Nerdvana

Joe Russo is a living legend.  That may seem overstated, but he (along with brother Anthony) has directed the film with the biggest opening weekend in history.  It’s now a race to see how fast the movie will gross $1 billion. The reason I find this so interesting is I had the chance to meet […]

Save it!

“Couldn’t afford a new car in December?  Take your tax return to Bad Decisions Car Dealers and see what you can afford now!”  So goes the local car dealership ad reminding everyone that the money they get back from the government needs to be spent as soon as possible.  This commercial is one example of […]

So, you joined the cult?

If you live in certain parts of the Midwest, it’s likely you have heard of Farrell’s Extreme Bodyshaping (FXB).  The intensity of the program, the results that people see, and the commitment of the members have led some to lovingly refer to FXB as a “cult”.  Well ten weeks ago I had had enough of […]

The Year Of…

The year 2018 is just over two weeks old.  How are your resolutions?  Did you make any?  If you did, have you given up on them like many of us? I talked with a friend of mine, John, at a New Year’s Eve party and we both agreed that resolutions are not worth a ton.  […]

Hope springs eternal

Fans of the Hawkeye football team woke up a couple of days ago wondering if what we had seen was real.  Some of us have spent so much time watching highlights and checking out images from that night that it’s felt like a March Madness level of productivity.  It was not a dream, and the […]

Scary Savings Rates

Back in the early eighties, trick-or-treating was the second holiday of the season (my birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas) and it was glorious.  After a night of hard work knocking on doors and lugging sacks of candy around, we would regroup at home and sort out the loot.  Now anyone who has enjoyed the trick-or-treating bonanza, […]

Like Fine Wine

On a recent episode of 60 Minutes, the interviewer talked with Bill Koch about a widespread scam in the industry of “fine wine”.  Mr. Koch is a collector of many things, including rare and valuable bottles of wine. He began the interview by talking about purchasing four bottles of wine allegedly once owned by Thomas […]

Perfectionism, enemy of the good

Nearly two weeks ago I was in a training class talking about The Perpetual Wealth Code™ (PWC) and how we can help people to discover it for themselves.  During the class, we talked about blogging and how Access Your Capital has been out there for a little while now (thank you, McFie’s!), and many more […]

Better than Dave

A friend of mine is a follower of Dave Ramsey and the other day she mentioned that everyone should take the Ramsey course that she had just completed.  The course centered on debt reduction, cutting up credit cards, and paying cash for everything so I was curious to hear what she got out of it.  […]

Get Past the Fear and Loathing

Let’s face it, talking about personal finance can be a challenge in our world.  As children many of us were not exposed to how money really works and how to manage it because our parents either didn’t teach us or they didn’t know themselves.  This cycle continues to repeat itself as it has for many […]