Howdy Reader! Here are a few resources for spending less, making more, and living well! From the archives of my blog here are seven ways to find the time to invest in yourself. Some thoughts on growth and persistence. TopCashBack historically has among the highest rebates for thousands of stores. Save money at your favorite retailers with a simple click-through! Let's do Threads together! Best! ~ John Note: Some links in this email may be affiliate links, and I may earn a commission at no...
3 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! Here are a few resources for spending less, making more, and living well! I've mentioned before that I'm a side hustle hoarder. I got this way slowly, but I built my hoard piece by piece and it's tanked my focus. I'm convinced this is shortchanging any growth I could realize, but there is a way out. Steven Pressfield wrote about The Resistance in The War of Art. It's what writers overcome every day. Here's another storyteller's take on overcoming fear with the writing process....
4 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! Here are a few resources for spending less, making more, and living well! Mark Thompson recently wrote that you can't get people to listen, but you can make them curious. This takes the pressure off and frees up energy that I was spending getting people to listen who weren't ready for my offer. Adam Dukes shares a five-step process for selling "silly" PDFs. What impressed me nearly as much was that he has this process down cold -- so cold that he can rattle it off live in a...
5 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! Here are a few resources for spending less, making more, and living well! Coming up with ideas for content can sometimes keep creatives up at night. I'm taking a technical approach to start a useful "second brain" that helps me find ideas amongst my notes. It's taken a while to realize how to make it useful. Quitting the nine-to-five takes preparation and faith! My friend Colin recently talked about the challenges on his way to making $12k/month freelancing! Check out the...
6 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! Here are a few resources for spending less, making more, and living well! If you've ever gotten slow-rolled when playing cards, you'll never forget it. It's infuriating to experience a slow set-up, only to have the carpet yanked out from underneath you. You'll also want not to slow-roll these ten financial activities, because doing so will cost you. College degrees are having a slow-motion day of reckoning. What worked for the Baby Boomers and Gen X (and Millennials mostly)...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! Here are a few resources for spending less, making more, and living well! From me (spend less, make more) -- Side Hustler's Progress: Product Development From someone else (make more) -- Thoughts on problems and lists From a sponsor (make more) -- Build your Threads presence and income Let's do Threads together! Best! ~ John Note: Some links in this email may be affiliate links, and I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Just so you know ;)
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Howdy Reader! Here are a few resources for spending less, making more, and living well! From me (spend less, make more) -- Would you eat your own dogfood? From someone else (make more) -- Thoughts on why you don't need another idea From a sponsor (make more) -- Build your Threads presence and income (price increase TODAY) Let's do Threads together! Best! ~ John Note: Some links in this email may be affiliate links, and I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Just so you know ;)
10 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! Here are a few resources for spending less, making more, and living well! From me (spend less, make more) -- How I'm going to use cheese to become profitable From someone else (make more) -- Thoughts on Pareto's Law and your to-do list From a sponsor (make more) -- Build your Threads presence and income (price increase soon!) Let's do Threads together! Best! ~ John Note: Some links in this email may be affiliate links, and I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you....
11 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! Here are a few resources for spending less, making more, and living well! From me (spend less, make more) -- Side Hustle Profit & Loss for May 2025 From someone else (make more) -- Thoughts on idea obesity (a thing apparently!) From a sponsor (make more) -- Build your Threads presence and income the smart way Let's do Threads together! Best! ~ John Note: Some links in this email may be affiliate links, and I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Just so you know ;)
12 days ago • 1 min read