Two weeks ago, Wednesday, I started an experiment. Could my blog make me money? As a reminder for those of you not following the experiment, I never intended to make money off my site. However, after continuing to read…
Should you invest in real-world ventures and what to look out for if you do?
For most people the word investing means stocks, or bonds or possibly real estate and maybe gold. It usually stops with those asset classes for most people. However, the world of investments is not limited to the Big 4. There…
Why spending $1.000 on a telephone is a terrible idea and could mean you’ll work until you’re 82
Unless you’ve been very far away, or you mostly just read books and sit in deserted parks, you already known that Apple has come out with a few new iPhones. They really aren’t extremely new as they look just like…
Can I make money off my blog: Week 1 Update
Last week Wednesday I started an experiment. Could my blog make me money? I never initially intended to monetize my site, as I see it more as an outlet for my ideas, insights and ramblings. However, I keep reading…
Jack Ma – Early Retirement: How the Alibaba chief is retiring early and what can we learn from him.
Jack Ma certainly knows how to make an announcement! On his 54th birthday he announced to the market, and the world, that in exactly 1 year, so on his 55th birthday, he would walk away from the corporate world to…
Ready to start an investment portfolio? This is how to do it.
I got a question the other day, from a reader on this site, as to how I designed a portfolio that helps me target an 8% annual return. That got me thinking about the kind of articles I’m writing on this…
Can I make money off my blog: the experiment?
It has now been about 4 months that I have been operating my blog and getting to understand how things work. From managing the design, posting new articles and attempting some marketing of the blog, in amongst a plethora of…
10 simple ways to spend less and get Rich
If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll know that the real power of wealth comes from time. Little actions today, like spending a little less each month and saving a little more, when added together over a longer time frame,…
Is 4% the right rate to use for Retirement Planning? Why the 4% rule always needs to be nuanced.
Conventional wisdom in the personal finance space tells us that if we want to secure enough money with which we can retire comfortably, we need to assess if that amount can be covered by a 4% return on our portfolio…
It’s time to clean up and declutter your life. How to do it in a few easy steps.
Recently I had a realization. I had too much stuff. It was a slow building realization. The kind that sneaks into the back of your mind, parks itself there and starts chattering away behind the daily noise coursing through the…
