Emma and I went to a pretty fancy restaurant to celebrate my wife’s birthday. After we sat down, our waitress pleasantly asked us “Would you like some wine tonight?” We just experienced a form of up-sell. What is Up-Sell Up-sell is the act of suggesting a higher priced product or service to a customer who […]
Often, we lack motivation and resort to looking for excuses why something is unnecessary, why the task should be done by someone else and why we can wait till tomorrow to do it. In the meantime, we search for tips and tricks all over the place to help boost our motivation. Most of the suggestions […]
One of my readers congratulated me on being quoted on the New York Times recently. With more and more people starting to look at blogging as a source of insightful information, there is no doubt that blogging is becoming main stream. As a reader of this blog, you can take pride in knowing that you […]
Larry King Live on CNN interviewed two families in trouble because of the recent housing crisis last night. The first family was starting to get behind on their payment, while the other already lost her home and is now living in her car. Overview of the Two Situations Family Hope The first family (which we […]
My parents taught me so much of what I know today. The importance of living below our means, the understanding of money matters and the appreciation of compound interest are all values that were ingrained into me at a very young age. I remember my mom used to tell me “there are always ways to […]
Things happen in life. If we always choose to ignore the problems, it will eventually snowball into a much bigger crisis. This means that we need to take care of the issues first even if it will sometimes bring us down emotionally. In order to stay motivated through these events, it is imperative that we […]
