Seven Traits of Successful People (Reprint)
July 14, 2008 :: Money :: 6 Comments
Ever wonder why some people can never do wrong? I have been observing successful people around me, and experimenting with different ideas. Here are the seven traits that I've found work well for me in many situations. I think they will make you richer and more successful in many ways. 1. ...
How To Create A Successful Home Business (GP)
April 22, 2008 :: Business, Job and Career :: 12 Comments
After reading Pinyo's article entitled 7 key factors to Build successful alternative income streams. It really got me thinking about the various aspects of our personal finances and how appropriate each one is. In the article Pinyo makes an excellent point right at the start in which he comments Do what ...
7 Key Factors to Build Successful Alternative Income Streams
March 17, 2008 :: Making Money :: 33 Comments
Some people views anything related to alternative income streams (aka, making money) as scammy, waste of time, or taking too much effort. Some give alternative income building a try and give up shortly after, because it takes too much time and effort for the minuscule initial results. Why should they ...
Can we actually save too much for college?
September 20, 2007 :: Education :: 15 Comments
I shared some great posts with you in my weekly roundup about college savings. However, these posts and what I have written tend to focus on the dollar amount and savings vehicles. As part of the roundup post, Chief Family Officer commented that $250,000 may not be enough ...
Saving $250,000 for my son’s college education
September 10, 2007 :: Education, Investing, Taxes :: 25 Comments
In "My kid's college costs will be $467,000! Are you kidding me?," I may have gone too far toward the worst case scenario. After additional research at Savingforcollege.com, a more realistic number should be around $250,000 for 2024. Although I have not decided on the exact investment vehicle, ...
$1 Million by 2017. What’s Your Goal?
July 30, 2007 :: Financial Planning :: 62 Comments
Before I started this blog, I did not really have a good financial goal. Actually, my financial goal was similar to 99.9% of other Americans...I wanted to be rich. But what is rich? In "Are you wealthy? Here's a test," I defined wealthy as: "...when income from ...
Wealth Building Made REAL Simple
July 15, 2007 :: Money :: 28 Comments
I found many personal finance books to be boring and intimidating. They usually go into great detail about setting your financial goals, budgeting, etc. -- but they don't tell you the big picture in a simple and concise way. As the most financially astute person in my family, I use ...
