I don’t like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves. ~ Joe Louis Update: This article was selected for the Best of Money Carnival #56 posted at Free Money Finance. Thank you! It was also included in the Carnival of Financial Planning #147 posted at The Skilled Investor. Thanks! Money, or the lack of it,…
Tag Archive: money management
Silence Is Golden: How Quiet Can Be Profitable
. . . noise, in Western society, is considered a symptom of healthy economic activity. . . The opposite is the case. Noise kills, excessive input does real damage. Information overload clogs our ability to function effectively. ~ George Michelson Foy Update: This article was featured in the Money Hackers Carnival – BBQ Edition posted…
Book Review: Your Money or Your Life
Throughout the years, feedback from individuals continued to underscore the idea that this course was not simply about retiring early but about thinking in new ways. ~ Prologue, Your Money or Your Life Update: This review was included in the Forethought Edition of the Festival of Frugality #280 at Penniless Parenting. Thank You! This book…
20 Cents from April 2010
I can’t believe how quickly April passed! It’s already time for the next edition of 20 Cents. This is a collection of 10 articles from around the web that I thought you might find interesting. Obviously, I can’t highlight every great post, but I point out some good ones each day on Twitter. You can…
Financial Literacy Update #4
The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy As I mentioned in our last update, April is Financial Literacy Month in the United States. In Canada, the Task Force on Financial Literacy has been busy…
Book Review: Your Money Ratios
Don’t lapse into a high school math class coma; this is easy to grasp . . . If you know how old you are and how much you make, you can master your retirement planning. ~ Charles Farrell, Your Money Ratios If you’re not a math fan, you might be turned off by the very…
Bulls vs. Bears: Who’s Right?
Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you’re generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make. ~ Donald Trump Update: This article…
Friday Food for Thought: How to Cultivate a Better Life
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become. ~ Prince Gautama Siddharta, founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C. For those who missed the first edition of Friday Food for Thought, this is a periodic series of posts in which I write about an…
