Map out your future, but do it in pencil. ~ Jon Bon Jovi Well, after the last 2 years, my pencil is 2 centimetres long and my eraser – well, let’s just say I have a new one. Budgeting and goal setting have been a real challenge recently for reasons outlined in Our Money Story… Continue Reading
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6 Remedies For a Debt Hangover
Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right. ~ Oprah Winfrey OK, so you overindulged. You read all of those articles warning about moderation or complete avoidance. You intended to follow that prudent advice. But you didn’t. I could easily be talking about alcohol consumption or debt consumption. Either… Continue Reading
Should You Run Your Home Like a Business?
It’s not enough to make time for your children. There are certain stages in their lives when you have to give them the time when they want it. You can’t run your family like a company. It doesn’t work. ~ Andrew Grove Well, obviously Andrew Grove, a key player in the birth of Intel, thinks… Continue Reading
10 Steps to Fiscal Fitness
There are two ways to get enough: One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. ~ G.K. Chesterton Anyone who writes or reads about personal finance has their own list of what it takes to become financially independent. Some of the best have really stood the test of… Continue Reading