Planting Dollars

Investing Young Isn’t Best

by Ryan

This is an Other Side of the Fence article, in which I take the opposite viewpoint of a popular idea and/or debate a specific thought. Talk to any financial adviser and they’ll all say the same thing. It’s never too soon to start investing, investing young is the way to go. Then they’ll put out [...]

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Selling Products Online Doesn’t Have To Feel Dirty - Guest Post

by Ryan

Many experts in the “make money online” or passive income arena give you ideas along the lines of choosing a product from ClickBank, selling your own product, or joining an affiliate program yourself. So why is it that when I turn to ClickBank or selling another product online, do I feel “dirty”, like a salesman [...]

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Why You Should Consider Stepping Back Before Moving Forward

by Ryan

What would happen if you took a step back from your current life? If you just observed and removed yourself from the chaos would your perspective change? Well, you’d probably be on vacation , but seriously, if you could take a month to step back, unplug all your electronics and reflect on what it is [...]

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Needs vs. Wants

by Ryan

My previous post “Is living on minimum wage possible” brought quite a bit of mixed opinion. In fact a few strongly disagreed with me in the ability to live on minimum wage. Words like “impossible” were thrown out, which actually surprised me a bit. Maybe I’m just picking a fight here, but I think people [...]

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Is Living on Minimum Wage Possible?

by Ryan

Is minimum wage really that hard to live on? I was at a friend’s house last night for a small party and met a girl there she mentioned that she chose Hawaii because it was a place where you could do a lot of the things you enjoy for free and a lot of people [...]

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Are You Your Profession?

by Ryan

Over the course of your lifetime you’ll spend over 80,000 hours working. That’s nearly 10 years straight with no breaks. Think you have that kind of endurance You get the luxury of choosing where you’ll spend those hours so does that mean your choice reflects who you are as a person? Are you your job? [...]

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Fear of Success: Fighting the Anti-Success Leprachaun

by Ryan

Who the heck would fear success, it’s like avoiding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow because you’re afraid a leprechaun will come out and bite you. It may sound like a weird fear to possess, but fear of success is something that stops a lot of people from going after their [...]

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Rich Friends, Poor Friends, Can You be Their BFF?

by Ryan

Are your friends about as well off as you? Are they more poor or more rich? Does this interfere with your friendship? At this point, I’m about equal with my friends, maybe actually more on the poor side because of my choices, but I can’t help but shake the thought that “You are the sum [...]

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Waikiki Site - ExploreWaikikiBeach.com

by Ryan

This post is part of the Waikiki Site Series, in which I’ll show you how to build a successful travel niche website from concept to reality. So I’ve framed up a basic site. There are still a ton of broken links along with missing content and I’d say the site is about 5-10% done, but [...]

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Finding Financial Deodorant - An Interview with Daniel of Sweating the Big Stuff

by Ryan

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “don’t sweat the small stuff,” but what about the big stuff? If you follow the personal finance 101 advice from Daniel, you just might not even have to sweat at all. Daniel is a recent college grad and personal finance blogger who writes over at Sweatingthebigstuff.com where he talks [...]