Whoever said, “money can’t buy happiness” is either poor or wealthy beyond their wildest dreams. The incessant amount of studies by researchers trying to prove money can’t buy happiness is simply a result of the researcher’s own poverty or unhappiness. Because they are financially mediocre, it seems researchers are trying to console themselves that it’s […]
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Are you wondering whether becoming a millionaire is the rule rather than the exception? Thanks to inflation and positive returns in the stock market and real estate market, it seems like many more people will become millionaires in their lifetimes. In fact, $3 million is the new $1 million today if you want to be
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Today I’m celebrating writing 200 posts on Financial Tips! It’s been a wonderful journey so far and I want to thank you for visiting my tiny slice of the matrix. We may not always agree, but that’s the beauty of it all. Through differences of opinion, we’re allowed to learn from each other and flourish mentally,
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It continues to perplex me why there should be a distinction between an emergency fund and your general savings. There is an emergency fund fallacy that needs to be rectified. If you have $100,000 in the bank, what is the difference between calling it $100,000 in savings, and splicing the funds into $10,000 emergency money
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While waiting at the dentist, I picked up the April issue of Inc. Magazine and stumbled upon an article entitled, “The Secret Of Their Success.” The article discusses what really drives salespeople to succeed. We are all salespeople, whether we know it or not, which is why being a happy loser helps bring out the
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With a GDP of US$3.6 trillion, Germany is now the largest economy in Europe as well as the 4th largest economy in the world. Germany also has roughly $50 billion in estimated loans to Greece, a large amount, but not an overwhelmingly debilitating amount given the size of their economy. Saving Greece helps the Germans
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My mother is a white cloud of happiness. Every time I see her, she smiles even bigger than I can ever smile. She loves to talk stories about any of life’s teachings she’s discovered, and I generally just keep quiet and listen. Sometimes I don’t understand everything she says, but that’s OK. It makes me happy just
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If you want to achieve greatness, you need a strong mindset. Pretend you have arrived so you can become. Believe in your abilities if you want to achieve greatness. For example, before every tennis match, I watch a short video on Youtube of a favorite tennis pro to get inspired. All that goes through my mind
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How many times in your life have you stopped to ask, “Where did all the time go?” For example, I first wrote this post in 2010 and more than ten years have now passed by. Looking back at history brings mixed emotions of happiness and fear. How can it be that 20 years have passed
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Nick Vujicic was born with no arms and no legs. He admits to us there were plenty of times when all he wanted to do was give up. Nick didn’t understand the point to his life and therefore wanted to end it. Thank goodness he’s alive because he’s shared his story with millions of people around the
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