5S In Action - Organize and Simplify

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Some people, it seems, are blessed with a natural inclination to organization. Their desks are kept clean, the cupboards are organized, and their closets are neat. A co-worker of mine had an almost mythical ability to produce any document or sliver of information from his array of three ring labeled binders behind [...]

Outliers - Its Not All Good!

There has been a lot of talk in the past year about outliers. In large part this is due to the fabulous book Outlier by Malcolm Gladwell in which he explores what is behind those few people that seem to excel beyond all others. He highlighted success stories like Bill Gates and the Beatles to [...]

Early Retirement Extreme - The rest of the story

The personal finance blogoshere is filled with amazing writing talent, tremendously smart people that dedicate their time and energy to provide something of value to others. Of them all however, today’s guest post writer has challenged my thinking about efficiency, frugality and money management more than others. His extreme approach is not for everyone, but [...]

Early Retirement Extreme - Jacob's Story

The personal finance blogoshere is filled with amazing writing talent, tremendously smart people that dedicate their time and energy to provide something of value to others. Of them all however, today’s guest post writer has challenged my thinking about efficiency, frugality and money management more than others. His extreme approach is not for everyone, but [...]

THE HEALTH RISKS OF DEBT STRESS

A guest post by Joe Plemon, owner and writer at Personal Finance by the Book. Joe is a financial coach and great blog writer. He also deserves a tremendous amount of praise for successfully raising 4 kids! Please sign up for his RSS feed for more great articles from Joe.

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