Photo credit: Shika Kaoin Picking the wrong goals is like running on the hamster wheel. Once you achieve one goal, you set another and then another after that. No matter how many goals you achieve, you are back to square one as you set new ones. There is really no end game. Money is the […]
More often than not, our view of (rather than the situation itself) dictate our state of mind. Some people would still be happy even if the world came crashing down. For others, a minor setback would spark off a downward spiral of deeper sadness. New circumstances are thrown at us day in and day out. […]
In the November issue of Fortune magazine is a featured article about the HENRYs (high earners, not rich yet). The writer argues that while they account for only 2.3% of the all American tax payers, they pay 17% of the total taxes paid. The author believes that it’s not fair that they pay a high […]
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) […]
With all the headlines about the crisis in our financial system, it is very easy to become consumed and worry about our wealth. After all, what else are we supposed to think about when our stock holdings are tumbling in front of us? Then in the middle of reading about all the financial articles, a […]
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 […]
