I will update our net worth here as it is available.
All investments come with risk and if someone offers you different advice, RUN! Investment risks are something you shouldn’t lose sleep over but when you have your future diversified you pull back the sheets and for some people it’s a hard pillow to crash on. I’ve found that over the years the more I learn…
YOUR NET WORTH TRACKING SHEET WILL TELL A STORY I have a new printable for all of you, a Net Worth Tracking Sheet which we feel is critical to the success of any savings and retirement portfolio at the basic level. Over the years our free budget download which we added to the blog has…
THE ONLY DOLLAR SIGN YOU WANT TO SEE IS A POSITIVE ONE WITH A CLEAR PATH So you’re earning more money and happy about it but what you do with that money is the REAL celebration because a dollar sign is nothing more than a number that can be worth more or worth less….
When your financial situation is in high spirits and you want to share your happiness with friends and family someone else’s world may be in financial crisis. One thing I learned early on before writing this finance blog is that money talk can be strange especially when you deal with different financial situations. If you’re…
OUR FINANCE TRACK DOESN’T END AND NEITHER SHOULD YOURS Money is why we started this blog and we certainly aren’t going to end it just because we’ve reached the one million dollar number that for some reason people think is the big bang theory of finance. How finance began and how finance ends, either…
GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE SAND FREELOADER THERE’S NO FREE RIDE To The Parent(s) who won’t ask their adult child to pay rent when they move back home THIS post is for you. To The Adult child who moves back home with his/her parents and doesn’t think they need to pay rent, THIS…
MONEY OUT THE WINDOW OR MONEY WELL SPENT- THE CHOICE IS YOURS! You might be paying banking fees for every bank account you own whether it’s with the same financial institution or not. I know plenty of people who bank with several Big 5 banks and I’m not sure if they understand the costs…
TO THINK RICH YOU NEED MORE THAN JUST IDEAS! We went from nothing to simple millionaires in 40 years by going to work and saving our money! It took us a long time with plenty of ups and downs but with the wealth of knowledge available today YOUR rich can be done even faster. Can…
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS STILL HAS TO PAY THE BILLS If you want to learn the secrets about how you can go broke quick, I’ve got you covered. It’s not about wanting to earn more money it’s about understanding why you don’t have any. Often it’s easier to see outside a pane of broken…
PEACE OF MIND WITH MONEY SHOULD BE A FIRST STEP TO FINDING YOUR RICH It’s just one million dollars that bridges the gap, not that big of a deal really. Or is it? As your wealth grows the less attractive previous money goals become only because society has groomed us to believe that more…
MONEY ON THE BRAIN WILL LEAD YOU TO A DEAD-END Are you that person who constantly thinks about your money problems? Do you have a friend who can’t stop talking about their money problems? I’ve been in both situations over the course of my life and I’ll tell you from experience that it’s not a…
BUILDING WEALTH AND DEBT FREEDOM GOES BEYOND A WAGE INCREASE Unless you get a wage increase that is far beyond your norm the only gratification most people get is seeing the bigger number on their pay cheque. Even then if you’re not putting that wage increase to work you’re hiring and firing your own…