Overcoming Adversity

Be Successful by Doing What Others Aren’t Willing To Do

Have you ever heard the quote from Jerry Rice about doing what others won’t do? Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t. I find that’s a powerful quote that’s true both in work and in money. Dave Ramsey says something similar when he talks about living like […]

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Getting Out Of Debt After A Near Death Experience – Part 1

I’ve written before about how my husbands near death from septic shock taught me about the importance of emergency funds and emergency planning. Today I’m going to write about how the experience impacted my attitudes about debt, and tell you my debt freedom story. I hope this story can either help you to keep out

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Fun in a Chinese Walmart – And Pursuing Your Dreams In the Face of Enormous Obstacles

I can still remember when I decided to get my MBA. I was working as a Business Analyst (essentially designing screens and software) for a Fortune 500 company, having gone from community college to a four year school and graduating with high honors some years before.  Although I was working in a relatively low-level job,

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