There’s no better time than the present to get your personal finance in order.
Building wealth certainly doesn’t happen overnight and as much as property investment is key, this all begins with how you manage your money.
These articles offer the best advice from finance industry experts so you can learn how to benefit from long-term monetary strategies.
The benefits of gardening go way beyond having an abundant harvest, with beautiful fruits and vegetables. Ever wondered why people garden in prisons, nursing homes, and hospitals? It is because gardening is very effective for maintaining good mental health. There’s something healing and soothing about getting your hands dirty and reconnecting with nature. The beautiful…
I recently got together with two of my best friends from high school, Jamie and Jason. We’ve been friends for over 30 years. We don’t see each other as often as we’d like to because life is busy. But when we do it’s always amazing. Sipping tea in the Sugarhouse neighbourhood of Salt Lake City,…
We all know that money can’t buy happiness. If you’re unhappy before you make a lot of money then extra cash isn’t going to suddenly change your outlook on life. I have written in the past about people who win Lotto, and the fact that many of them end up losing their fortune. They’re not…
I worry about money. I bet you worry about money, too. But here’s the interesting thing: I’ve never worked with anyone who identified “worry” as something they valued. So why do we let worry about money drive so much of our thinking and decision making? My experience suggests our worry comes from trying to control…
Have you ever been through a period where everything that could go wrong does go wrong, all at the one time? You know what they say. No news is good news. So when I saw those emails start coming in from property managers I knew there had to be a problem. The first few weeks…
We live in a world of consumption, where people seek immediate gratification with the latest and greatest gadgets and products as soon as they hit the shelves. Think about Apple and the ridiculously long line of people who queue for their updated iPhones! When it comes to money management and becoming rich, though, patience and…
Money. I write about it a lot don’t I? Yet there are many things in life that are far more important than how much money you have or the size of your investment portfolio. Sure money is important in those areas of life where money is important, but it’s not at all important in those…
Do you ever feel like you’re addicted to email? Do you find it impossible to ignore checking your inbox? Email is a known time-waster but a few years ago study from Adobe Systems suggests it’s worse than anyone thought. It turns out that the average worker spends around 30 hours a week checking email. Now…
No one likes to talk about death but it is a fact of life. The problem is that by not talking about it, many people never get around to preparing for it either. A common saying is that there are only two certainties in life – death and taxes – yet we generally prepare for…
For the first year after my daughter was born I became lost in a maze of statistics. Doctors recognise that children come along in all shapes & sizes, but when looking at the ‘normal’ distribution of baby weights, she was an outlier – consistently lower than she should’ve been, and not gaining enough weight with…
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