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 […]
One of my readers sent me this great piece on productivity. While most of these about general well being and therefore non-personal finance related, understand that without a healthy mind and body, money is unimportant. Best time to Study – When you wake up in the morning, you will probably feel tired and dizzy. However, […]
Have you ever came back from vacation and felt a different side of you take over? How about when you go on vacation? I believe it’s quite normal for us to feel and act a little different during days where we are away from home, but how dramatic are the differences? Yesterday, I came back […]
I still remember the time when my school teacher taught me about the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle). All the benefits that they spoke about honestly didn’t mean much to me at the time (I was more concerned about playing soccer at recess), but it was important for kids like me to at least start […]
With headlines all over about the financial mess and how bad the economic is (and will be), many of us feel a sense of doubt about the future. Thanksgiving is coming up, and it’s easy to feel less excited about the idea of celebration when our retirement savings, investments and emergency funds depleting every day. […]
In one of our dreaming moments during the weekend, Emma and I jokingly spoke about joining a private golf country club. It was brand new, relatively close from where we live and also extremely nice. The financial commitment to enroll were: $30,000 to join (although that can be negotiated down to possibly $20,000 we heard) […]
