Motivation Archives - Take This Job and Shove It

How I Increased My Amazon Affiliate Profits By Over 1,000% In 1 Year!

I’ve written about my foray into retail arbitrage and some of my dabbling in stock options, but oddly enough one of the the areas I’ve spent the least amount of time has turned out to be the most profitable! Despite...

Book Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain

I’ve been trying to read more lately. We cut out our cable tv service years ago, but that hasn’t stopped me from wasting hours in front of Netflix and Hulu. I listen to informative podcasts on my drive to and...

Some Unintended Benefits of Seeking Financial Independence

For years and years we’ve all been told that the the standard operating procedure in this great American life is to be born, go to school, get a job, have kids and retire. The formula is painfully routine and in...

The Real Cost of Fitness

Ok the headline of this post is kind of a joke. In a perfect world there should be no cost to fitness. Of course this isn’t a perfect world, and we have to make do with what we have. I...

3 Benefits of NOT Achieving Your Goals

Realistic goal setting is something I strongly advocate for people looking to leave their jobs and become independent. So many sites and blogs talk about how to quit your job in 365 days, or they jump so quickly ahead to...

Side Hustle Shuffle

Momentum is a huge motivator when it comes to getting debt free and financially independent. As I’ve written before, for us luck and circumstance had a lot to do with us becoming debt free. Dave Ramsey advocates something called the...

How We Paid Off $65,000 in Student Loans in 3 Years!

I know, I know, the headline sounds like a stupid catch phrase. Look, I’ll be up front with you, I’m not a financial prophet or guru. Much of my success revolves around luck and circumstance. A lot of it revolves...

Financial Freedom and How We Got Started

What better way to get this blog started than to talk a little about myself/ourselves. We have an About Us page that can help run you through the basics, but in the interest of creating a chronological record of progress...