Kansas Jayhawks Beat the North Carolina Tarheels - Big Goals = Big Success

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!  I wrote last month about how setting big goals is the way to become successful.  Two of the great teams I mentioned in that article went head to head tonight, the Kansas Jayhawks and the North Carolina Tarheels.  After two halves of basketball and two huge momentum swings the Jayhawks came out […]

Is Investing in Office Sports Pools a Waste of Time & Money?

Several years ago, I filled out my first NCAA tournament bracket.  It may be hard to believe but I had never completed one before that so I had no idea what I was doing.
Rather than making random picks based on mascots or team colors, I did some research.  I took notes during the expert’s predictions […]

March Madness Money Lessons

There’s a lot we can learn about personal finance strategies from the world of sports. Last year during the college basketball tournament season I ran a series called Personal Finance for Sports fans where I took a look at some of the money lessons we can learn from the NCAA basketball tournament. Check out […]

Setting Big Goals is the First Step to Achieving Success

Those that aspire for success are the ones that achieve it, I’ll give you an example.
For all of you non basketball fans, March is a big month for college hoops.  Weeks, months, and years of anticipation & preparation come to a head for hundreds of players & coaches in the NCAA basketball tournament.
The winner of the […]

Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Diversification is Key

How can you have the best player in college basketball on your team and still lose your conference championship? Just ask the Texas Longhorns.
Star Power Fades
In the final game of the Big 12 tournament, Kevin Durant laid it on the Kansas Jayhawks in the first half. He shot the lights out and at […]

Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Little Things Make a Big Difference in the Big Dance

How many times have you heard an ESPN announcer make a comment about a play that won’t show up on the stats sheet? Diving on a loose ball to force a tie-up or making an extra pass that results in an easy basket are examples of little things that can make a big difference […]

Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Greatness Begins & Games are Won Off the Court

What do you love most about college basketball in March? Is it the buzzer beating 3 point shot or the steal followed by the monster dunk? While we get to enjoy these displays of talent on the court in the NCAA tournament, the thing that makes them possible is untold hours of preparation […]

Personal Finance for Sports Fans - Plan for Success

Setting Goals for Success
How do basketball teams win championships? Many of them sit down together at the beginning of the season and come up with a shared goal. For some, it’s to win the conference championship. Some teams set their sites on making it to the NCAA tournament and others pick the lofty goal […]

Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Ignore the Analysts & the Hype

Which would you rather do, watch sports or learn about personal finances? What if I told you that you could do both! There are good personal finance lessons to be found in the many exciting games of the upcoming NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. This is the first in a series of posts […]