Ask Me Anything on his blog. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to decide to do one of these. But, here it is, and I hope you think it’s going… … Read more
In October of 2017, I published my first Ask Me Anything here on Making Sense of Cents. That went super well, so I decided to make it more of a regular thing! Ask Me Anything is literally that – you can ask me anything. If you’re struggling to figure out what to ask, here are a… … Read more
I always think it’s a good idea to reflect on any life and money lessons you’ve learned throughout the years. While it helps me see what mistakes I have made, it also reminds me that I’ve made good decisions too. Whether they have been good or bad, I’ve learned a lot of valuable life lessons…. … Read more
Are you your own worst enemy? Recently, I read a discussion in which people were talking about the ways they hold themselves back and cause themselves to fail at their dreams. This got me to thinking about all of the habits and mindsets we use, sometimes unconsciously, to hold ourselves back, and trust me, I’m… … Read more
