Why should we care about this stuff?
- I know for a fact that we work hard to earn our paychecks.
- We gave up time with family and friends to go to work. I think we should treat the reward (paycheck) with respect. The way we treat our paycheck reflects how we feel about the things we gave up in order to earn our paycheck. It also reflects the time and energy we spent at work. Wasting the money we earn is like saying that we don’t care about all that time and energy.
- Always feeling behind always feels bad.
- Life is too long to work so hard and never get anywhere financially. Why bother working so hard if the rewards never match our efforts?
Why do I do what I do?
- I enjoy watching and helping others succeed.
- I love coming along side others and playing a supportive role in their success.
- I enjoy “cleaning up a mess” or “straightening things out,” whatever the situation calls for.
- I love showing others how easy and how much better it can be. It’s not hard.
How do I do what I do?
- By gathering all the facts and figures
- Rearranging and organizing everything in a new way that makes better sense
- Focusing on your values and cutting out the extra spending
- Creating clearly defined goals for immediate implementation
- Creating a plan of action that makes sense and will work
- Keeping it SIMPLE. I use the K.I.S.S. method ‘Keep it Simple, Smartass’
- Taking action
- Enjoying the ongoing success
How do I know it will work?
- I have looked at plenty of very different situations and know what works best.
- I have created a step-by-step process that uncovers the reality of the situation. It works.
- I help you identify the details of your current situation and bring out the truth of the matter.
- I help you set goals that are realistic.
- I help you get from where you are now closer to where you want to be faster then you might on your own. It works.
- Because I have seen it work over and over.
Allow me to join you as we solve the mystery, uncover the answers and turn on the light. I have the tools, knowledge, information, motivation and accountability needed to get the job done. The first budget my wife and I did when we first got married blew me away. I couldn’t believe the things we were spending our money on that we didn’t even need.
Would you work for free? No? Then why do so many of us let our paychecks mysteriously disappear month after month?
It can be better and it is easier then you might think.
-Derek
In 2010, I was trucking along in life, earning a steady, decent-sized paycheck and had managed to save up a small pile of beans. My net worth was approaching six figures and I was only 30. Debt free and loving it I had a comfortable and reliable financial buffer between myself and the Bad Things in Life. As if there is such a thing as a financial buffer between ones self and the bad things in life.