2016 Goals & 2015 in Review
It is always a good idea to take a moment to reflect on the prior year before working on the New Year’s goals. Many of you reading this blog are likely over achievers, and as an over achiever we tend to forget to celebrate our accomplishments. We are always onto the next goal. Equally, reflection […]
Opportunity Looks A Lot Like Hard Work
Do you have a busy season at work? If you do, do you realize how mission critical it is for the progression of your career and your financial success? For me the busy time of year is the 4th quarter. Especially in the new role. However, I also recognize that this is the time of […]
[Guest Post] Making Changes is Hard [Part 2 of 3]
Hey there Freedom Fighters! Today Mr. CEO is back with part two of his 3 part series. We are only days away from Christmas and New Years, so I encourage you to carve out some time over the remaining days of the year to reflect on 2015. What went really well? What didn’t go as […]
[Guest Post] A Million Dollars Isn’t $h1t…Unless You Don’t Have It
The following is a guest post submitted by community regular JayCeezy, sharing a few ideas he has picked up along the PF road we all travel. GYFG welcomes guest contributions, please click here for more info. A financial mentor of mine told me something that stayed with me: “A million dollars isn’t $h1t. Unless you don’t have […]
Earning Your First Million Dollars – A Stroll Down Memory Lane
Have you ever heard the saying that “earning the first million is the hardest?” Or what about “the 2nd million comes faster than the first?” Supposedly it gets easier and faster the further along you travel in your financial journey. These questions got me thinking about how long it took me to earn my first […]
[Guest Post] Freedom Fighter Interview #20 – Will @ Lifetime and Money
Today we have our 20th Freedom Fighter interview in this series. Our guest today recently started his own personal finance blog about the trade offs between living life and earning money. At 33 years old Will recently paid off all his student loans and is using his blog as a turning point in his financial life. […]
November 2015 – Detailed Financial Report #11 – Net Worth $311,820 [+71.9% YTD]
GYFG here checking in for the November monthly financial report. If you have been reading these reports for a while you will notice that I introduce each month with the same intro month after month. I do this for two reasons, a) for the newbies to the site (which make up about 50% of the sites […]