Big Spender

By Dwayne Hicks | December 23, 2018 |

I used to marvel at wealthy people. They seem to be relaxed and happy. As I got older, I learned that often they weren’t wealthy at all. They were leveraged by debt and living way above their means to impress others. I tried that life and it about crushed me during the Great Recession. Dave…

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A Slow Build

By Dwayne Hicks | December 14, 2018 |

I recently watched a guy who is a neighbor to my parents, build his house by himself. I recall seeing him have help when he was framing the roof. This guy worked a full-time job and built this house over a period of about 10 months. It is not a small house either. It looks…

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Wealthy

By Dwayne Hicks | March 5, 2018 |

I know people who are wealthy by just about any measurement, except their own. They continue to work as if they need more money. The truth is that they may very well have goals and dreams for their wealth. Wealth is a relative term. When wealth is measured in financial numbers, there is a lot…

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Rich People – Poor People

By Dwayne Hicks | January 17, 2018 |

I grew up what many would consider poor. We didn’t have a lot of things that money can buy. We did, however, have a lot of things in our family that others didn’t have. We had lots of love. We were taught strong values. I remember one Christmas; our family was a recipient of gifts…

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Recession Proof

By Dwayne Hicks | August 10, 2017 |

  I’m still having conversations with people regarding the recession that started in 2007 and ended in 2010 for a lot of people. There are people today, 7 years later still suffering from the “fall out” of that downturn in the market. There were some good people who lost their retirement savings or their fortune.…

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