Archive for June, 2011

Three Common Debt Collector Lies

Being deep in loans and credit card debt is hard enough – but add to that the negativity and harassment of debt collectors, and you’ve got yourself a major headache. Fortunately, we have today guest blogger, Christopher, who shares below three common lies that debt collectors tell. His examples may show cases for the US, [...]

The Different Ways People Spend Money

How do people spend money? When I thought about this question, I initially concluded that people would either be “thoughtful” or “careless” about their spending. But world-renowned economist and academic, Milton Friedman, says that there are actually four basic ways that people spend money – and not just two as I’ve initially thought. Below now [...]

Unique Ways To Make Money

I always believe that there is a world of abundance out there. This means that while there are the popular and the usual ways to make money; there are also unique and uncommon ways to earn some extra income. This is something you’ll discover if you consciously allow yourself to be open to opportunities. Today, [...]

Becoming Debt-Free Begins In The Mind

Everyone wants to be debt-free. Unfortunately, only a handful of people are able to do it. And even fewer are those who are able to sustain it for the long term. So what’s the secret of these people who have successfully eliminated debt from their lives? I could only guess. Perhaps because I believe that [...]

20 Quotable Quotes To Inspire and Motivate You This Week

It’s the start of another work week, and if you’re like me when I was still employed – then you probably don’t like Mondays at all. But instead of focusing on the negative feeling of laziness, I learned that simply reading some words of inspiration and motivation can help a lot in lifting my spirits. [...]

Reader Mail #19: Some Personal Questions, Answered

Through the years, I’ve received a lot of emails from readers asking me various questions and advise on business, investments and finance. Once in while, however, I get curious personal questions which I try to answer the best I could without giving “too much information” about my life, for obvious reasons. Below now, are some [...]

On Warren Buffett, Money and Living A Happy, Simple Life

I’ve read about Warren Buffett many times in my life – in books, magazines and other personal finance and investing blogs. Recently, I received an email which tells some pretty interesting and notable aspects of his life. It was something I already read a few years back but its lessons never grew old on me. [...]

Four Things Bohemians Can Teach You About Saving Money

Historically, Bohemians refer to the people who lived in the Kingdom of Bohemia, which is now Czech Republic. However, pop culture has changed its meaning in recent years and now refers to those who practice Bohemianism – an unconventional lifestyle commonly practiced by artists, writers, musicians and actors. While living a life of creativity, artistic [...]

Conversations From Cambodia

I came back from my Cambodia trip towards the end of last week. And after catching up with the responsibilities I left behind, I’m happy to tell everyone that I’m now back to regular blogging. Hooray! Anyway, last night, as I was sorting through my travel photos, I remembered some of the short but interesting [...]