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 fun place to be. Everyone has had money problems at one point or another unless they were born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Many of the rich and famous grew up in families with money problems yet went on to become multi-million dollar actors, actresses and musicians. 15 Rich Celebs Who Grew Up Poor Leighton Meester Jewel Hilary Swank Sarah Jessica Parker Jim Carrey Demi Moore Eminem Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Cruise Stephen King Mariah Carey Jay-Z Sean Combs Celine Dione Oprah Winfrey Estimated Net Worth 2.9 Billion Money problems can happen to anyone but constantly worrying about what you must fix instead of living your dreams will harm your financial future. Most people when they get down in the dumps about their money problems they want to do nothing and look to support from anyone that will listen. Some people are super […]
Don’t Make Money Problems Your Daily Obsession : Our Net Worth Update November 2017 (+0.27%)
Family Finances: Somebody Is Watching You
When it comes to family finances, somebody is watching you especially when you have children in your life. My name is Laurie and I’m married with 4 kids, 3 girls and a boy. We live in the upper Midwest and have recently begun a journey to achieve financial sanity for our family. Welcome to a glimpse into the life of a formerly financially irresponsible couple who have vowed to make changes to the way they handle their money. Our Family Finances After 16 + years of marriage, we finally “got the picture” and began managing our family finances in a responsible manner. Three months into our “journey to debt free” things are going slow, but they are indeed moving in the right direction. Part of our journey to financial responsibility has been to assess how we came about making such a mess of our money in the first place. When we took a look back at the interesting ways our parents handled money, it gave us an eye-opening look as to part of the reason we were never very good at handling our finances. Somebody is Watching You You see, your kids, they’re always watching you, for better or for worse. This is why […]
Solving Spending Pressures of the Holiday Season
You’re probably at the beach or spending time in the pool and snow and ice are the furthest thing from your mind. It’s only July but thinking about the Holiday Season early can save you money and help take the stress down a notch with a an early planning strategy. The Holiday Season was special for my family in the UK and there was a feeling of joy in the air every day in December. We celebrated Christmas in the UK but just not on the level as Mrs. CBB’s family does here in Canada. Looking back I think if we had the snow it might have had a bigger impact on us. You know how we are all dreaming of a white Christmas… well that is part of the experience but not all of us get it. My father used to always say,”I was lucky if I got an orange son,you don’t know you’re born“. In other words you don’t know how lucky you have it now compared to life before you were born. My Mum and Dad would always help us kids decorate a tree and we would all have gifts to open on Christmas morning followed by […]
