It happens to everybody at least once. You’re finally starting to get ahead of the game, and then life happens. Some expensive event comes at you without warning, and you find yourself once again far from your goals. Michael Porter via Compfight There’s not much you can do to prevent this situation from happening. It’s [...]
Many of your bad financial habits could be influenced by other people who claim to be financial experts. Every day, the average person is overwhelmed with subliminal messages that small businesses and corporations use to influence the financial actions of consumers. Advertisers work through the radio, newspaper or TV in order to manipulate the money [...]
Your life can be divided into three distinct stages: childhood, adulthood and old age. Same goes for the various stages your financial standing goes through. The problem with money is that it doesn’t stay at the same level for long. It can grow or decrease as per your actions and decisions. But you cannot expect [...]
Back on Monday I gave you 10 tips on how to handle your finances. That was a very short and to the point post, but not enough to really get you thinking about it. I thought I should dig a bit deeper into it and really hammer the point home. You’re probably asking “Why do [...]
I started a theme on a different blog yesterday that I thought I’d carry over to this blog today. The basic idea is to write a relatively short post that should be able to be read in 2 minutes by anyone, giving tips of some kind. In this case I’m going to give you 10 [...]
It’s beautiful and it’s sunny but it’s expensive. From holidays to a new weather-appropriate wardrobe, for many Summer can be the priciest season of all. With increasingly unpredictable weather conditions, it is no surprise that people want to make the most of every last sun ray. However with as household debt racks up across many [...]
Making the wrong financial choices can end up costing you big time. Here are five common mistakes people make when it comes to their personal finances and tips on how you can avoid getting in those financial dilemmas. 1. Only making the minimum payments on your credit card Carrying a credit card balance is one [...]
