The One Small Step for You...A Giant Leap for Your Future Reaction



Robbing a bank may get you twenty. Do it right and let your money grow over time.



Free money? What a crazy idea. No one gives away money, right?

Wrong. Because when you make contributions to your companies 401(k) savings plan, you usually get matching contributions. It really is like getting free money.



What's that? You say you haven't enrolled in your companies 401(k)? Well, why miss out on getting your free money any longer?

The January 2018 Goals and Plans Reaction

The Batcave Toy Room is beginning to take a new shape with plenty of Star Wars and Batman toys to come.

Oh, he's not dead. Not yet anyway.

I'm alive...alive! I have not posted this regularly since 2015 and more than likely those that have followed me in past, haven't even noticed that I am back. Recently, Brian over at Cool and Collected, did a post on how the great toy bloggers of the past have closed shop and left the planet.

I'd like to think that I am included in that list of bloggers, who gave up the ghost. In my case, and not

The Wants and Needs Paradox

There is a definite difference between needs and wants

Anytime I ask a toy collector or cosplayer what holds them back from achieving their collecting or costuming goals, the answer is always...money.

Some are responsible adults and pay all of their bills and look at their hobbies as wants, working on their costumes and purchasing toys only after they put food on the table. Others, look at toys and costumes as needs and make those purchases first,

The It All Starts with Your Goals Effect

Mapping your own road map is easier than finding Luke Skywalker.

I can relate to the comparison between goal-setting and following a road map. Although, I will admit, I don't always do it myself. I do know the quickest way to reach your destination is to plan a detailed road map to get there. And once you're on the way, continue to check your progress to make sure you stay on course.

Financial planning can be just like toy collecting. You need to set your goals,

You Can Get There if You Plan Synchronicity

Keep your head out of the clouds and make a plan.

How do you pull your dreams out of the clouds and down to Bespin so you can reach them? Like any other place you want to go, your journey to reach your goals requires a map--or a plan. Maybe your goal is to have a new Sideshow Collectible action figure. Or a new car that doesn't break down once  a month. Or a Wayne Manor of your own with space for your growing family. Or you might be

The Dreamers Methodology

Stop dreaming of what could be and make a plan

We all have dreams. Some dreams are fantasies; they're fun to think about, but we don't expect them to come true. Other dreams reflect goals and ambitions that are important to us.

We may dream of having the world's greatest toy collection, being a popular cosplayer, or doing some adulting and dream of buying a home. Continuing our education. Or living comfortably during retirement.

Well, the truth is, most of us can't have everything---at least not all at once. On the other hand, we don't have to give up everything we enjoy to meet our future goals! Whatever your dreams may be, they can only come true if you stop dreaming and start doing. The secret of getting what we want now and in the future is good planning.

The New Year Resolve Antidote

Toasting the New Year with plans and goals for the future

I've ditched resolutions this year in lieu of goals.

To resolve is means to find a solution to a problem. However, I don't think that resolutions are attempts to solve problems, but they are generally ways we want to grow and improve ourselves. At least they are for me.

Whenever I have made resolutions they have always been goal driven

Wizard World Las Vegas Sheds Its Freshman 15, But Gains 20 in Cosplay in Its Sophomore Year

 Twin Suns Star Wars fan club member Viva WW Cosplay welcomes Con attendees to Wizard World Las Vegas 2016

With everything from Star Wars to Super Heroes, Wizard World had it all as it returned to Las Vegas for its sophomore year, which was held March 18-20 2016, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

About the author: John Sholtz is an avid toy collector and the interim editor of the Batcave Toy Room due to the abrupt death of Bruce Wayne. Learn more about him here and connect with him on Twitter at, Facebook, Google+ and Linkedin.