The past week has been beautiful, with warm weather, lots of sun, and allergies that have subsided a bit lately, actually letting me function outdoors! The downside is that our balcony and windows are full of more spiders and bugs than ever… a crow seems to have built a nest on the roof, and some [...]
Archive for June, 2011
33 Comments Kevin on Jun 27th 2011
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Investing
Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School
Is it possible to become a millionaire, on a teacher’s salary? Teacher and author Andrew Hallam seems to think so, and he shares his lessons in his upcoming book “Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School“. I have always enjoyed reading Andrew’s personal finance and investing advice on his [...]
60 Comments Kevin on Jun 20th 2011
The following is a guest post from Debt Advisory Line. Debt Relief Orders were only introduced as recently as 2009. And yet, they have already firmly established themselves as an efficient alternative to the time-consuming, expensive, complicated and psychologically wearing procedure of a traditional bankruptcy.
2 Comments Guest on Jun 19th 2011
As some of you know by know, I have been a proponent of Bitcoins for some time. I believe that Bitcoin is a truly revolutionary technology and a harbinger of things soon to come. At the same time, Bitcoin is also a nascent technology and as such has many rough edges that still need to [...]
30 Comments Kevin on Jun 17th 2011
Filed under Guest Posts,Miscellaneous,Saving Your Money
Guest Post at Super Frugalette: Going for quality is the frugal way…
Super Frugalette was kind enough to publish a guest post from yours truly! The guest post is titled “Going for quality is the frugal way” and over there, I discuss the difference between frugality and cheapness, and why it sometimes, but not always, makes sense to go for quality over cheap, as well as adventures [...]
2 Comments Kevin on Jun 16th 2011
We’re barely into the summer yet I’ve had stronger allergies these days than others. I love the sun & heat, but the sneezing and itchy throat is my downfall! I ended up not sleeping too much this week but I think I’ll get used to it, soon. The summer is a time of sun & [...]
10 Comments Kevin on Jun 12th 2011
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Opinion,Philosophy,Saving Your Money
Three Reasons Why I Squirrel Away My Money
A long time ago, far, far, away…. I began this blog by sharing lessons that I had learned from reading “The Richest Man in Babylon.” This book contains many simple, yet valuable nuggets of financial wisdom, such as the need to squirrel away at least 10% of one’s net worth. At this stage in my [...]
55 Comments Kevin on Jun 8th 2011
I didn’t had much time to read or write this week, and my reader sits with more than 1000 unread items, but I did try to follow and catch up where I could. One of the interesting reads this week was an entry to the Yakezie Writing Contest called “Bullet Hole“. This is a story [...]
17 Comments Kevin on Jun 5th 2011
“This offer is available TODAY only; you’d better hurry while it lasts!” “Normally I would charge much higher than this, but for you only, I’m making you a special offer that you can’t refuse.” “You would be stupid to turn down such a good deal.” Do these slogans sound familiar to you? If so, then [...]
33 Comments Kevin on Jun 2nd 2011
