Growing up I was taught a simple rule to control my anger and emotional outbursts. This was simply referred to as the "10 second rule." Whenever I was about to blow a gasket or even consider doing something inspired by my temper my parents said I should simply count to ten backwards very slowly. Oddly enough this worked for...
Have you ever thought about becoming a billionaire? It's an astronomical number that most of us can't even wrap our heads around, but according toFortune Magazine, it's list of billionaires totaled 793 wealthy souls this past year. That's a pretty elite group so your odds aren't great.
In fact, your odds of being a billionaire are over one...
I've lost sleep over a lot of things... worrying, being sick, drinking too much, insomnia... they're all things I've experienced, but losing sleep over money, that's something I have yet to meet. One of the benefits of living frugal is not having many debts and thus not many money worries. Living small lets me sleep like a...
"Never borrow money to pay for something that goes down in value."
Those are the words or personal finance advice from Seth Godin, one of the greatest marketers of our time.
Seth brings up a really good point that is often overlooked. It highlights the concept of good debt versus bad debt perfectly. If you're borrowing for things that...