Is a millionaire a millionaire if there is no one around to criticize them?
The post is tongue in cheek because it is obvious this person who claims the following to never take advice from a millionaire: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Grant C
Canada Levels of Wealth: Top 1% in Net Worth by Age & Income in Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal and Calgary
Canadian net worth is a little trickier to pin down because all the surveys and info are so U.S.-centric. That said, KA came up with a great way to triangulate how to figure out ne
Why early retirement FIRE people can sometimes be short-sighted
FI/RE or written as FIRE in short form, stands for: Financially Independent / Retire Early In this, it means if you hit your FIRE number, or your FI number, you are ready to stop w
Do luxury goods attract or repel, let alone make you happy?
Thoughts on this article: do luxury goods attract or repel? and whether or not luxury goods make you happy got me thinking about them. As someone to regularly buys and enjoys luxur
The new status symbols for the rich
These days, there is a new aspirational class that is emerging, and it has a lot to do with money, but with a new values aspect creeping in with social and cultural capital playing
How to stop (or at least curb) your shopping temptations
Can I use what I have, or make, borrow or rent the item instead of buying it? Basically all the options instead of buying it. Shop your own closet If you shop your own closet inste
People of colour use consumer goods to help buy status and acceptance
As a follow-up to my post about why people without resources buy luxury goods, I think I should clarify another point: People of colour buy their acceptability with consumer goods,
Why do people without means, buy high-end or luxury goods?
The general consensus, seems to be: “It’s so easy to not be poor, stop spending money on stuff“ This one, I already talked about here about being broke, being poo
Checklist of Freelancer Needs: What to look for in general and why
I have been doing this over a decade and I thought it might be helpful to list out some common, general things you should/will/might see and ask for on contracts. This obviously do
Want to feel strong and feminist? Become financially empowered
By this, I don’t mean to become financially empowered by learning how to day trade, what a butterfly option is, or any of that other high finance stuff. I am talking about ba