To grow your wealth, you need to become knowledgeable in a number of different financial areas. To not be educated in the basics will cost you in the long run. It is not that you need to be an expert, but one must understand the simple concepts in personal finance. The following is a high-level … [Read more...] about Follow a Budget, Increase Your Financial Knowledge
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Five Pounds to Perfect
Do you ever hear yourself starting sentences with, “If only,” or “When I,” or “After I?” They sound like this: “If only I had a doctoral degree, I could get the job I really want,” or “After I make my first million, I can travel to exotic lands,” or “When I lose five pounds, I’ll reward myself with … [Read more...] about Five Pounds to Perfect
Using the Three Bucket Retirement Strategy
After many years of hard work and diligent saving for retirement, many struggle with the fear that they will outlive their nest egg. Or, perhaps worse, that the financial systems will collapse. So what does one do? Plan! It is my belief that the Three Bucket Retirement Strategy will both guard … [Read more...] about Using the Three Bucket Retirement Strategy
Nine Strategies for a Debt-Free Life
A debt-free life, what would that be like and how do you achieve it? Living debt-free is a life that is stress-free. A stress-free life is something that you can become comfortable with. Once you achieve such a goal, you will never go back. Detailed below is how you can achieve a debt-free … [Read more...] about Nine Strategies for a Debt-Free Life
Home Buying: How Much Can You Afford?
Many people want to live the dream of owning their own home. Paying rent is a waste of money, they say. What you don’t want to happen is to overbuy or overextend and turn that dream into a nightmare. How much can you afford? Owning a home is special, and you must prepare accordingly. We will … [Read more...] about Home Buying: How Much Can You Afford?
Practicing Powerful Daily Routines for Success
Most Americans wake up feeling tired and sluggish. Many of us wake up with a mood that is neutral or slightly negative and we spend most of the morning trying to get caught up. This article does not promise to makeover your entire life or guarantee that you’ll become a morning person ready to run … [Read more...] about Practicing Powerful Daily Routines for Success
Setting Goals for Success
It has often been said that unless we have goals in our personal or business lives, how do we know when we have had success? Many of us work hard, but our lives still lack fulfillment. What can we do to invoke change in our lives? Before you can change your life, you must change your thinking. It … [Read more...] about Setting Goals for Success
