Jean Miller
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Home of The Serenity Project: #whitetrash kid winning the #wealthbuilding game. | Uneducated Galilean | Micah 6:8 | Sober 10+ | #hopewriters
Stories (14/0)
How Alcoholism & COVID-19 Led Me to More Meaningful Money Values & A Vision for Financial Freedom
“We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.” So said the late Jim Rohn, one of the most quotable entrepreneurs and motivational speakers in American history.
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Motivation
Life, Money & Goals That Matter—The Unlikeliest Steps that Led to a Road Toward Financial Freedom
Who doesn’t love a good “rags to riches” story? I grew up white-trash, later walking with a foot in two worlds as I experienced a disorienting outward shift toward a middle-class lifestyle I didn't even consciously choose for myself—just to see it all crash and burn as self-destructive patterns caught up with me in my mid-twenties. At various points along the way, I've gained the world and lost my soul, only to finally get some perspective on what really matters now, at the ripe old age of 36.
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Motivation
Getting S.M.A.R.T. About Goal Setting—Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Right, Time-Bound Steps You Can Start Taking NOW
In kindergarten, my teacher Mrs. Fosland asked me, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Being the kind of child that I was, back before the world punctured my innocence, I said, "A tiger."
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Motivation
How to Make Your Money Work for You—Income & Budgets & Debt, Oh My!
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy back time from the daily grind, and time is priceless. So if you've been following along, we’ve already talked about the year of “2020 Vision” and how the past 12 months have added up to a total outlook transformation for life to come.
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Motivation
The Road to Financial Freedom, Setting Goals & Finding a Starting Point
Today is the one-year anniversary of the day, for me, when the COVID-19 global pandemic got real. On March 18th, a year ago, I sat at my dining room table, glued to my laptop, watching a wave of cancellations and shutdowns rippling out across my community. Looking on while life as we knew it ended all around me, a sinking sense of somber realization settled deep in my guts. On this day, I knew, in the core of my spirit, that everything we thought we knew was about to change.
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Motivation
Top 5 Faves About Using the Stash App to Invest in the Stock Market in 2021 (Part II)
If you’ve been following along, you already know how much I raved about my #1 favorite way Stash lets practically anybody start accumulating stock, at any income level and any stage of life. With that... here are the rest of the faves on my Top 5 list, plus a bonus as I experiment with becoming a beginner investor using the Stash app.
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Trader
Top 5 Faves About Using the Stash App to Invest in the Stock Market in 2021 (Part I)
If you have a smartphone and a way to make a deposit, you can start investing in the stock market. You can begin with just a few bucks—as much or as little as you've got to spare—or by simply leveraging your regular spending habits. And that's really, really empowering.
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Trader
How I Began Building My Portfolio Using the Stash App to Invest in the Stock Market (Part III)
I had no idea what I was doing when I used the Stash app for beginner investors to make my first few investments in the stock market. I basically just threw a dart at the internet and bought a few bucks’ worth of some brand names I recognized.
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Trader
How I Began Building My Portfolio Using the Stash App to Invest in the Stock Market (Part II)
When I downloaded the Stash app for beginner investors a few weeks ago, I didn’t know the first thing about the stock market. In my last article, I shared how I began my journey of educating myself about investing by simply using the only tool I knew at the time: Googling search terms to learn about popular picks, and finding my way to experts who knew more than I did. From there, I began trying the in-app learning tools Stash offers, and that’s where things started to get really exciting.
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Trader
How I Began Building My Portfolio Using the Stash App to Invest in the Stock Market (Part I)
Less than three weeks ago, I’d be the first to tell you I didn’t know anything about the stock market—and I didn’t want to. Investing is for rich people, I would’ve sneered! My small-town family background of generational poverty had taught me to disdain people with wealth or success, writing off the rich as a bunch of scammers, crooks, and sleaze bags, intent on taking advantage of poor people like us.
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Trader
Why I’m Using the Stash App to Begin Investing in the Stock Market in 2021 (Part II)
<<< Go Back to Part I <<< Taxation isn't the only way money can move from the rich to the poor. (And we obviously can't count on charity out of the goodness of hearts to solve the world's problems.) Here's a brain game for you: maybe the economic system has an untapped role in liberty and justice for all.
By Jean Miller3 years ago in Trader
