Recommendations:
Life changing must haves. Sorted by category! (I’ll come back and link things later)
Money
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey - Debt is bad. Net worth is a better indicator for wealth than annual income. Be intentional.
Everydollar - Solid budgeting software that links to your bank account; drag your expenses and organize your money. Easy enough to do with your spouse. Has a mobile app too!
Millionaire Fastlane by MJ Demarco - Become rich young and make money while you sleep. CENTS business. Great to do after the 4th Ramsey Baby Step!
Vanguard - Manage your own money online with low minimal fees.
Insurance People for good coverage at low prices - https://www.ramseysolutions.com/trusted?srsltid=AfmBOooDdnu0YiRTNnQ64OsJv252o4ysqkcL3_T8ndOkTHs3eLy1iVOK
Walmart for everything, no membership needed similar unit prices without having to buy in bulk plus free grocery pickup
Health
Sleep
Tempur-pedic Mattress - LIFE CHANGING. Rest is everything. No more pain from misalignment other companies try to copy their design.
Slow burn by Stu Mittleman - Makes cardio fun, easy and sustainable!
Eye Mask - The darker the better for circadian rhythm
Black out curtains - same as above
Bed jet - I’ve heard this is good!
Shoes
Brooks GTS 23’s - Best walking/ standing shoe ever.
Birkenstocks - Aesthetic shoes that support your feet (get the ones with cork, not plastic)
Air
Clean Air Kits - Cheap and HIGHLY effective way to clean your air + Quiet. Dirty air is a killer, and outside air isn’t always the temperature you want.
Filtrete filters (1900, MERV 13)
Water
Brita Filters
Refrigerator filters - You don’t want prescriptions, metal or debris in your gut biome.
Drink out of glass
Avoid other liquids 90% of the time
Movement
PowerBlocks
TRX
Weight Set
Pullup bar
Yoga Mat
Bands
Wraps
Clips
Weights
Treadmill
Trap Bar
Kitchen Tupperware/ Cookware
Swiss Diamond, or Cast Iron
Glass Tupperware
Stainless Steel Bowls
Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
Heavy Silverware
AVoid plastic - You don’t want to heat plastic or tephlon. No plastic cups, bowls, tupperware, bottles, etc. (If you can help it)
Veggie Chopper - Make cutting and eating veggies easier. Good for salsa too!
Ninja Creami - Make Protein Ice cream at home, makes lean bulking more fun!
Instapot
Pressure Cooker All in one
Roasting pan
Lemon Juicer and zester
Silicon tools
Only use EVOO
Scrub Mom Sponge
Grill Tools
Smoke Detector, CO Detector
OveGloves
Fire Blankets
Fire Extinguishers
Crockpot
Silicone Mats
Supplements
Multivitamin - in case you aren’t hitting your micros from food
Fish oil - heart healthy!
D3 - Crucial in the fall & winter.
Zinc - Healing + Immunity
Local Honey - Less reactive to local pollen in your area
Probiotic - Heal & maintain a healthy gut to absorb nutrients better and regulate your body
Garden Life
Kombucha!
Kraut
Dandelion Root Tea - Stimulates the liver for hormone regulation
Nutrition
Dodd’s Health Protocol - One ingredient foods, water, fruits or veggies every meal. 80% of the time. What you put in the shopping cart becomes your body. Shop the perimeter of the store.
Relationships
His needs, Her needs by Dr. William F. Harley, Jr. - Emotional Needs + Emotional Bank Account. Learn how romantic love works and your and your partners needs. So important.
He Wins, She wins by Dr. William F. Harley, Jr. - Don’t do anything that isn’t a Win/Win.
Love Busters by Dr. William F. Harley, Jr. - Rules for respect and rarely making withdraws from the relationship. “A relationship is where you go to give” - Tony Robbins
7 Habits of Highly Effective people by Dr. Stephen R. Covey - The chapter on “Seek to Understand, then to be Understood” is essential for communication aka relationships with others.
How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie - Stories are dated, but the principles are sound especially for first impressions and living out that “strangers are just friends you haven’t met yet.” - Yeats
“Know that everyone has subjects they are experts at that you can learn from. Just ask.” - Me
Spirituality
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - Know the most fundamental universal principle that creates untold peace by being present and understanding the nature of the mind.
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle - Discover your life’s purpose and notice how presence transforms daily life.
Meditation - Doesn’t always have to be formal. Be aware of how you are doing something.
Incense - I don’t always, but when I do it’s Nag Champa. So good.
Venerable Nick Keomahavong - Shares wisdom from ancient buddhist teachings that offer real application to daily life. Keep things clean, simple, breathe, give, and do good, avoid bad.
Self-Development (I have read close to 100 nonfiction books here are my favorites)
7 Habits of Highly Effective people - I have read this book 3 times, and learn something new everytime. I have bought 6 copies and handed them out. Everyone I respect loves this book. Timeless principles on being effective. It’s a must read!
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy - It’s the smallest actions that we repeatedly do that ultimately shape our entire lives, thus change is easy and small; yet massive in the longterm. He gives so many great examples. I have read this 2 times and am rereading it currently.
Atomic Habits by James Clear Environment is a huge contributor to the action we take by default. Such a quick read too.
Millionaire fastlane by MJ Demarco - This book led me to buy and read all the others MJ wrote. These are foundational concepts you must understand to divorce from the 99% thinking and thus average wealth. You must be a business owner and follow his CENTS framework.
$100M Offers & $100M Leads by Alex Hormozi - The value equation is priceless/ timeless in “Offers”, and the success by volume is timeless in “Leads”.
Best Year Ever by Darren Hardy - Identify the priority and live it out. Holds your hand as your setting goals and you get 100x more done.
Power vs Force by David R. Hawkins - Learn to use power over force.
Letting Go by David R. Hawkins - Learn to let go and just be.
The ONE thing by Gary Keller - Focus on the essential action that will get you to where you want to go.
Essentialism by Greg McKeown - Focus on the essential in life, the rest is noise
Deep Work by Cal Newport - Remove distraction and be contrarian, everything worthwhile comes from a deep state of uninterrupted focus. Go all in.
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - Remove anything from the spaces you inhabit that don’t spark joy or add utilitarian value to your life. Push it all to the center and go through one by one. PURGE. Things hold energy (memories and reasons) and the clutter the subconscious mind. That’s why you sleep better at a hotel because none of YOUR stuff is there.
Grain Brain by Dr. David Perlmutter - He says Grains, carbs, and sugar cause disease after 40 years of studying it. Avoid/ Minimize.
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch - 80/20 need I beat a dead horse.
Influence by Robert B. Cialdini Ph.D. - Principles of persuasion
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Intentional with what you place your attention and how you do something unlocks flow and it makes life enjoyable
Breathe by James Nester - Read a summary and watch his youtube video on this based on the book and it’s super fascinating and important. Watch his video and he will show you how to breathe and why.
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley - Studies actual millionaires in the U.S. and shows you their habits. The buy quality, the don’t care about the opinion of others, they live on way less than they make, and they are generous.
Rich Dad Poor Dad and Cash Flow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki - Classics however don’t use debt lol. What’s important is his stress on how important it is to build assets (things that give you a return) over liabilities (things that take your money)
More honorable mentions:
Relentless
Show Your work
Shoe Dog
Sam Walton Made in America
Outsiders
The everything store Jeff Bezos
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
SPIN Selling
The Power of Focus
Being Mortal
ACIM
Men are from Mars Women are from Venus
8 Dates
BRRRR
House hack
Dali Lama
Teachings of Buddha
Documentaries/ Quality Content
Social Dilemma - Negative effects of social media
Live to 100: Secret of the Blue Zones - How people live to 100 and are healthy, happy and live lives of meaning
Roger Love TedX talk
Online Tools
Asana - Online Kanban board with team integration. Quality app too. Manage your life.
Loom - Records your screen, audio, and webcam for effective videos and tutorials for your team.
Last Pass - Password Manager
SquareSpace - Build this website in an evening and you don’t have to deal with clunky old wordpress and all of the back end stuff. Just focus on the content and products.
ChatGPT - It is the new search engine. It can also help you clarify your thoughts and improve your writing and overcome complex problems fast!
Honey - Coupons when you checkout online
GoFullPage - Screenshot any page and save as a PDF
Self Control - Site blocker extension to block websites you can’t stop using or help being distracted by. Set it up and give someone else the password to change.
Tech/ Office - Makes work effective.
Iphone Pro
Macbook Pro 16” = Photos
Build your own workhorse for windows (Built mine in 2016 and it is just now the minimum standard for work stations in the office)
Air pods
Black Widow Chroma
Razer Naga is good
Protoarc Vertical Mouse!
Standing desk
Standing Mat
Computer Chair
Bluetooth Headphones A1 or Bose ear plugs
Desk pad
Paper clip holder
Post its
G7 Pens
Swingline staplers
KIP plotters
Logitech C Webcam
Blue Yeti or Blue Bird Mics
Mint Mobile
Starlink for internet
Household Items
Shark Cordless Vacuum
Chom Chom
Stainless steel pet food bowls
White board
Cat window bed
Baskets
Lable Maker
Clear bins
LED lights everywhere.
House Reno Musts/ Tools. (Design, Measure, Cut, Attach - Mr.MMM)
Speed Square
Compound Miter Saw
Table Saw
Porter Cable Air Nailer kit
Paslode Framing Nailer
SawZaw
Craftsman Brushless Battery powered tools, 20V Drill, Impact Drill w/ bits, Circular Saw, Leaf Blower, Weedeater,
Power washer
John Deere Mower
Kleins wire stripper and testers
All hand tools from Harbor Freight (Hammers, ratchet sets, wrenches, screw drivers, Rubber Mallet, Axes, Sledge Hammer, Mini Sledge, Jacks, Box Cutter, Plyers, zipties, rope, bungee cords, tape, 5 gallon buckets, shovels, metal rakes tines and teeth,)
Kobalt wheel barrow with hard wheel
Hand truck
Dolly
Rasp plane
Wood Working Chisels
Craftsman Saw horses adjustable heights
Sherwin Williams paint for high end
Solid Paint that is affordable, Lowe’s does a good job
Premixed Mud, Regular tape
Werner Ladders all day. With attachable bucket. Do not ever buy a cheap ladder.
Pex crimpers, rings, pipe with shark bites for plumbing
Pry bar
Levels One 4’, Small one ideally magnetic with a vertical plumb
Stud Finder
Laser Level good ones are pricey
John Level Carpenter Square
Chalk Reel
Trim Puller Tool
Order lights off Amazon interior and exterior
Hose from harbor Frieght
Wood from lumber yard
You can get good things from Restore or salvage yards in a pinch
Granite from people who do custom kitchens, baths and cabinetry
Look for appliances with light dings or scratches they can be marked down a bit from store to store.
GE Appliances are great.
Pitboss smokers are awesome, so are the green eggs
Ego Battery operated saw is awesome
14” Corded saw is awesome
Rent everything else from a place with new tools are does the proper maintaince: exvators, skid steers, orbital sanders and edgers, planers, Log splitters
Stanley Box Tape
Pocket rule
Schlutter ditra under layment for tile and for custom showers
LVP is a cheap way to cover a lot of sq.ft. fast. Use pergo underlayment for sure.
However, your hometown hardware store likely has good prices on hard wood floors that don’t have all the chemicals and the value is way higher, and they not hard to lay at all. You can even rent a nailer.
Levolor Blinds 50% off on black friday, buy that ish.
Harbor frieght air compressor tool kit
Dremel Oscillating multi tool
Caulk Gun Big and small
Tin Snips
Hammer Drill 3/4”
Caulk tool
Deer skin gloves
3 Pack Purdy Roller 3/8” Naps
Extendable Pole
2 1/2” Angled brush
5 and one
Brush cleaner (Spikes and wire)
Multi tool Nap cleaner
Drop Clothes
Kneeling mat
N-95 masks
Respirators
Headlamp
Palm Sander
Work belt Usually for roofing but good to have when working to keep your tools close
Floor slider to move furniture
Shims
XL Johnny Wax ring always in old houses
American Standard Sink Kit
Allen + Roth bathroom fixtures
Step mop
Rigid Shop Vac - First purchase we made!
Milwaukee tools are great
Amazon basics for batteries
Try to get solar or recharable items like kobalt flashlight
Dry dex spackle
Pink roll insulation
Muscle bound tape
Wet tile cutter
(Dry) tile cutter
Craftsman jig saw
John Deere Snow Plow Blade
Land Surveying
Texas Instrument Flagging
Orange Hat
Tick Gaurds
Carhart Jumpsuit
Thermal Jumpsuit for Winter
Muck Boots
Echo Boots
511 Tac’s
Darn Tough socks
Knee high socks
Belt
Machete
Carlson Software
AutoDesk AutoCAD
Browns Survey Book
Camping Stool
1/2 Gallon
Cooler Backpack
Lunch box
Roll on Sunscreen
Calculator
Umbrella
Knee Pads
Construction Harness
Great Websites
https://custommealplanner.com/
https://www.ramseysolutions.com/real-estate/mortgage-payoff-calculator?srsltid=AfmBOopqUh41wB-vA_dHp3B9xDACuyE4Dh0GfJBejYq3oGYPRuQCw3ti
http://www.moneychimp.com/calculator/compound_interest_calculator.htm
https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/net-worth-calculator?srsltid=AfmBOopcBJujXgwX1tv2fcxEr6_9u02X36ZlzbiwKyn2svqVEqQl89Yh
https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/compound-interest-calculator?srsltid=AfmBOorXmNq61PgiofSHajxuKxGTQiCPjSLloBxxr3MukgzJ4h90UOqI
https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/
https://projectlifemastery.com/
https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/
https://www.zillow.com/mortgage-calculator/
Land Survey Related:
https://www.fema.gov/
https://earth.google.com/
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
https://topobuilder.nationalmap.gov/
Fun Games
Tapple
Pong
Uno
Cornhole
Frisbee
Football
Ping Pong
Hues & Cues
Coup
Good People
MJ Demarco
Charlie Munger
Alex Hormozi
Sam Ovens
Warren Buffett
