Hey everyone, I’m Josh...You may know me from CNA Finance, Modest Money, and several other personal finance blogs around the blogosphere. However, over the past few months, I’ve really changed my focus. Simply put, the community has really taken care of me. I live well, eat well, and enjoy the simple pleasures in life. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for way too many people … [Read more...] about 5 Easy and Frugal Ways To Support The Homeless This Winter
Archives for January 2015
How to Increase Productivity In and Out of the Office [Infographic]
What increases productivity? Organization? Daily rituals? Coffee? There are a number of things that increase productivity and even more articles out there with life hacks and productivity hacks. So let's look at what actually works at home and at work... A Typical Work Day In this awesome infographic from Salesforce, we will go through a typical work day. The … [Read more...] about How to Increase Productivity In and Out of the Office [Infographic]
Here’s the Truth About Network Marketing and MLMs
A friend of mine told me about a business opportunity. It was supposed to be "the online Walmart" (this was before Walmart had the online Walmart.) A superstore filled with every product you could imagine. But there was a difference. This website would pay you to shop there. It was like a loyalty program that actually paid you cash money to shop at their store. In … [Read more...] about Here’s the Truth About Network Marketing and MLMs
The 5 Wealthiest Hedge Fund Managers (And What You Can Learn From How They Got There)
Today I have a unique guest post for you, written by Andrew May. Andrew gives us another perspective on some investing lessons we can learn from these hedge fund managers. I prefer value investing, index funds and other buy-and-hold methods, but it's always nice to get another perspective and these managers are obviously good at what they do. You can read more about Andrew at … [Read more...] about The 5 Wealthiest Hedge Fund Managers (And What You Can Learn From How They Got There)
How to Stop Being Lazy – Instill Self Discipline and Run Your Own Life
When my wife and I first got married, I was lazy...I mean really lazy. It wasn't just that I didn't wash dishes or do laundry...I didn't even take my dishes to the kitchen and my laundry piled up on my floor. It wasn't that I was busy, I was just lazy. You know the drill: TV, video games, internet, repeat. Now, I work full time for the military, run 15 miles per week, … [Read more...] about How to Stop Being Lazy – Instill Self Discipline and Run Your Own Life