One way or another, we all have heard of them before – high-paying actors and actresses, world-renowned athletes surrounded by fame, adoration, not to mention, wads of cash during their heyday; practically unknown personalities laying down on beds of cash or drowning in pools of money from out of the blue, like a genie just […]
The Truth About Money Management
Being the weekend blogger that I am, every time I come home for the weekend, I already have at least two topics outlined in my mind, ready to materialize on the virtual pen and paper. But this weekend, I came home empty-handed. Zero. Zilch. Nada. I was too busy at work to even think about […]
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
I have a confession to make. Before I started reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I didn’t exactly like Robert Kiyosaki. Once upon a lifetime ago, I was one of those people who got “ambushed” into joining network marketing companies who quoted Robert Kiyosaki every step of the way. Well, of course, I didn’t join because […]
10 Things Children Should Know About Money
One day, from out of the blue, my daughter, an eleven-year old, asked how much money I was making from my full-time job. I wasn’t willing to share that information with her, so I told her I was making enough to fund some of our needs. The answer proved inadequate, so wanting to get to […]
What Is Delayed Gratification?
Indeed, what is delayed gratification that we so often hear about it nowadays? According to the Merriam-Webster Online, gratification is synonymous to contentment, pleasure, satisfaction. Simply put, then, delaying or deferring gratification is passing up short-term fulfillment for long-term benefits. Example #1: To illustrate, let’s take for example a child named Alexei who is told […]
The Money Equation Discourse
One co-worker and good friend of mine inspired me to change the way I think about the money equation. You see, just like everyone else I know who’s gainfully employed, I used to practically live from paycheck to paycheck. And being a person with a family to support, that’s probably one of the scariest situations […]