Category Archives: Money
Your Money Personality
Take this all-new test to get a look at how you tend to view money and some advice about how to improve your situation! The results are very straight-forward and clear. Simple is best. This test was part of a collaborative project developed by Annette Shtivelband and myself. Part 1 1 – This week I [...]
Should I Buy Those Shoes?
Picture this scene, if you will. You are at your favorite mall/department store, and you see a pair of shoes you really want. Don’t run away guys! This article is for you, too. Just pretend that they are boots or guns or something. I understand. I don’t care about shoes either. Back to the department [...]
Minimum Wage
I hear the federal minimum wage in the United States is being raised to $7.25 by 2009. Celebrate good times! I think I’ll do a little dance in the street. Right. While this is a nice little step forward it isn’t really anything most people could hope to actually live on. Why is the minimum [...]
Stressful Work for Higher Pay
Ask just about any sane, rational person if they would like a stress-free career where they would earn six-figures per year (or more) and they’ll readily agree. The problem is that this kind of earning potential rarely comes without stress and a good deal of work. So then we are left with two options while [...]
The Voluntary Simplicity Test
Here is a little self-test I put together. It’s short, but revealing. There are only 6 questions. The Test 1 – You just got a $1,000 bonus at work. You are instinctively MORE likely to: A – Think about how much of it you could save B – Think about what new things you could [...]
Why Saving for Retirement is a Bad Idea
For the purposes of this article I am going to ask you to pretend that saving money is not the best idea. In fact, I am going to encourage you to spend. Have I lost a few screws? Certainly not. At least, I don’t think so. There is a catch. Saving It Til You Die [...]
Your Real Wage
This week I have discussed how much people are actually working versus how much they are being told they are working. The forty-hour workweek is largely a myth, unless, of course, you work “30 hours” a week! But, while we spend a large portion of our waking hours chained to our desks, we are able [...]
Money as Freedom
How many of you spend most or all of your paycheck at the end (or worse, the beginning) of the month? I’ll bet it’s at least 50% or more. And maybe it isn’t your fault. Maybe you have a certain level of income or a lifestyle that does not permit you to put anything away. [...]
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