Hi, I'm Erica Douglass. I sold my business and "temporarily retired" at age 26. I write here about investing, setting goals, and entrepreneurship. Most importantly, I share lessons I have learned that can help you on your quest for financial freedom!
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Archive for January, 2008
Why Your Business Isn’t Doing As Well As It Could Be
I have spent the past month reading basically every Internet marketing idea and writing idea I could find. I subscribed to ProBlogger and started reading sites of those who make a lot of money online, such as Steve Pavlina and Jeremy Schoemaker.
The reality is that most bloggers and writers don’t make a lot of money [...]
Why You Don’t Save Money (Even Though You Know It’s The Right Thing To Do)
I bought a new car on Saturday. Even though I have railed against buying new cars in the past because of depreciation, and even though that money would have been better spent in an investment… I bought the car instead.
I know the financial facts that most people don’t - that less money spent on [...]
Real Estate Bubble - The “Tidal Wave” of Foreclosures Strikes the Bay Area
I have to admit, I’ve been enjoying watching the housing bubble burst. There are lots of great stories, from crazy Realtors on crack to strawberry pickers earning $15,000/year who bought $720,000 homes. These make for quite the entertaining read. But what’s next?
The housing bust is progressing quite nicely, and identical to what I predicted in [...]
Sometimes life just doesn’t cooperate with your goals.
I need to write like you need to eat, sleep, or breathe. It’s not only therapeutic, but it helps me get focused and aligned with my goals.
So when I don’t write for three weeks, as I have recently, I know there’s something pretty seriously wrong with me. I am not just talking about blogging, though [...]
