“There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting out of debt.” – Dave Ramsey As a consumer, you have to spend your money on the things that you need, right? And (let’s face it) you enjoy spending money on the things that you want. While there’s nothing wrong with that, the problem comes when […]
“A cardinal rule in budgeting and saving is to pay yourself first. Once your paycheck hits your account, wisdom has it that you should move some amount to savings even before you pay the bills.” – John Rampton A simple financial principle that many people don’t incorporate into their budget is to consider that saving […]
A lot of us have been sold the idea that we need to go to school, attend college, get a 9-5 job that we end up working for years until we can (hopefully) save enough money to retire, leaving us to do what we enjoy when we’re old. Who the heck wants to live like […]
Let’s start with bad debt. What is Bad Debt? Bad debt is usually obvious and sometimes it’s not. Let’s break it down…bad debt is money we borrow to pay for something that will not increase in value and/or not pay us back after we make the purchase. A clear cut, prime example is using a […]
Many of us have either created or attempted to create an effective budget at some point. For those of us who have, budgeting or “good money management” is probably one of the most difficult things we face in dealing with our finances. What we need to realize is that successful budgeting is key to good […]
For some of us, giving is something we receive so much joy and satisfaction from almost even to a fault! Giving and putting groceries on a credit card for someone isn’t a gift. If we’re giving to a charitable cause or a fancy birthday present for a buddy and after that turning around to put […]
How many times do we feel we don’t have what we want in our life? We find that it’s in lack, and we feel our existence for it lacks. How often do we find ourselves thinking about money and for many of us, the scarcity of it? Based on the first question, I would venture […]
No matter what our financial situation is, knowing and recognizing the difference between assets and liabilities plays a crucial part for creating wealth in our journey to financial freedom. Acquiring assets, whether we purchase or create them, is not only about how we invest our money, but also how we invest our time. We don’t…and […]
Investing can be as simple or as complicated as we want it to be, the point is that our money needs to be utilized in a way that will allow it to grow and produce yields faster than inflation. Inflation is the reduced value of the dollar over time, so as the cost of living […]
Once we realize we’re in a debt spiral, we need to figure out how and where we’re spending our money and what adjustments can be made to stop the madness. This is where we need to be creative and/or make some tough choices (or sacrifices). Bring coffee from home or use the coffee maker at […]