Jeff Proctor

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As another holiday shopping season rolls around, many Americans are making changes to how they approach this year’s shopping. High inflation has had its grip on the economy for the past few years, leaving many people financially overwhelmed. Even with so many planning holiday budget cuts this year, between gifts, office parties, travel, and other…

Picture this: You’re caught up on bills, your fridge is stocked for the first time in a while, and you find yourself with an extra $100 left over at the end of the month. It feels good to finally get ahead, even if it’s just a little bit. But now it’s time to turn a…

You’re broke and payday is still a week away. You need to figure out how to make money fast. Rejoice, you’ve arrived at the right place. Whether it’s the end of the month and you’re short on rent, or you’ve got a small debt that’s come knocking, often all you need is a few bucks…

Another FinCon is in the books, and I couldn’t be more excited about the future of DollarSprout. Me, Ben, and the rest of the team had an amazing time, met lots of new (and old) friends, and learned so much. I came away from our week in Washington, D.C. with a fresh dose of motivation…

Free money. It’s something that no sane person would turn down. But is there really such a thing as money that you don’t have to work for? If you have to earn your “free money” by completing a simple task or signing up for an app, is it really free? While that depends on your…

They say that the average millionaire has seven different streams of income. But most millionaires don’t have seven different jobs. In many cases, they’ve leveraged the power of passive income to accelerate their wealth building. And even though it sounds great to kick your feet up on a beach somewhere and watch the money roll…

At the time of this writing, Ben and I are on Day 1,475 of blogging. We filed our LLC on February 15, 2015. We didn’t even know at the time that “blogging” was eventually what our online business would turn into. A lot can happen in 1,475 days. In this blog income report — which…

Just like real estate, location matters when it comes to starting a new business. Amazon just made dozens of cities jump through hoops to prove they were the right fit for their HQ2. They were very deliberate in why they chose the cities they chose.[1] Amazon knows that, when it comes to business (with the…

Even though we just had our best month ever, I almost feel just as lost as I did on Day 1 of blogging. There are so many things to learn, and so many new challenges as you try to hit the next level of scaling. I guess that’s one of the things I really like…