Hi everyone, here is my next Big-‘E’ and today it is External Forces I’m sure you can tell me what the acronym ‘GFC’ stands for. There are lots of things in your life that you have control over and then there are things that just happen that are outside your control. The ‘Global Financial Crisis’ was (or still is) an …
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As a general rule it makes a lot of sense to use delayed gratification when it comes to money. You should endeavour to only borrow money for things that do not lose value. If you borrow money to buy things that do lose value, you are not getting the most out of your money and you run the risk of …
Shopping Centres don’t sell great memories – so why does our spending spiral out of control?
We are continually being bombarded with junk-mail and constant advertising. We are subject to mega-shopping complexes designed to lure us into parting with our hard-earned dollars using the credit cards cant afford to pay back. By ‘hanging around’ shopping centres where we unwittingly tormented ourselves by looking at all of the things being offered for sale we really can’t afford …
There is only one 100% reliable secret to becoming wealthy… Do you know what it is?
Spend Less Than You Earn! Today I want to talk about some strategies that should help you stick to your dreams and goals. Sometimes it does get tough trying to ‘hang on’ and it’s easy to see why people are tempted to go for short-term strategies. When it comes to managing the future of your money, that means doing a …
What’s Easier- Getting Fat or Fit? To gain Financial Fitness you need a Strategy.
1. What’s easier, getting fat or getting fit? 2. Which gives the most satisfaction? Hopefully you said getting fat to question one and fit to question two! It’s the same with money. Going broke is easier than working towards accumulating wealth, but it doesn’t give a lot of satisfaction! I heard a saying many years ago that really took my …
Pop the Corks… It’s finally here!
I am very excited and taking some time out for celebrating today!!!! After thousands of hours of really hard work over the last 18 months I am extremely pleased to announce that Simply Budgets V2 is finally complete and on sale. For those of you who have been waiting impatiently for this announcement, the waiting is over! For those of …
Are your beliefs limiting your financial success?
The mind is an incredible thing and its power is unmeasurable. I would be safe in saying that nobody even goes close to harnessing all the power of their mind. For all the examples I have given above there is one key element of the mind that makes all the difference. That element is belief. Once people saw these things …
Personal Budgeting – Recipe for a Boring Life or true Secret of Wealth?
When you feel like things are going really well for you and money pressure is not gnawing at you, there is a real danger that you can float along thinking everything is fine only to find one day that the advantage you had has disappeared and you are in a spot of bother. When you have an abundance, don’t be …
Dress Better Spend Less. Teleconference Tonight
Tonight at 8pm EST I will be interviewing Rita Noon who specialises in showing people how to get the best bang for their ‘wardrobe’ bucks. With over 18 years experience teaching both men and women how to create the perfect wardrobe she will give you the tips on how to save LOTS of money on clothes. Rita has been interviewed …
How to do a Budget that really works
Happy New Year Again I hope you have had an enjoyable and rewarding festive season. I’ve had a really good break but it’s time to get back to work…. Mind you, having a break is a great way to get yourself busy again because during the break you have time to step back and think about what you have been …