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Growing up my Dad got me into personal finance probably around the age of 12. I intend to do the same thing with my kids. He opened a kid checking account for me at Bank of the South (now owned by Pinnacle). A lady named Mrs. Adeline worked there and took care of us quite…
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I know that in 2024 the hot topic is “Remote” working – back in 2015 it wasn’t. In 2015, I transitioned from being an onsite / in person employee in Redmond, WA for Microsoft to being a fully remote employee living in East Tennessee. One major lesson that was highlighted for me in that transition…
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First – if you stop reading right now and only want to know 1 pro tip… I’d say schedule 30 minutes to an hour every Friday morning and proactively look ahead at your next week. Look for important meetings, look at your free time, remove any conflicts, block your own time to accomplish some of…
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Fun Fact: I started working at the age of 13 as a “lot boy” at a Car Lot in the town I grew up in. Then went on to work for a small company that traveled the southeast installing GPS systems on vehicles. From there I went on to work at a Sub Shop for…
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On this lesson learned, the verse that lingers with me is Luke 6:31 – “And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.” Some of us know that as the “Golden Rule” or simply to treat others as you want to be treated. About a decade ago now I was working…