Thinking about leaving that ‘secure’ job after working on a side project for a while?  This may help with the motivation.

“It’s not always simple, but the payoff is a job that I love and work-life balance that would never be possible in a traditional work arrangement. In the end, it wasn’t all about passion and paychecks. However, I realized that if you have the two, it only takes a little more effort to figure out everything else.”

via Why I Gave Up Job Security to Go Freelance.

Hump day.  The perfect day for procrastination.  Two days down in the week, but there are still two full days left!

Everyone is ‘busy’, but are you really busy, or letting things pile up into an immovable mountain of work?

Too busy? Maybe you’re procrastinating. – Next Action Associates.

Time to get moving!  It’s Spring and Summer is trying to sneak up on us with pool side and boating good times.

Just like personal finance, training is mostly mental.  It’s a routine and self discipline.  Get some help with the methods at the link below.

The 38 Best Methods of Successful Exercisers : zenhabits.

You’re 20,000$ in debt.  You only make 50,000$.  Is a temporary second job right for you to move the mountain faster?

Is a Second Job the Right Decision for Increasing Income? – The Simple Dollar.

Braveheart teaches so many lessons.  Let’s kick off this week with a few on debt.

5 debt lessons from ‘Braveheart’.

It’s Sunday. Time to calm down and ease off the gas.

Thinking about starting something on the side?  Going down the path of an entrepreneur?  Here’s a helpful article from ZenHabits to give you something to ponder.

The Not Knowing Path of Being an Entrepreneur : zenhabits.

Growing up I never thought about the cost of our dogs and other pets.  Now that I’m writing the budget though I know the cost can be high for food, treats, shots, boarding on vacations, nail trims, and the list goes on for other pets.

Here’s a useful article for more information on money and pets.

Before You Get a Pet, Be Aware That They Can Be Money Sinks – The Simple Dollar.

One month you’re scrambling to pay medical bills, the next car repairs, and the next setting up a Roth IRA.

Will your tactics be different?

Personal Finance Tactics Change Depending on Your Goal – The Simple Dollar.

With Spring comes the time when many people buy and sell houses, and some of them will be buying for the first time!

If this is you, or someone you know, check out this article to help the process along.

Roadmap to Buying Your First Home | The Art of Manliness.

I’m currently reading Jon Acuff’s new book Start and will have a review up soon.

One site that is a partner to the book though is NoMoreVoices.com .  In the book Jon brings out that Fear will let everyone coast on in a normal/average life without issue.  But when you step out to do something else, it’ll hit you.

Check out the site below.  Give someone a ‘Me Too’, or anonymously post your own fears.

No More Voices | Jon Acuff.

Do you know what fear and doubt fear? Community. One of fear and doubt’s chief aims is to make you feel alone. Like you’re the only one who feels a certain way. Fear wants to isolate you and put you on an island. Well, you’re not alone—tons of people feel the same way. That’s what this site is about. Share your voices, and together we can beat them to the ground.

— Jon Acuff

 

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