How to tell if someone has grown up rich and wasteful
As the title says, sometimes people reveal the littlest things to show you how they were raised and whether they grew up “rich” or not, and I see it the most in how peo
My parents can’t afford to continue living their expensive lifestyle
Can you rely on your government to fund your retirement? Obvious answer? No. ..but maybe none of us are truly aware of what that means, because we don’t seem to be taking thi
Status spending: Why the ones who look the richest may actually be the poorest
When I was younger and more foolish, I thought that having a huge wardrobe with lots of variety was the ultimate status symbol. Who wouldn’t love to put on a different outfit
Money doesn’t care about your feelings
The best motivating line for me to save (and maybe work) aggressively is: Money doesn’t care about your feelings. That’s really it, isn’t it? Money doesn’t
Coco (Gabrielle) Chanel – Widly Successful and Financially Independent
We all know who Coco Chanel the icon is, and the brand name ‘Chanel’, most probably because of these two items: Chanel No. 5 Parfum Via Chanel Tweed Jacket Via I’
What does “success” mean to you?
I had an excellent comment on my post: Do you ever feel guilty for being successful? from Stacking Pennies (a long-time favourite blogger of mine), and I also had a long Twitter co
What people should really learn about their money in their 20s
If you say you want to do something, you shouldn’t just be saying it. You should be trying to actually do it. I came across this Yahoo Finance Canada article about RRSPs in y
Why does everyone say that money can’t buy happiness? It can.
“I wish I had saved yet another $100 above what I needed” “I wish I had bought that $500 coffee espresso machine that I really wanted.” “I wish I had
Clothes don’t make a person, but they sure speak before you do
Let’s get it out of the way that I loathe the concept of investment shopping. I really do. I hate it when people think that they HAVE to buy that $1000 pair of shoes because
Being rich doesn’t insulate you from having to live
The biggest misconception people have about money is that it will solve all your problems, and if you win something big, let’s say a lottery, or manage to sell all the stocks