Today we're looking at some key findings from the book The Slight Edge. I'll share what the author says as well as my thoughts. I've completed part 1, part 2, and part 3 of this series so you may want to read those posts if you missed them. This post will wrap up the series with a focus on three major issues: being happy, learning and growing throughout your life, and … [Read more...]
Improving Your Finances with The Slight Edge, Part 3
Today we're looking at some key findings from the book The Slight Edge. I'll share what the author says as well as my thoughts. I've completed part 1 and part 2 of this series so you may want to read those posts if you missed them. For today, let's get started on some new principles... The Power Of Time We start with another basic concept from the book -- the power of … [Read more...]
Improving Your Finances with The Slight Edge, Part 2
Today we're looking at some key findings from the book The Slight Edge. I loved the book and highly recommend it. I wish I had read and applied it early in my life -- things would have turned out even better than they did if I had! We left off in part 1 of this series with the question why more people don't use the slight edge (doing small, simple tasks daily that add up … [Read more...]
Improving Your Finances with The Slight Edge, Part 1
Just finished reading The Slight Edge and loved it! It's very similar to Atomic Habits which I wrote about in Atomic Habits to Become Wealthy. But I actually think I like The Slight Edge a bit better. It seems more inspirational and practical than Atomic Habits IMO. It was also published in 2013 versus 2018 for Atomic Habits so my guess is that the latter learned a lot … [Read more...]
Atomic Habits to Become Wealthy
A few months ago a friend and ESI Money reader recommended I check out Atomic Habits. I had heard of the book (of course) and since this friend has regularly suggested great books for me to read, I added it to my list (which was pretty long at that point). I got to it sooner than I expected and devoured it within a couple days. To say I loved it is an understatement. … [Read more...]
Money Resolutions Everyone Should Consider
As regular readers know, I'm a New Year's resolutions guy. I set tons of resolutions each year, then develop steps to achieve them by the assigned timelines. Then I track them all on a spreadsheet I review daily. It's a bit over-the-top, I know, but it keeps me accountable and on track. I want to be sure I'm regularly making progress on what matters most to me. I … [Read more...]
Can Getting Up Early Make You Wealthy?
You may have noticed in this site's right sidebar that there's a section titled "what I'm reading now" about two-thirds of the way down the page. Listed there is a book titled The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM). I actually read it for the first time a few months ago and have been re-reading it again both for myself … [Read more...]
