At first glance, creativity and personal finance don t seem to go together. But hang with me because they absolutely do. To be creative, you can t be in survival mode. Fear blocks creativity. We re wired for survival first. If you’re worried about money, bills…
One of the fastest ways to learn something new is by mapping it onto something you already understand. That s how I teach and how I learn. I take a familiar framework and overlay it onto the new concept I m trying to learnÉ
Creativity doesn t come from chaos. It needs a nest. Not just a physical place, but a protected space a vantage point where ideas can hatch, take shape, and eventually take flight. For me, that place is Bozeman, Montana. ItÉ
What Is an Index? Before we get into index funds, let s start with the basics: what s an index? An index is a list of stocks (or other investments) that represent a specific part of the financial market. Think of it as a…
A lot of people ask me: what does it really mean to be an outlaw? Before I bought my place in Bozeman, Montana, I always thought of an outlaw in the traditional sense someone who breaks the law. Think Billy the Kid….
What Is a Target Date Fund? A target date fund (TDF) is a type of mutual fund or ETF designed to simplify retirement investing. You pick the fund that matches your expected retirement year like a Target Date 2050 Fund and the fundÉ
Before there was Teton Gravity Research, before Matchstick Productions, before big-mountain skiing became a marketing term, there was a kid from Gorham, Maine with a camera, a chip on his shoulder, and a soundtrack that didn t sound like anything the…
One of my all-time favorite videos about living true to yourself is “The Art of Defying Gravity”. Glen Plake is five years older than me, and I used to watch him in Greg Stump s films at the State Theatre in PortlandÉ
You ve probably guessed from the illustration above my style leans hard on creative metaphors and analogies. Why? Because that s how I learn fastest. I can absorb new disciplines at a rate that amazes loved ones and, yes, sometimes…
If you ve read much of my stuff, you know I always sign off with Easy does it. Ride or die.What does that really mean? In Stairway to Heaven, Robert Plant sings – “cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.” He was…
