Yin vs YangThe Battle for Success in Life

I’ve been home a few weeks now, working diligently from my home office. The most annoying struggle I deal with every day is the cravings for attention from my 3 playful cats. I have by no means stopped working any harder than when I went to the office every day, but already I can see the difference.

Giving up on my mortgage branch was not the easiest thing to do. I am a competitive person, and do not like to give up on anything. However, I had to step back and look at it differently. I was not giving up. I was moving forward, so I told myself, going to do what I should have done a long time ago. So how is the change going?  Read more... (613 words, 1 image, estimated 2:27 mins reading time)

Everyday I wake up the economy seems to look worse and worse. I have been right on top of the slide since I was in the mortgage business for the last few years. Each day, it was like, what other bad news could possibly come out? The government tries to make things look better than they are by cutting interest rates, but even that has had little effect. It’s just a down time.

The question is what can you do to survive in a down economy? You can’t keep spending like you were two years ago, not with gas prices near $3/gallon. So, how do you adjust? Well, here are three ways to start:

1. Make a List of Your Expenses  Read more... (511 words, 1 image, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)