About

Here’s just a little bit about me and why I’m doing this.

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  Why am I doing this?
  There are actually a few reasons why I wanted to put this blog together.  They are very simple.  To learn and improve.  To share what I’ve learned.  To hold myself accountable.
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  What I haven’t found out there
  There are already thousands of blogs, books, websites, and tapes out there. Why do we need yet another one? I don’t know that we NEED another one. I just know I didn’t find a site that had it all, organized in a way that i thought made it easy to find and digest and access.
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  I’m A Dude, Not a Doctor: Disclaimer
  Disclaimer: I’m a dude, not a doctor. A person, not a professional. This is not my recommendation. It’s just what I do.
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  What makes BP4GB different?
  As I’ve said before, the reason for this project of mine is that I feel there are some things missing from the current landscape of personal finance education and discussion out there. My goal is to fill that void and bring what I found missing to this forum.
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  Why me?
  There are plenty of folks out there who know more about investing than me.  So why should you listen to me? I’m no expert, but I’ve done OK for myself. And after the tenth person asked me for advice, I figured I need to find a way to get my advice out there in a more easily accessible way.
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  When I decided I would never be poor again
  How childhood experience determined my future During my childhood, my family was generally either upper lower class or lower middle class. How do I define that? Well, I was never homeless. I always had a bed to sleep, I have never had to share a bed. Though I did have… Read more: When I decided I would never be poor again