I learned tonight that Jim Rohn has died after an 18 month battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Since finding his material a few years back, Rohn has affected almost every area of my life in one way or another - my philosophy, my perspective, my outlook - in the least sense he taught me to constantly record, evaluate, and improve, in the greatest sense he helped me to completely tear up one life plan and create another. Yes, some things are sensationalized or common sense, but for some clueless yokel like me, his ability to wordsmith and craft life changing ideas can be rivaled by none.

I often get stuck, fall into ruts, and more often than not seem to be pulling myself out of something rather than traveling toward somewhere, but with his introductions I've begun to develop the sense to distinguish between the two and a set of questions to keep me challenging my path.

If you sometimes find yourself stuck or are not sure what direction to take or what the purpose behind something is, I would suggest reading a few of his quotes (you will see many at the top of our site) or checking out some of his materials.







“Whatever good things we build end up building us.”

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Our current list of goals as we discover what it means to be wealthy, abandon the deferred life plan, and work to design a fulfilling and sustainable life.

  • Emergency fund of 6-9 months living expenses. Accomplished: June '08

  • Save for a down payment on a house. Accomplished! May '09 Holy moley, we bought a house!
  • When we started this blog we set a goal to have a party on the date we crossed over to zero net worth. We made it! January 6th, 2010!
  • 100% debt free.
    We know the normal thinking about low interest student loan and mortgage debt, but just think how weird would it be to be debt free. How many unique things could we do with little or no major financial obligations and no payments. Gets the mind working, huh?
  • PhotobucketThanks to your support we have been able to provide over $553 in microloans and charitable donations helping to share some of the many opportunities we have with others who may just need a little boost.

    Help spread opportunity today: We suggest visiting Kiva.org, Serve.gov or Points of Light to find a local volunteer organization.

    current sponsored entrepreneurs at Kiva:

    Here is a map of where they are.