Being a man isn’t about muscles or money. It’s about choosing the hard things now—so you’re not stuck with regret later. - Career. - Marriage. - Money. This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being... ...more
Manhood 101: The Lessons I Wish I Had Learned Sooner
April 21, 2025•3 min read
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Behold Your Mother
April 18, 2025•2 min read
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Choose Your HARD – Your Future Depends On It
April 14, 2025•1 min read
Love Isn’t Enough—Yep, I Said It. We’ve all heard the fairy tale: “Love will conquer all.” But let’s be honest—love without planning is like buying a house without looking at the foundation. In this... ...more
Marriage – Love Isn’t Enough (Yep, I Said It!)
April 06, 2025•1 min read
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Standing on Your Own Two Feet – Are You Ready?
March 31, 2025•1 min read
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Marriage & Money Traps
March 23, 2025•1 min read
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Love, Money, & Boundaries
March 17, 2025•1 min read
HOMESCHOOLING: Haven or Havoc?
Your child's school years are precious and fleeting.
Now could be your best time to step up where your school is letting your child down. Let this series of myth-busting short chapters encourage you.
2 Major Mistakes
Which one will you make?
Which of these 2 retirement mistakes are you making right now? It's impossible to entirely avoid both mistakes.
You won't know for sure which mistake will work out better for you until it's too late.
How to choose?
Finding the Will
(Part 1)
Have the will to arrange for a smooth transition when you’re no longer around to answer questions (Part 1)
Ensuring your children or other Loved Ones can readily access your important papers when you die entails a sound process versus one or two conversations. You must overcome aversion to the subject of death, procrastination of anything that is long-term, and the tendency to assume things will be fine. Family dynamics can be sweet, spicy, or dicey.
Finding the Will
(Part 2)
While the internet permits convenient access to accounts, policies, and stored documents, it presents a plethora of password management problems. which too many people avoid by succumbing to password laziness, such as:
Embrace Your Clarence
Is Clarence your future?
Golden insight from a golden retriever.
Post-Pandemic W.E.L.L.ness
Where life drastically changed forever two years ago, everyone adjusted to the best of their abilities.
Here are a few of the key adjustments--"pandemic pivots"--that sustained some and prospered others.
Prenuptial Adulting
“Mom, Dad, we’re getting married!"
“Wonderful, congratulations! Here’s what you both need to do first.”
Equipping newlyweds with essentials of responsibility leaves plenty of life yet to be discovered on their own. Adults understand that love isn’t oogly feelings; it’s a hard choice. It’s putting your commitments and your money where your mouth is.
Rethinking Competing Funds for College and Retirement
Married? Is Your Endgame 100% or Just 50%?
Are you single? That other 50% could be whoever is most important to you.
Are you more of a planner than your spouse? It’s all too common for one spouse to blindly trust the planning spouse. Countless endgame “plans” were created by 50% of a couple: