by Kevin | Apr 23, 2014 | Personal |
Are you familiar with the concept of reinventing yourself? It’s a common idea when you get to a rough spot in life. The idea is to change certain important behaviors, with the expectation that those changes lead to a better life. When you are a university student,...
by Kevin | Dec 8, 2013 | Personal |
As the new year approaches and takes root, we once again find ourselves scrambling for resolutions to implement that will revolutionize our lives. But it may be better to come up with resolutions that are certifiably doable, rather than going for the big ones that we...
by Kevin | Apr 25, 2013 | Personal |
Everyone has their moments of weakness where you need a bit of a pick-me-up, a little piece of advice that gets you past a difficult episode and through to the next moment. There are quotes that have been around for many years that have motivated generations of people...
by Teacher Man | Jan 13, 2013 | Personal |
With everyone talking up their goals for the New Year, I figure I’d better jump on board here before the train leaves the station. For me the trick is always making sure my goals are ambitious enough to motivate me and take me to another level, like paying off my...
by Teacher Man | Jan 1, 2013 | Personal |
During the first week of 2012 I made several predictions about stuff financial bloggers are supposed to know about. Some of it I got right, a lot of it I didn’t, but overall I think I probably did better than most mutual fund managers out there! You can read...
by Teacher Man | Dec 30, 2012 | Personal |
I find that it is often painful and embarrassing to look back on New Year’s resolutions, but in the name if accountability, here is glance back at 2012: Money-Related Goals 1) Save 35% of my net income I will make roughly 55K in gross income this year. By the time my...
by Teacher Man | Jan 10, 2012 | Personal |
I constantly amazes me what the mark up is on certain products and services, and how much money you can save by remembering that Everything Is Negotiable! I’ve saved little bits of money on monthly services such as my phone, internet, and television costs before, but...
by Teacher Man | Mar 7, 2011 | Financial Advice & Investing, Personal |
“It’s ok, my student loan comes in on Thursday, shots are on me,” – 2011 university student “I have my mortgage, car payment, and student loan payment coming up,” – 2002 university graduate today I don’t want to start this article off misleading anyone. I definitely...
