How to Regret Your Black Friday Shopping Spree
By now, most of you shoppers who were out and about yesterday morning should have recovered the lost sleep after coming home with bags of new stuff and a higher credit card balance. Contrary to popular beliefs, Black Friday was never a day dedicated to helping consumers save money – it is a custom promoted [...]
Book Review: The Instant Millionaire
Mark Fisher is a self-made millionaire who shares a timeless story in his book The Instant Millionaire. This is not your typical book filled with tips on budgeting, saving hacks, and investing principles. The tale covers a brief period of a young man’s life when he’s had enough of his dead-end job and decides to [...]
Why I’m Not Getting the iPhone 4 (Yet), Sticking With 3GS
The release of the iPhone 4 has garnered an excessive amount of media attention, as should any other new product invented by Steve Jobs. Thanks to my semi-addiction to tech gadgets (not to forget being a frequent reader of Gizmodo), the iPhone 4 has certainly gotten my attention as well. I’ve never been the type [...]
Saving or Paying Down Debt: Why 50/50 Works
Even with the best intentions, there always seems to be a bump on the road towards financial freedom. You want to save up for this but you also have to pay for that. Can’t really catch a break can you? So you and I both have financial goals that we want to accomplish. For me, [...]
My Financial Goals for 2010
Another year gone by and a new year is here to make things happen. In the years before, I’ve made money goals for myself and wasn’t able to make them materialize. I made the mistake of having too foolish of an outlook without a reasonable approach to achieve what I want. Things are different now [...]
