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Happy 2nd Birthday Action Economics!

It’s hard to believe I have been doing this for two years! It seems like it was only a few months ago when I was sitting at the break table at work having a financial discussion with one of my friends who suggested I should go into financial planning as …

The SWEAT Pledge

One of the key reasons I started this blog was to help give advice to young adults about getting their lives established. Across the roughly 150 articles published to date I have addressed a myriad of topics on personal finance, but career development has been largely ignored. Over the coming …

Gates Foundation Big Bet

The 15 Year Big Bet

In the new 2015 Gates Letter, Bill Gates outlines his goals for the World over the next 15 years, while looking back at the success of the last 15 years of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  The overall goal is to improve the lives of people who live in poor …

Move with a Purpose

Move With a Purpose

One of my chief pet peeves is people who complain about their situation, but take no action to change it. Having a purpose that is actionable increases what you can accomplish and allows you to accomplish more because there is something driving you, allowing you to move faster. I walk …