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A Place to Call Home
Shortly after graduating from college my soon to be wife and I had two full time incomes and we suddenly had money coming out of our ears compared to what we had been used to. 4 or 5 years earlier I was happy living in a closet of a home. I had even spent two summers... »
Finding Your Place
How do you know when you’ve found your place in this world? It is easy to go with the flow but so much harder to make things happen. But how do you know when it’s time to make the move? How do you know what is truly worth the risk? The only answer I can give... »
The Beginning
The Path “Every stone we lay affects the course of the river” Nat Keefe. I was raised in central Iowa where the education system is very good and work ethic is something that is ingrained into the children. I attended public schools and always enjoyed school, although mostly for the social interaction and the occasional game... »
Trading in Youth for a Ladder Rung
After accepting my first management roll as Assistant Branch Manager of a community bank, I began taking banking more seriously. I was making pretty good money and seemed to enjoy the work. I decided I was going to make every effort to continue growing my career with the desire to make more and more money. I was doing... »
Everything is Within Reach
This post was originally written for and published on the Hip Mountain Mama Blog last week. Thank you to Hip Mountain Mama for featuring me as a guest writer and helping spread the word about Turning the Wheel. When I was 21 years old and able to live carefree, I rented a house with a few... »
Taking Chances
I always felt like I had my own ideas and I was doing my own thing but I wasn’t always so different. I actually was a follower most of the time. I just happened to pick and choose what I was going to do differently based on what made sense to me. I was never... »
Fire on the Mountain
“Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends… Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.” Henry David Thoreau In the summer of 2002 my wife and I purchased our first home, located outside of Durango, CO. It was a nice home located on one wooded acre in a neighborhood built into... »
Banker Jeans
Fresh out of college I was desperate for a job where I could use my degree in business but I was too nervous to follow my own dreams and open my own business. After a few weeks of trying to find a job I broke down, cut my hair, put on my only collared... »
Even a blind man knows when the sun is shining.
In August 2009, I was sitting at a stop light across the street from the bank that I was headed to after a short lunch break. I started thinking about the next 4 hours of time that I was going to waste sitting in an office staring at my computer. I thought to myself,... »