Do you ever find yourself wondering where the time has gone at the end of the day? It starts out bright and you perform the required tasks for the day, but the rest of the time has flown by before you realize it? This is often also the case with money. In his book
Get the Ball Rolling: How Physics taught me to get things done
What is the hardest part of embarking on any new project? Usually it’s fear of the unknown. However, when this fear has been overcome, the next hardest thing is actually starting the project. Some people stay in the planning stage forever. Strangely enough, the key is to just begin the project and slowly gain ...
Joe Wilson, Kanye West and the 1st Habit of Highly Effective People
I know what you might be thinking. Why am I bringing this up when the dead horse of Outbursts Anonymous (Joe Wilson's "You Lie" and Kanye Wests "I'll let you finish but . . . ") has been beaten to many times this week? Well, their snap reactions made me think ...
Why Always Trumps How To
Yesterday I read this article at Seth Godin’s Blog. Seth Godin is the author of numerous business and management books. Never really knew much about the guy until I started hearing about his 6 month Alternative MBA program. Anyway, in his post he draws out the hierarchy of success: ...
Common Cents and My Dad
"A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children" - Proverbs 13:22 I have written about how my dad inspires me to be just like him and better. Some of the lessons that he taught me were hard to understand or grasp or even practice at a young age. Now that ...
Check These Out – 1st Edition
From this week onwards, on Fridays, I will put up links to interesting articles that I have read that also provide tips on finance and development. This could be another avenue to discover other writers and sites. Enjoy! Pay Down Debt or Invest (@ Oblivious Investor): An article about whether to begin ...
Free Online Money Tools
Aside from the free personal finance managers mentioned here, there are also some other online finance tools that I use that can be of value to you. Credit Karma A FICO score is what most people refer to ...
Life lived as a Business Model
I’ve heard the phrase "Treat your life as a business" many times and it got me thinking of how this could be possible. How does the way businesses are started and operated translate to life itself? Establish a Niche One of the first things businesses do is establish their niche. Sometimes this could be ...
How to use Microsoft Excel to manage finances
In a previous article, I mentioned how to use online sites to see and keep track of how your money is spent. Another way of managing finances and tracking expenses is done using Microsoft Excel. On the Microsoft Office site a search for “Personal Finance” in templates will yield a list ...
First of the Month: Whatever happened to those New Year Resolutions?
It's the first of September today and as with the beginning of a new day, new month or a new year we are often inclined to set new goals/resolutions. I think it’s like having a clean slate, so like kids in a candy store we ...
