Did you know that the people who surround you also influence you?
If you hang around 9 millionaires then guess what… you’ll more than likely be the 10th!
BUT if you hang around 9 broke a$$ folks… then you’ll stay broke right along with them.
Surrounding yourself with people who think like you, talk like you and act like you greatly increases your chances of Success.
REAL TALK: Take a look around your “Inner Circle”…WHO’s influencing you???
For ME it’s only PPP (Positive People Period).
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, including yourself.” Jim Rohn
How about you? Are you hanging out with people you admire and respect? People who are further along the path than you are? People who are right where you want to be someday?
So Again I Ask Who’s In Your Crew???
If you are the smartest person in your inner circle, then you are in the wrong circle.”
To Your Health and Wealth!
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At the first sight of her husband’s flag-draped casket, Katherine Cathey broke into uncontrollable sobs, finding support in the arms of Major Steve Beck.
When Beck first knocked on her door in Brighton, Colorado, to notify her of her husband’s death, she glared at him, cursed him, and refused to speak to him for more than an hour. Over the next several days, he helped guide her through the grief. By the time they reached the tarmac, she wouldn’t let go.
Minutes after her husband’s casket arrived at the Reno airport, Katherine Cathey fell onto the flag.
After arriving at the funeral home, Katherine Cathey pressed her pregnant belly to her husband’s casket, moaning softly.
Two days after she was notified of Jim’s death in Iraq, she found out they would have a boy. Born on December 23, 2005, he was named James Jeffrey Cathey, Jr.
When 2nd Lt. James Cathey left for Iraq, he wrote a letter to Katherine that read, in part,
… there are no words to describe how much I love you, and will miss you. I will also promise you one thing: I will be home. I have a wife and a new baby to take care of, and you guys are my world.”
The night before the burial of her husband 2nd Lt. James Cathey of the United States Marine Corps, killed in Iraq, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag.
Photo Credits: Todd Heisler
Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of “Cat”, and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept.
I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it” she said. I think that’s what he would have wanted.” Katherine Cathey
Not sure what is more honorable: Being married to this faithful wife to the end or the Marine standing next to the casket watching over them both.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
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Friends, freedom is not free. We owe an incredible debt of gratitude to the families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
So what is the best way to avoid a speeding ticket?
I don’t recommend doing what this lady did!
Woman: Is there a problem, Officer?
Officer: Ma’am, you were speeding.
Woman: Oh, I see.
Officer: Can I see your license please?
Woman: I’d give it to you but I don’t have one.
Officer: Don’t have one?
Woman: Lost it 4 times for drunk driving.
Officer: I see…Can I see your vehicle registration papers please.
Woman: I can’t do that.
Officer: Why not?
Woman: I stole this car.
Officer: Stole it?
Woman: Yes, and I killed and hacked up the owner.
Officer: You what?
Woman: His body parts are in plastic bags in the trunk if you want to see.
The Officer looks at the woman and slowly backs away to his car and calls for back up. Within minutes 5 police cars circle the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun.
Officer2: Ma’am, could you step out of your vehicle please!
The woman steps out of her vehicle.
Woman: Is there a problem sir?
Officer2: One of my officers told me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner.
Woman: Murdered the owner?
Officer2: Yes, could you please open the trunk of your car, please.
The woman opens the trunk, revealing nothing but an empty trunk.
Officer2: Is this your car, ma’am?
Woman: Yes, here are the registration papers. The officer is quite stunned.
Officer2: One of my officers claims that you do not have a driving license.
The woman digs into her handbag and pulls out a clutch purse and hands it to the officer. The officer snaps opens the clutch purse and examines the license. He looks quite puzzled.
Officer2: Thank you ma’am, one of my officers told me you didn’t have a license, that you stole this car, and that you murdered and hacked up the owner.
Woman: Bet you the lying bastard told you I was speeding, too!
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The April 15th, 2014 is Tax Day and it is almost here.
For most Americans the holiday season and tax season are the two seasons we look most forward to.
Ok, I am joking maybe not the holiday season.
Ok, I am joking again. Most Americans look forward to Tax Day and the tax season about as much as a trip to the emergency room!
April 15th Tax Day and Tax Deadline
So have YOU filed yet? Hopefully you have filed already but according to an April 1 study by Rasmussen Reports
Only 61% of taxpayers had filed two weeks before the deadline. Another 25% said they would file by April 15, and another 7% planned to ask for an extension.”
So why do so many people wait until the last minute to file their taxes?
There are two main reasons people wait until the last minute to file taxes: either they owe the government money and they are afraid or they just procrastinate.
Some people owe money
Who wants to really do something like taxes, especially if you have to pay!
Mostly procrastination, I’m sure…
Some people enjoy the adrenalin rush that comes with finishing a project at the last possible minute!
I personally don’t understand why anyone would wait until tax day or very last minute unless they had a life changing event happen…won the lottery, death in the family, etc.
Unfortunately, some Americans will wait until the very last minute on tax day to take their taxes to the U.S. Postal Service.
FACT: Tax day is one of the busiest times of the year for the U.S. Post office.
According to surveys, tax procrastinators have been known to overpay by hundreds due to mistakes that came as a result of rushing the process and making last minute changes, and they fork over roughly double the amount that early filers pay just to get their taxes done.
According to the IRS,
70% of taxpayers filed their returns electronically – that means the other 30% are still mailing theirs, and joining the crowds at the mail office to do so.”
Of the Americans who do plan on spending their tax refund on non-debt issues, most are opting for a vacation, clothing or accessories, or a gadget such as an iPad or smartphone. Read More
DEBT prevents most Americans from reaching financial freedom and achieving the American Dream.
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see that we are living in a very UNSTABLE American economy. All you have to do is turn on the television, radio, surf the web or pick up and read a magazine or newspaper.
DID YOU KNOW. . .
More than 40% of American families spend more than they earn.”
Debt affects people in different way’s, it affects credit scores, employment and plays an important role in obtain financing for that new home, car, or apartment you seek. It destroys friendships, relationships, families, and even societies!
“It DESTROYS Dreams!”
DID YOU KNOW. . .
The Wall Street Journal reported that:
70% of People Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck and 55% of People That Are “Sometimes” or “Always” Worried About Money!”
If you are reading this I guess you are a little in debt, or a maybe even a lot in debt and looking for ways of reducing or getting rid of it. Well you have come to the right place!
How would you continue to make your mortgage payment or car payment?
And what about those student loans you acquired to finance your education.
How are you going to pay those back?
And what about those other miscellaneous expenses such as the grocery, electric, water and gas bill.
And what about Retirement?
In the current economic climate, there is increasing concern about what the future holds. The secure job you held yesterday could be gone tomorrow.
DON’T THINK IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU?
Currently, there are over 13 million people unemployed!
And when people lost their jobs they lost their homes. Millions have lost their homes due to foreclosure and 1 in 4 of all mortgages are underwater (that means the homeowner owes more on the mortgage loan than the home is worth)!
I’ve got news for you…Even if you do everything to the desire of your employer, there are outside forces beyond your control that can take your job away from you at a moments notice.
Most people were simply caught off guard by the economic downturn and housing crisis. They did not properly plan their financial future and were UNPREPARED when the economy turned.
Now many families are now struggling with their bills and an enormous amount of debt. Unfortunately there are still a lot of people out there that don’t understand just how harmful debt is and have yet to take some kind of action.
BEFORE YOU GO
If you are REALLY serious about getting out of debt and would like to learn how to “Beat The Bank” and pay off your debt in 1/2 the time then,
The burned biscuits story circulating around the internet..
When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my Mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed!
All my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my Mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that ugly burned biscuit. He ate every bite of that thing… never made a face nor uttered a word about it!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my Mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits.
And I’ll never forget what he said,
Honey, I love burned biscuits every now and then!”
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned.
He wrapped me in his arms and said,
Your Mom put in a hard day at work today and she’s real tired. And besides, a little burned biscuit never hurt anyone!”
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, including yourself.” Jim Rohn
