Long time readers may remember that I reside in South Florida. When most people read that they immediately think of the great weather here. While that’s true, that’s only one of great things about where I live. One of the unexpected perks my family and I enjoy living here is access to the Atlantic Ocean. […]
Timing is everything. Just imagine if you could have known when the real estate market was going to crash. You could have made millions or saved yourself a lot of heartache and money. A former boss of mine is a big real estate investor. He’s made the bulk of his millions from rentals and flipping […]
If you love food and drink (and really, who doesn’t?) you should know one very important thing: we are in a golden age of food-love. Thanks to celebrity chefs such as Wolfgang Puck, Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay and the glut of restaurant themed TV shows (not to mention an entire channel dedicated to cooking […]
It can be hard to stay afloat in the month of December. Your outflow always seems to exceed your inflow of cash this time of year. There are presents to buy, travel costs like airline or hotel stays, office parties that require Secret Santa gifts. All of which can cause you to go broke. If […]
Welcome back. How would you like to get some easy and fast cash? Yes? I must be psychic. Somehow I thought you’d like the sound of that. Well stay closely tuned to what I’m about to say then, my friend… Bar winning the lottery (which is statistically how most Americans plan to get rich) and […]
Market research is a hot commodity. How well something sells, who it sells to, what demographic it appeals to most…all this information is worth money. And lately, there has been a proliferation of “survey” websites that, in return for your help in gathering this market data, promise money and prizes for just minutes of your […]
A week until Christmas?! These year-end holidays have crept up on me one too many times! I certainly don’t have everybody’s gift bought yet, let alone wrapped! Over the next seven days I will have to scramble to get my Christmas shopping done. If you see me I’ll be the crazy haired lady running from […]
America the beautiful. America the brave. America the…poor? Well at least some of us are. Despite every piece of news talking about the rapidly rising stock market, Americans for the most part are still worse off than they were before the recession hit us five years ago. Our income levels have dropped off…our purchasing power […]
Let’s say you have a very unique, maybe eccentric, hobby. I’ll use taxidermy as an example. So let’s say every spare minute you have, every hour you’re not on the clock at your regular job, you devote to taxidermy. Over the years you’ve developed certain skills and knowledge that only a few people possess. And, […]
I am a veracious reader. Most evenings you will find me curled up on the couch or in bed with my iPad firmly planted on my lap. I like to read novels as well as articles on many different topics. A few days ago I came across an article on CNN Money with the headline […]
You’re here because you want to be wealthy. You need the self-confidence and focus to follow your dream and this will be fatally undercut if you have the wrong philosophy of life and money. No amount of effort on your part will overcome a faulty philosophy. If, deep down, you believe that wealth is a […]
In the days of old (okay, just 15 years ago), if a local small business owner wanted their business to succeed, they might buy an ad the phone book or spring for space in the local newspaper or penny saver. These days, however, in the digital age, print ads are quickly losing their effectiveness, impact, […]
Which do you choose to save for if you can’t save for both: your retirement or your kids’ college education? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, college graduates typically earn one million more in their lifetime than workers without a college degree making your children’s continuing education an important investment in your children’s future. But […]
Welcome back, friends, to this circle of sanity, this cabal of clarity, this… you get the idea: once again it’s my task to IMPROVE your existence so you may join the ranks of the rich. This is my base assumption each time we speak: that you want to be wealthy. If you don’t wish to […]
