Health, Wealth, & Happiness: A Delicate Balance
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” Within this lesson you will learn why the “rich become richer and the poor become poorer” and how you can let go of your limiting beliefs to increase your social class. Before I share 7 Simple [...]
How to Ask a Relative to Pay You Back
As far as unpleasant tasks go, asking a relative or friend to repay a loan ranks up there with getting your wisdom teeth pulled or spending a weekend alone with your in-laws. The best way to avoid this awkward conversation? “Don’t lend money to friends in the first place,” says Peter Post, director of the [...]
Results: We Have a Student Loan Debt Problem!
Recently, we polled our readers about how much student loan debt they had. We know most people have some student loans after college but the question is how much. From the results we see that the vast majority of people responded with “over $25,000″. We actually realize that we should have broken the numbers down [...]
Poll: At What Age Did You Get Your First Credit Card
We all know credit cards are a part of life these days. It’s actually rare to find someone who doesn’t own one or a store that doesn’t accept them. At the same time credit cards get a lot of people into trouble with debt. The key to owning a credit card is to understand how [...]
10 Must Read Personal Finance Books from 2012
What finance books did you read in 2012? The following are a group of personal finance books that were all released in 2012 so maybe you will find something new! They are also in no particular order…We suggest you read them all! The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money Why [...]
Poll: Are You Looking to Improve Your Personal Finances in 2013?
It’s that time of year when many people are starting down the road to accomplish the resolutions they made for 2013. We want to know if personal finance is at the top or at least on your list? This means the decisions you make day to day with your money and how you mange it. Let us [...]
How to Value Your Business
As anyone who has ever watched the BBC’s Dragon’s Den will know that wrongly valuing a company is one of the most common mistakes made by entrepreneurs when looking for investment or a profitable sale. This is because such valuations are, by their very nature, an inexact science. Ultimately, a business is worth only what [...]
The 411 On Buying a Mortgage
The idea of owning our own home is so overwhelming that we often times ignore some very important questions when arranging our mortgages. In addition, we sometimes inadvertently refuse to shop around for the best mortgage terms because the process seems not only to be a very lengthy one, but also an annoying one. Despite this, [...]
Approaching Credit Cards as a Young Entrepreneur
I remember how excited I was when I first decided to open my own custom-made apparel store. For years, I had imagined what it would be like to finally branch out and start selling my own women’s clothing designs, but nothing could have prepared me for the financial hardships I was about to face. Being [...]
