Hindsight is 20… Okay, we know that saying so let’s skip the crap. Today is the last day of the year decade. Is there anything you wish you did this decade that you didn’t? If you could turn back time, how will your goals be different? I read somewhere before that most of us overestimate […]
December 2009
Meet Mr Hiroshi, who makes $600k a year and is much farther from financial freedom than you and me. Mr Hiroshi lives in Tokyo, and is currently married with two kids. When Lehman failed, he was one of the the employees who lost his job. He made $600k a year, but with Lehman stock being […]
This time of year, it is common to receive a rather friendly suggestion that you can skip a debt payment. Some lenders will let you do this just for the month of December (“use the money to ease your holiday budget crunch”), and others will let you skip payments in January as well (“start your […]
If you don’t buy it now, the price will go up. Sales people love limited time offers, because there aren’t many ways to get a customer to make a purchase faster than telling them that the price will be higher if they buy later. But for a customer, is it worth it to say yes?
In an age where every airline is cutting back and cutting corners, is it still possible to save money on airfare? The answer is a resounding YES. It just depends on your ability to plan ahead, follow a few basic rules, and show some flexibility. When you travel for business, it is much more difficult […]
The better your life is, the harder you try to protect it. Success comes at a cost, but no one really thinks about it beforehand. Many would consider this a high quality problem, but fame and success may not be all it’s cracked up to be. Think back to the days when you were a […]