Archive for the tag 'finance'

Financial Samurai had a great post about why we should never tell anyone how much money we make. I think that this is good, sound, advice to follow, because what we don’t tell other people can’t hurt them. Human nature being what it can be, money can have a way of changing a relationship. Will [...]

27 Comments Kevin on Nov 7th 2011

Temperatures are going into the minuses… I have a test on Monday, and winter is getting closer. Standing against the cold is the great support, comments, and feedback from everyone… thanks! I also had the good opportunity to meet Forest from Frugal Zeitgeist from the second time now. He’s a pretty cool guy with a [...]

9 Comments Kevin on Oct 28th 2011

Here is an article from my early days of blogging. This was originally published on April 5, 2010. I still remember when I was a student and I didn’t have any savings; what came in my chequing account left again rather quickly. In this series, I want to talk about how you can shift from [...]

23 Comments Kevin on Sep 12th 2011

My girlfriend recently treated me to a live performance of The Lion King Broadway Musical. I’m not usually big on watching musicals, but I loved the movie and the musical did not disappoint. The Lion King is a moving story about love, loss, and the circle of life. It follows the life of a young [...]

40 Comments Kevin on Sep 6th 2011

This is a story by someone who is close to me, and is about how fortune, easily gained, can also be easily lost. From Riches To Rags… This is a story about an aunt and her husband who lived a very humble life. The story starts out when she ran away from home and eloped [...]

49 Comments Kevin on Aug 30th 2011

The price of gold has recently been shooting through the roof. As of the time of this writing gold is hovering near $1870. It seems like only a short while ago when I was wondering if $1500 was near. What’s going on with the price of gold? Is this the beginning of a mania phase [...]

28 Comments Kevin on Aug 22nd 2011

Me: Baby, how much should I save, and why? Her: How much? A lot. Why? To make me happy. We each have our own reasons for saving… what are yours? How much should I save, and why? Before we can answer this question, we need to ask another question: What is my time preference? In [...]

43 Comments Kevin on Aug 17th 2011

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 [...]

62 Comments Kevin on Jun 20th 2011

The following is a Yakezie Blog Swap by Joe Edward. Growing up, my parents always taught me and lived their life to be financially responsible. When I got out of college, I just did what I was taught. When I got my first job, I lived below my means, saved and put money in my 401K. [...]

33 Comments Guest on Apr 8th 2011

The following is a guest post by Charles from CreditDonkey. If you are interested in becoming financially secure and living a life free from excessive debt and financial stress, then you will be interested in learning 3 ways that you can invest your time, money, and energy wisely to attain such a lifestyle. Let’s talk about [...]

14 Comments Guest on Mar 17th 2011

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