Try being a little pessimistic for a change
Most people are pretty optimistic, happy folks. Or at least, they try to be. When you make a lot of money, the world is all sunshine and rainbows, things never look or feel
End of 2015: My current investments and allocation portfolio
So just to recap, my current net worth is: $547,022.49 Of that amount, I have approximately 58% of it invested and the rest in cash. ER….WHY SO MUCH IN CASH? Half of it is ac
Money can’t buy you happiness nor a successful, meaningful life.
This article from The Atlantic really hit home because it’s what I’ve always known — stop chasing happiness, find meaning in your life instead. You need to feel g
Style Discussion: The Birkin Bag – Hype or Hot?
The Hermes Birkin bag is a study in flawless marketing for me. First, it comes with a cute story: The first of these incredible handbags was manufactured in the early 80′s for mo
What accounts for the salary difference between being an employee or a CEO?
A lot of people would say it’s attributed to the fact that a CEO worked harder to get where he or she is. Others, would say perhaps, but it’s also because they had conn
I once dated a guy who was homeless at one point in his life
I once dated a guy who was homeless at one point in his life. He told me he ran away from a perfectly good home (he found his mother too strict), at the age of 16. He lived on the
When should you “retire” and start taking Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) Benefits?
As someone who is thinking about retirement at an early age, the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) has always been a bit of a mystery to me. (Not to be confused with the other two OAS (
Stylish Wardrobe: Where to find quality clothes at various price points
I was asked by a reader and I am working on this list trying to brain dump where and what I shop for the following. I’ll update this post when I can think of more places to
Why you shouldn’t choose your childrens’ careers
Obvious police right? Except.. in many families it is not. My friend is the perfect example of this. Her parents owned a business that made pretty decent money, but was located in
Investing Series: You really don’t give a rat’s ass about your money, do you?
I am starting to realize that if you are a person who has…. ever randomly picked some mutual fund based on historical (past) returns haven’t looked at your return on s