What is this about?

Throughout this journey I’ve been ridiculed, laughed at, and looked down upon, all because of a decision that I made that changed my world. In 2006 I found myself way over my head and unable to cope with the hand that I’d been dealt.

My problem was that I believed whole-heartedly, in the idea that I was able to achieve the American dream. A dream that says I was able to live a life where I was able to prosper and be happy. The life style that I had chosen to live however, was not conducive to that dream. The decision however, to never again believe in the concept of using OPM (other people’s money) to afford the type of life that I wanted to live started me on the road to live the life I wanted to live. I learned that if I wanted to prosper, the best way for me to do that is by my own efforts. Another lesson learned was that,  if all of my effort was spent paying back OPM, then my chances of prospering financially was slim to none. So as long as I owed someone, I could not make any headway. In fact, if felt like I was moving backwards. I needed to get control of the tools I had in my tool box.

It wasn’t until I got completely fed up with being in my situation and hit my breaking point, that I was able to make the decision to do something to make a change.

My entire adult life I’ve heard the saying “that you must have money to make money, and the best money to use is other people’s money”, and well I believed it. The process began that inundated me with finding more and more work to make ends meet. But that merely landed me in a place where I had a stressed family life, a struggling to survive career, and no way to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I was truly tired of just getting by on what I thought was the bare minimum.

So that day in 2006 I knew something had to give. We decided to start this journey to a life without debt. At this point in our lives we were deep in a financial hole, with a very small shovel to dig our way out.

This is our journey to a debt free life! My hope is that telling this story will help inspire you to stop looking for other people to solve your problems, financial or other. There is one person that can change your life and that person is you!

Do you need a back-up software for your computer?

written by Corey L. Stokes

I don’t know how many times I’ve said, while speaking to friends or clients, “you need to back up your work!”  Data recovery is one of the most time-consuming jobs that I perform. It is also the simplest to avoid. By backing up your computer on a systematic basis you can recover from any type of data loss you may encounter. And if you do need support, I’m only a few click or a phone call away.

Here is a three-step process for establishing a back up system.
First, you need to do is choose a back up program. Many people choose to use the Operating Systems (OS) built-in Back up utility. If you are like me and don’t trust the OS to alway operate as designed. then you may want to choose a third-party software. one such software is Acronis. you can visit their website to see if their solution fits your needs.

Second, Once your back-up software is in place you need to configure it. Depending on how much you use your computer, how much data you have you may cont to consider a daily deferential backup. For you Initial backup however it is suggested that you do a full backup. and an incremental  backup there after.

Third, after your software is configured, this is the most important of the three steps, ensure you back up the data to a separate external storage device.

With these processes in place you limit your risk of losing data and can recover from any type of disaster.