I have been a certified financial planner since 2008, and have been practicing financial planning since 2004. I graduated from Tulane University with a degree in finance and but before I could utilize my knowledge, my commitment to the U.S. Navy had me attending nuclear power & supply corp. school. Then deploying for 8 months on the Nimitz.
Fabulous Husband with Flaws. My wife is excellent at ensuring that we go on date nights as often as possible. Most of the time, the activities we do are a blast for me. Our relationship works like this, she is the fun planner, and I show up to the events. I get to be my charismatic self and have a blast—maybe even stir up some stuff. Needless to say, most of the activities are things that we both want to do. I never really know what we are going to do, though because I have become so dependent on her that I literally wake up every morning not knowing what I am doing for the day. I have no idea who we are hanging out with and I usually don’t even get to pick.
Why Project Manager Bob shouldn’t be your financial advisor…It’s a Monday morning, and you are driving to work. You are a little bothered this morning because you got into a huge argument with your wife about money. You’re grappling with real financial decisions that could positively or negatively affect your entire life. You and your wife are arguing over whether or not you should purchase a home, how much money you should spend on a home, and what type of loan you should get.
Why Project Manager Bob shouldn’t be your financial advisor…It’s a Monday morning, and you are driving to work. You are a little bothered this morning because you got into a huge argument with your wife about money. You’re grappling with real financial decisions that could positively or negatively affect your entire life. You and your wife are arguing over whether or not you should purchase a home, how much money you should spend on a home, and what type of loan you should get.
I am a man fathering daughters. I do not know what it is like to be a woman. I will never know what it is like emotionally, physically, nor mentally. I can try to understand. After all, I have a lot at stake here—I’m a girls-only dad. It is important to me that my daughters are better than their daddy in every way. Women are often told that they are not as good at STEM; therefore, I don’t want my wife putting that foolishness in their heads. I know that’s not her intention; however, that’s how I view it. I want to instill a high level of confidence in my girls—fight the power, ladies.
I know you’re raising a family and you want your kids to “keep their innocence.” Be honest with yourself though, do you love that thing? I hate everything he represents. He’s creepy and too much work. However, I must admit, whoever came up with it, is a freaking genius. If I was the inventor, I would be laughing all the way to the bank. I think I’m going to invent a miniature me for your finances—kind of like Elfie, but let’s call him Little Armani. I want you to put me on your mantel to remind you of all the crap you shouldn’t buy. Little Armani, the doll version of me, could actually choke Elfie.
You have to hate what you are doing currently more than you love money. You would rather be broke than work your current job ever again. Take me, for example, when I started off in my business, my mantra was and still is: I will never work for another man ever again. I don’t like people telling me what to do. I don’t want people telling me how to behave. I don’t like conforming to someone else’s idea of how society works. I would sell off everything before I would work for someone again.
He was going to be big, and that baseball card was going to be worth something. I had the 1990 Donruss brand card. I was going to be rich baby! I was going to send my kids to college on this one. Today, that card, which is probably in my momma’s basement, is worth a whopping $3.00.
I know it’s hard, but our kids’ status, nor the money they make should not be the end-all for us. We need to be careful that we don’t force our kids into situations, jobs, careers that make them unhappy. I know what you’re thinking. The more money our kids have, the happier they will be, but you know that’s not necessarily true, right?
Being in the military is like being in an entirely different world. If you haven’t served, it is tough to understand what it’s like to be in the military. To give an example, the only person who truly understands what it is like to be raised by your parents would be your brother or sister.
Psssst, come here. Let me ask you something; are you happy? Seriously, are you happy? When was the last time you asked yourself if you were happy? By the way, what is happiness? If you are a parent, are you at the peak of happiness when your children are at school?
