You may not realize it, but in between making corny jokes and yelling about who touched the thermostat, your father taught you a great deal about money. Dads are usually the financial teacher in the family, but even fathers who never spoke a word about the family budget passed along important money wisdom to their kids. […]
Money Beliefs
A large part of success is in knowing yourself. This is true whether you are starting a relationship or whether you are working towards a financially stress free life. If you want to create success in personal finance, then you want to cultivate the behaviors that will lead to financial freedom. Here are some things […]
Ask anyone what the important rules of money are and they’ll likely be able to give you several maxims that at least sound like good advice. Unfortunately, many people are walking around following rules that really don’t apply anymore. The subject of personal finance seems to attract old wives’ tales that masquerade as solid advice. […]
Last month I confessed to an addictive behavior: recreational shopping. I actually wasn’t sure if I could classify it as a full-fledged addiction. Then David commented, “I’m glad Vered got out of her ritual of checking the same website for new arrivals daily, but make no mistake, addiction was the perfect word to describe that […]
Let’s break these rich factors down.
If you’re not a natural-born saver, you might believe that the key to becoming a good money manager is willpower and deprivation. The thinking with this is that if you just grit your teeth, force yourself to forgo temptations, and record every penny, then you’ll become more responsible with your money. The only problem with […]