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“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”[i] Your time is more valuable than money because you can always make more money, but your time is limited. Your time is more valuable than possessions because you can always replace possessions, but your time can never be replaced. …

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I’d been to prison before, but I’d never ridden in a police car until last Friday night. Of course, I only went to prison as a visitor doing volunteer work, and last Friday night I rode in a police car as a ride-along, it was quite an experience. Henderson, Nevada has ranked as one of …

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It has been said, “Don’t Send Your Ducks to Eagles’ School because all they’ll ever do is quack and poop.” And that is important to realize sooner than later. If you are not financially independent by age 50, it isn’t because you live in the wrong country, state or city. It isn’t because you have …

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Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, once commented that “We only have a certain number of heart beats, and I don’t intend to waste any of mine.” What an awesome philosophy about life. This past month, August 2017, we delivered death claims to the beneficiaries of two of our clients. …

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“Regardless of the economic climate, money and finances have remained the top stressor”[i] for Americans according to the American Psychological Association.  In fact, more than 6 out of 10 people report feeling stressed out about money in the past month![ii] This emotional stress takes its toll on your health and happiness.  Regrettably, 1 in 5 …

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Instead of blogging, Tom’s gone fishing. It’s not that he’s an avid fisherman or anything, but when he decides to go fishing, he goes fishing. His biggest catch was in the summer of 1990. He stopped by my parents’ house early one summer morning, picked me up and took me to the Little North Fork …

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To those of you who know our family, it won’t be any surprise to learn that none of our children have chosen to pursue a college degree at this time. And even though my wife and I both have college degrees (17 years of university between the two of us) we are not alarmed or …

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We’ve all heard the old saying, “Never assume anything because it makes an ass out of u and me.”  But assumptions are made every day and every assumption distorts reality. For example, we live in a fairly large home, have a 75,000-gallon pool and drive SUVs and pickup trucks.  The assumption could be made that …

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Success is a curious concept. In America, being successful is typically associated with being well known or popular, being fairly assured of yourself, and being relatively nonchalant about money or, at least, the spending of money. Recently, while doing some research, I discovered a paper that described three things that differentiate those who succeed from …

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Life is a risk.  Some risk is scarier than other risk, but never-the-less, all risk is uncertain.  We recently had some pretty scary risks occur in our life.  A long-time friend came to visit us and ended up falling, not once, but twice while visiting in our home.  The first time the only damage done …

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