Madison Taskett

Topic

money

A collection of 6 issues

How to Buy a House in Austin, TX in 2022

If you're trying to buy a house in Austin right now, I feel for you. Austin home prices increased 39.2% in the last year (twice as fast as the national average)! And mortgage rates are steadily rising, meaning the amount of house folks can afford is decreasing while prices

Most career advice is terrible

Man, a lot of career advice is bad, especially for someone in their 20s who is just starting out. We've all heard this advice, something like, "To find career success just hone in on that one thing you're better at than everyone else in the world, that one thing you're

Too many Business books ruined my love for reading

"Atomic Habits, Essentialism, Zero to One... You sure you don't wanna keep these?" my boyfriend asks as I show him my goodwill donation pile. "And, can I take a few?" "Go for it," I say as I chuck "Thinking Fast and Slow" down the giveaway trash bag. These 'business self-help'

chasing the money vs becoming a legend

"If you want to go down as a legend, don't worry about the money. If you make something original and awesome, the money will find you." - Harry Dry [https://marketingexamples.com/inspiration] Mark Manson [https://markmanson.net/] touched upon the same idea while comparing Emeril Lagasse [https://www.emerils.

Starting a Business vs Building Assets

My end goal is starting my own successful company. The thing is, it really overwhelms me to think about. I instantly get imposter syndrome, even though I've done it before and it turned out okay. So it got me thinking... right now with the recession I've been focusing a lot

Where I'm Putting my Money during COVID-19

We are in midst of uncertain, never before seen times. The world hasn't responded to a pandemic in this way before, and we don't know how long this is going to last or how tough of an economic recession will follow. In response to this, I've made some changes to