Being responsible with your money at a young age has its advantages. One of the main reasons why young adults should start saving and investing as early as possible would be to reap the rewards of what would be sometimes known as the magic of compounding. Compounding is when you earn returns on past investment […]
When you find yourself under a mountain of debt, eliminating or even reducing it is no easy task, but it is possible! Not only is it possible, but it’s essential to your financial and even emotional and physical health. The burden of debt can take its toll in so many ways. That’s why it’s so […]
When getting started on the road to building wealth, having a plan for your money and making the decision to save for an emergency fund is where it begins. There are different ways to go about deciding how much to contribute to your emergency fund depending on what works for you. There are so many […]
Saving money is the first step to financial freedom and unfortunately it’s something that many people struggle with. They struggle because they don’t have a plan for how to save and how much to save. The “how to” for saving comes from instilling the habit of paying yourself first. Once you come to realize “how”, […]
A simple financial principle that many people don’t incorporate into their budget is to consider that saving money is an expense. Some people may have a hard time understanding the idea of paying yourself first, let alone applying the concept. Let’s face it, after paying the rent/mortgage, utilities, car payment, insurance, credit cards, etc., more […]
It’s too late to prepare for opportunities when they come, that’s why we have to prepare for them before they show up. We often live our lives hoping for that big opportunity to come our way, we dream of what we would or could do if we were given a chance. Many of us may […]
To be consistent in the things we do has many great advantages and people who consciously practice being consistent, know it! So, if we’re serious about change in any area of our life, we need to be constantly and regularly performing good habits. By doing that, we’ll find whatever we’re looking to achieve will take […]
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 […]
What is passive income exactly? Passive income is simply money that is made passively! And what does that mean?! Well…basically, it is money that’s earned by doing as little work or the most minimum amount of work possible. Unlike a job where we have to work in order to earn an income, passive income comes […]
Aside from saving to pay ourselves first and saving to invest, there is also another key area of savings which is saving to give! Saving to give can be a difficult concept to grasp for many of us who are struggling just to keep our heads above water…and understandably so. In order to give financially, […]