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Travis Shelton 1/13/26 Travis Shelton 1/13/26

Blind Spots, In Action

These blind spots are so very real. They aren't just costing us dollars and cents; they are costing us our freedom, our dreams, our callings, and our meaning.

Travis Shelton 1/11/26 Travis Shelton 1/11/26

Got a Secret to Tell Ya

You know all the people in your life who look wealthy? They probably aren't.

Travis Shelton 1/8/26 Travis Shelton 1/8/26

Here’s My Prediction

"What's the stock market gonna do this year?"

Travis Shelton 1/5/26 Travis Shelton 1/5/26

He Gets It….For Now

If we always want more, we're never wealthy. If we can control our desires and ensure that our wants never exceed our resources, we're wealthy. This is a universal truth, regardless of age, education, or income.

Travis Shelton 12/21/25 Travis Shelton 12/21/25

A Little Man’s Lesson of More

"You're always going to want something else."

"No, Dad, this is the only thing I want. This is it. I won't be buying anything else."

Travis Shelton 12/16/25 Travis Shelton 12/16/25

A Time and a Place

Do you use DoorDash? DoorDash gets a terrible rap. First, we're too lazy to make our own food. And now, we're too lazy to pick up the food we're going to eat because we're too lazy to cook in the first place?!?! And we're going to pay an arm and a leg for the privilege of doing so?!?!

Travis Shelton 12/3/25 Travis Shelton 12/3/25

How Much Is a Crack Worth?

"I can't believe you'd pay a chiropractor 50 bucks for something he can do in 5 minutes. What a rip-off!!!"

Travis Shelton 12/2/25 Travis Shelton 12/2/25

Closer Than You Think

I have good news for you today. Strike that, great news!!!!! I have great, amazing, fantastic news for you today. If you've been trying to make progress on the retirement front but feel like you're not getting as far as you had hoped, you're probably closer than you think.

Travis Shelton 11/28/25 Travis Shelton 11/28/25

It’s All a Game

The collective was furious. Theft, fraud, immoral, ripping us off, evil corporations......the list goes on. Needless to say, people were upset. I, however, feel differently about it. I call it marketing.

Travis Shelton 11/22/25 Travis Shelton 11/22/25

The $10 Fast-Food Burger

As I processed my payment and collected my receipt, it dawned on me that I had just purchased a fast-food burger for $10. $10? What in the world!

Travis Shelton 11/19/25 Travis Shelton 11/19/25

Impact, Not Features

Then, she added, "And they will be able to use it for the rest of their lives." In that moment, her product's questionable price felt like the world's biggest bargain.

Travis Shelton 11/15/25 Travis Shelton 11/15/25

The Cost of Being Human

You know how I know it's true? She's human, and we humans have this psychological quirk. That doesn't mean we're dumb or irresponsible......we're human. It doesn't mean we're being reckless or foolish.....we're human.

Travis Shelton 11/8/25 Travis Shelton 11/8/25

The Oz Next Door

"You throw around all these statistics, but there's literally not one person in my life who is struggling with credit card debt."

Travis Shelton 11/7/25 Travis Shelton 11/7/25

Just Pay It Off Each Month, They Say

Credit cards are our best friends... until they become our worst enemies. Unfortunately, we never know when that tipping point will come. One minute we're fine, and next our financial life is ruined. I've been on a crusade against credit cards for nearly 15 years, and there's no better topic to stir up the hate train than to discuss my disdain for them.

Travis Shelton 11/5/25 Travis Shelton 11/5/25

A Good Ol’ Fashioned Audit

You wouldn't believe how many expenditures in our lives fall into the camp of not being as valuable today as they once were. Yet, we keep them around out of habit (and the path of least resistance).

Travis Shelton 10/31/25 Travis Shelton 10/31/25

So?

He knows exactly what he doesn't want to do......and he knows exactly what he does want to do. There's one thing that stands in his way, though. "What if I'm not good at it?" Fear. More specifically, the fear of failure.

Travis Shelton 10/30/25 Travis Shelton 10/30/25

A Heavy Anchor

A huge shout-out to the couple that granted me permission to share this story. I pray good comes from it, and that my harsh-ish words can move the needle in their marriage!

Travis Shelton 10/26/25 Travis Shelton 10/26/25

Rock Bottom

"Okay is the worst place to be." There's nothing worse than being okay in xyz area of life. Okay isn't good enough to thrive, but also not bad enough to change.

Travis Shelton 10/25/25 Travis Shelton 10/25/25

Never Enough Income

This couple makes more money than ever before, yet at the same time, there doesn't seem to be enough. How can that be?!?! How is it possible to make twice as much as we once did, yet still not have enough?

Travis Shelton 10/24/25 Travis Shelton 10/24/25

Grateful For That Kid

Now, this couple will spend the next season of their lives creating an entirely new reality that will forever transform their family. All because that 23-year-old kid had enough awareness and respect for his future self to live with wisdom and discipline.

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