A BALANCE TRANSFER MIGHT BE THE OPTION THAT WORKS FOR YOU Ah, the New Year, a new perspective, a new way of looking at things in our lives. For lots of people the New Year means making resolutions or promises to themselves to stay on track with their goals. Maybe your New Years Resolution is keeping that promise to yourself about quitting smoking and saving money at the same time or just saving money, online trading, starting a budget or starting a new career or second job. Beginning your year with a monthly budget can be a great start to tackling your debt. We’ve been using a budget for a number of years now and track all of our income and spending which includes asking for receipts. Sounds a bit boring but in part this is what allowed us to become debt free before we were 40 years old. Ultimately whether we had debt or not our budget allowed us to see what’s costing us more than it should and to adjust our spending habits to compensate for it. Related: How to create a results driven budget for 2018 I’m not going to lie to you, having a second […]
Mortgage Freedom Means You Still Need To Run : Our May 2017 Budget Update
EVERY DAY IS LIKE A FINANCIAL ROAD TRIP WITH BUMPS, DETOURS, GREEN LIGHTS AND FLAT TIRES. Teach me how to get rich my sister-in-law asks me surprisingly a few weeks back since finding out we’ve been mortgage free 4 years as of May 2017. I don’t know about the “Rich” part but I can certainly talk for hours about budgets, frugal living and the importance of it all. Mortgage Freedom is just the beginning Since burning our mortgage papers Mrs. CBB and I have done one thing that some people might stop doing. Do you want to know what it is? Of course you do. Related: How we became mortgage free in 5 years We never stopped with the financial discipline we’ve ingrained into our routine over the past 10 years. Sometimes it’s hard to look back and think it has been that long but not really when you consider the life of a typical mortgage is 20-25 years. I don’t have all the answers but I do know that if you aren’t prepared to invest in your finances then you must deal with what you have. I don’t care if you’re already rich, collecting welfare, earn […]
How to become Financially Free in a How To World : March Net Worth Update (+1.46%)
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS… Remember that movie? Even the relationship industry has poured their hearts out to those in need of motivation for years and making a mint from it. Why? The words How and To can be compared to gold because finding the answers to something you need or want is a relief, a big one. Becoming financially free was something I wanted from a young age even though I was still learning about what the heck it meant. All I knew is that if you needed something you had to have money to pay for it. I knew that you had to work to make money and that it wasn’t always easy to find a job unless you specialized in something that was needed. I ask myself, ‘How to’ do something when I don’t understand what I’m doing and Google it. I did lots of that when I was in University and I still do it today for just about anything I need clarification on. Is it all true what we read online? No, so before you rush out to make millions of dollars from licking envelopes be ready to embrace the good, […]
Dangers Of Role-Playing The Rich Life Without Financial Peace : The Saturday Weekend Review #213
WHEN THE CURTAINS CLOSE WHO WILL BE THERE TO SAVE YOU? I’ve learned that there is no in-between for people when it comes to financial success and what one would consider money failure. Many people either consider themselves rich or poor and that’s what they base financial success on rather than being comfortable in the middle. I’m not going to get into a spiel (shocking I know) about how to save money or get out of debt because I’m sure by now you should know how-stop spending money. Instead I want to focus on financial peace and what it means to you. Have you ever thought about what would bring you financial peace in your life instead of stress? If yes, how are you working towards attaining financial peace? If no, stop trying to figure it all out or pretending you’re someone you’re not for the sake of playing the lead role in a movie about your life that doesn’t exist. Related: How to say No, I’m on a budget. Unanswered questions most often become swept behind and forgotten until it’s too late. Why is it so hard for someone to say, ‘I’m broke‘ or “I just don’t have […]
What It Feels Like To Have No Debt When Others Struggle : November 2016 Net Worth Update (+1.58%)
NO MATTER WHERE THE JOURNEY TAKES YOU FEEL THE ADVENTURES FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT. Do I know what it’s like to struggle financially and feel like I’m not going to get ahead? You’re damn right I do, but not the way you might be or someone else might be. Our struggles are our own but even then it can leave a lasting scar. Let me explain why and how I overcame these dark feelings and my importance to motivate others to feel their financial dreams too. I can’t remember a time during my teen years where having no debt was part of the equation in my day-to-day activities. Making money and saving it was what life was all about for me up until I bought my first flat at age 19. That’s when my financial radar kicked in and boy was it a shocker. Related: Was I too young when I bought my first property? It was then when I realized how debt could make you feel since I’d always paid cash for anything I needed. I don’t come from a wealthy family in fact most of my years were spent working to save for anything I needed, […]
Building Wealth Starts When You Stop Making Poor Financial Decisions
You Don’t Need To Be Embarrassed By The Way You Manage Your Money If You Do It Right. Building wealth seems to be the target for just about everyone unless you don’t mind struggling for money to pay the bills and retire comfortably. At least once a week I get an email from a fan who tells me they are tired of being broke, have lots of debt and want to start building wealth now rather than later. Not only is that a smart idea it’s the beginning of a journey back to square one where you get to clean your financial slate and do it right. Are you embarrassed by the personal finance decisions that you are making? You should be if you’re making simple mistakes that are causing you to spend more money than you should be especially when you have technology at your finger-tips. Rate comparison for everything is available to us but when it comes to financial rate comparison it takes a back seat to everything else. Related: Stop blaming the government for all of your debt problems. Not having money and surviving on a low-income or struggling with a high debt-ratio can be embarrassing […]
5 Reasons Why You Should Build Wealth From The Inside Out : August Net Worth Update (+0.95%)
BUILDING WEALTH FROM NOTHING IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE AND WORTH THE CHALLENGE You can’t be financially successful unless you’ve created a personal manual and mastered it which is why it’s very important to build wealth from the inside out. What does all this mean? It means you need to have a purpose before you can fulfill your financial dreams and the only way to achieve this starts with-in by writing a story. To build wealth you must do 3 things; Plan it, Master it, Live it. Build wealth without fear of failure 1. Investigate step by step the reasons why you want to be financially free. Once you have a clear view of your path or even an inkling of where you want to be it will help you take the first step. For example when Mrs. CBB and I decided to use a budget we talked about why we wanted to use one and wrote down some key points to make sure we were on the same page in the manual we were creating to build wealth. 2. Create a strategy and a sketch It’s great that you have ideas but you need action steps to […]
5 Motivational Inspirations To Consider While You Bulldoze Debt : The Saturday Weekend Review #188
IF DEBT BOXES YOU IN THERE ARE WAYS TO HELP PULL YOU OUT. Becoming a motivational push for those who have large amounts of debt isn’t as easy as it sounds even if you are debt free and have been down that same path or a similar one in the past. When I started blogging at Canadian Budget Binder I didn’t realize how much of a motivational inspiration I would be to many of my fans. I thought I would be writing for myself but almost 5 years later and thousands of readers I have an audience that motivates me to share our financial experiences and those of other fans. If I didn’t believe that I was influencing my readers in any way especially by letting them into our home and financial world I would have quit blogging years ago. That’s clearly not the case as my readers are my rock. The sheer amount of emails that I get from fans looking for budgeting tips or sharing with me their success stories because they read my blog motivates me to keep on writing. Do you see how this works? You give, you get, you give, you get. It all […]
