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Safe, secure income “Go and get a safe and secure job with a good company with great benefits.” That was the advice my grandfather gave to my dad when he was a young man. This advice was a little strange coming from my grandfather. You see, he ran his own pharmacy and soda fountain on the west side of Atlanta. He had always provided for his family by being an entrepreneur....
It’s not what you make, but what you keep that matters. How many of you have heard stories about lottery winners who win it big, only to lose everything in a short period of time? I was reading a web article on this subject recently and it was mind blowing. The article went through many stories of how different people had won millions, only to lose it in 10 years or less. One guy won $31...
Rolling in the dough Ashley and I recently had an interesting conversation with some friends of ours. They were talking about a new car they wanted to buy. And when I say new, I mean brand new. And based off what I could tell, the starting price on this vehicle was going to be close to $35,000. That was the starting price. As we talked further, our friends let us know that the...
Think hard before killing your goose I’d like to tell you about one of Aesop’s Fables. It is one called “The Goose and the Golden Egg.” It’s a great story and it goes something like this: There once was a farmer who had a goose he visited every day. One morning, he went to see the goose and noticed it had a glittery, golden egg laying in its nest. The farmer tossed the egg aside,...
As I write this, I am sitting in the Destin area of Florida in a town called Miramar Beach, and today has been the best day of our vacation. That being said, getting here wasn’t easy. The last workday before left was beyond full. I left the house at 7 a.m. to make my first stop at the Calhoun Home Depot to pick up a large order for a flip we have going. It consisted of the flooring...