Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship With Money and Achieving Financial Independence (Revised 2018) by Vicki Robin In my previous blog posts, I focused on books detailing the nuances of the stock market and the best places to invest your money. This month, I decided to backtrack a bit and […]
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How to Become a Successful Saver
How to Become a Successful Saver Becoming a saver can be a challenge. Friends and clients say to me that they wish they could save. They confess that they are “just not savers.” What if there were a few minor behavior changes that could transform you into a saver, would you do it? This article […]
Read More5 Strategies to Reduce Financial Stress in Your Life
Many people do whatever they can to avoid talking about money. It seems as though society has deemed it a subject that is impolite to bring up in conversation. This attitude towards our finances isn’t doing anyone any favors. Talking through your financial stress can be the first step to becoming free of it. It […]
Read More4 Benefits of Financial Freedom
What is Financial Freedom? Financial freedom is freedom from worries about money. To many people, this might seem like a pipe dream. We are constantly surrounded by advertisements that make us feel like we need more stuff. This can lead to overspending, credit card debt and all sorts of financial woes. However, financial freedom is […]
Read MoreBook Review: “Common Sense on Mutual Funds” by John C. Bogle
Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperative for the Intelligent Investor by John C. Bogle (1999) For the second month of my year-long journey into financial literacy (read about it here), I selected a rather voluminous book, Common Sense on Mutual Funds, written by one of the investment world’s most notable contributors, John C. Bogle. […]
Read MoreWhy Do We Overspend?
How Can I Spend Less Money? This is a frequent topic of conversation with friends. They think it is as simple as cutting a cable bill or cancelling a gym membership. But these casual conversations rarely venture into why someone might overspend. Getting to the root of overspending, especially for anyone who is earning a […]
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