All through life, we were taught to believe that bigger is better. More, more, more our teachers would say; higher, higher, and higher, our parents cheered. When we grew up, we carried this mentality as the way of life. We stretched to buy the biggest house, we worked long hours to advance our career as […]
Layoffs are never pleasant, but there are some layoff procedures that just makes you feel even worst. I’ve heard of a few recently that caught my attention as either unique, disastrous, or both. Here they are and hopefully business owners can read this and understand how these layoffs not only burn bridges, they actually affect […]
This is a guest post from Neal Frankle, CFP, who regularly contributes to this blog on investment subjects. Eventually the market is going to turn around. Your funds will start going up in value. But my guess is, even then, you’ll find it hard to stay motivated about investing. The world is going to call […]
UH2L‘s comment sparked another idea on slowing down the mini David in me that likes to splurge. So when I want to buy nice things that are somewhat expensive, I plan ahead and I budget. What would happen if we stop buying everything from now on when we want them and instead plan and budget […]
Whether it’s a lavish lifestyle, a luxury experience or an exotic products, we have all desired something unaffordable. Sometimes, just the fact that it’s unattainable makes us want it even more. How do we cope with it when it happens? Here’s my version of this last night. Off and on, my wife and I would […]
It’s not that I don’t like saving money (yes I do), but when weeks go by without me splurging, that wallet of mine seems to vibrate by itself. The urge is always to press snooze by buying something, but the silence only lasts for a short while. It’s amazing to me how this works but […]
