“It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to see where I’m going with this. It’s extremely silly to worry about saving $.50 at the FroYo joint when you drive a car that costs about 100,000x that much. This mother was completely missing the point. However, you need not look far to see Read more…
When you resist the tyranny of “I have to” and embrace the genius of “I choose to” (especially when respectful and structured ) deflects distractions and ensures that the right projects are completed. via You Don’t “Have to” Do Everything – 99U.
I’m making compromises on the one thing that I enjoy most because when I evaluate what I want more badly in life – gastronomic pleasures or a life that is free from the rat cage? Freedom wins, hands-down. via White Collar Freedom: When The Thing You Enjoy Most Is Costing Read more…
Every successful investor will tell you the same thing: Successful investing is boring. Success comes from patience, diligence and perseverance more than anything else. Brilliance and aggressiveness are more likely to cost you than add anything to your bottom line. Even Warren Buffett famously admitted that the secret of his Read more…
lay the waiting game. When you’re tempted to buy something on a whim, wait at least 20 minutes. Then, after clearing your head, reconsider how and when you’ll actually use the product. Instead of simply choosing to have it or not have it, think for a moment about what else Read more…
This year we took a fresh look at the best to-do list managers, helped newbies learning to code pick a first language to learn, helped you choose a great Wi-Fi router, and of course, found out which Android phones are the best this year. via Most Popular Hive Fives of Read more…
“If you are carrying a lot of debt, you can’t afford to take a vacation, you avoid going out, you feel pinched.” via The True Cost of Debt – The Simple Dollar.
It’s not what you make, it is what you spend. If you want to be wealthy (in-charge of money and not money in-charge of you) you will always have to spend less than you make and start saving and investing. It is that simple. A wealthy person is someone out Read more…
There are many different software programs for creating password-protected archives, but — whatever you use — be sure it’s using secure encryption. The problem with Zip encryption isn’t purely theoretical. The web is full of tools that can “recover” a password-protected zip file that was created using the old encryption scheme. “Recover” is a Read more…
Today is the 48th edition of our periodic guest post series called 10 Questions and a Pizza Place. (The 1500′s are pizza fanatics.) We have a list of 17 questions we pose to fellow financial bloggers, and they are free to pick and choose 10 or answer all 17. Let us Read more…