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There’s a great book by David Bach called The Automatic Millionaire. It’s entertaining, easy to read and important in this crazy day of spend, spend, spend. The book can basically be summed up in two phrases. One, save 10% of your salary automatically – Here’s a side lesson for everyone, find a good concept, write [...]

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If you’re a small-time investor and delayed quotes are keeping you down (that’s just like the man…), then it’s time to rise up! Online financial service Google Finance has extended the availability of it’s real-time quotes from the NASDAQ to companies trading on the NYSE. This means that you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of [...]

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This is a guest post from Brian.
Most people can agree that one of the best feelings in the world is driving a car for the very first time. Nothing beats that feeling of pressing your foot on the accelerator and pondering just how fast the car can go. If you live in Canada, you get [...]

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This is a guest post from Brian.
Within the past 1/3 of a year, I’ve had the pleasure of moving out for the first time.
In a city that has gone through quite the boom, even renting is expensive. I’m fortunate enough to have the financial help of a girlfriend to help make it through the bills [...]

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I’ve said it before and I think budgeting is basically useless when it is too detailed. If you budget a certain amount for every little item then you will eventually overspend on something and feel like you’ve failed. The problem is it’s just too inflexible.
I support the 60% solution which is a great way to split [...]

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The next time you tell yourself that your need to have a garage sale, then put it off again because you can’t give up an entire weekend, consider taking you garage sale online. Hit up Craigslist, find the nearest city, and start posting. You’re best bet is to go for a single ad for all the miscellaneous junk that would [...]

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First off I have to say that this is possible. I’ve personally done this over the past three years and I don’t think it’s as crazy as it sounds. Here are some of the tips I’ve picked up along the way: 

Kick ass. Aim to be the best in whatever you are doing. I graduated with [...]

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According to a study covered by Money Magazine, money doesn’t make people happier after they have their basic expenses covered. 42% of people who make $50-89.9K/year are happy vs. 43% of people who make $90K+/year.

I found this interesting at first because I figured anyone would be happier with a Ferrari. But I guess the long [...]

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I think we’re all crazy. We grow up, go to school where we apparently learn by sitting in a room for eight hours. After a decade and a half of this we go to work and sit for eight-ten hours a day and try to be productive. It all seems to make sense because that’s [...]

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The entire financial industry is designed to take money out of your pockets. Its unfortunate, but brokers and financial advisors are looking for commissions, fund managers are taking home huge paychecks for mediocre performance, and all at your expense. Recently, this has gotten worse with hedge funds. Most take 2% of asset value per year [...]

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