Schools have failed to teach us how to manage money once in the real world. We’re all going to be earning money, spending money and hopefully, saving money, and yet many of us DON’T KNOW what money even really is!! It sucks, and it doesn’t help us. Want to live the rest of your life […]
Category: Get the Money Mentality
Financial Experiments: The Fun Way to Finance
What if I told you finances are fun? That saving money, spending less and calculating tax returns is basically a hobby? That Calculating your budget is something you can look forward to? Ok ok, it might seem like a bit of a stretch, but it IS possible to make your finances fun. And it’s through […]
How to Deal with Financial Pressure
I’m not married, I don’t have kids nor a proper job; I’m still at university figuring out how to make a proper omelette (help).Yet I still suffer from financial pressure. I have that feeling of ‘I can do better’: earn more money, work more hours, save more money. Where is the limit? How am I […]
How To Handle Lending Money to Your Children
Apart from banks, governments, companies and all the financial entities you can think of, who else can and might lend you money? Yes! Mum and Dad. When young and without responsibilities,the bank of Mum and Dad is the furthest from your worries. However when the roles are reversed and your kids turn into adults, it […]
What is the Science of Getting Rich?
After reading ‘The Science of Getting Rich’ by Wallace Wattles, it really dawned on me how being rich and successful is a mindset, it’s a passion and it’s a journey. If you think rich, you become rich. Although I disagreed with a few points in the book (Wattles says only to read his advice and […]
Should We Sacrifice the Present or the Future?
‘I tried to avoid an unhappy future by creating an unhappy life every day.’ -Robert Spadinger A short story I think we can all agree that our ultimate goal is to be happy. Whether that means money, family or winning an Olympic medal, we would all rather be happy than unhappy. However, today I am […]
Is Saving for Losers?
I love reading newsletters. It feels more personal, it’s a great way to spend time on a bus ride, and the advice is very interesting and helpful. Even more when I read two newsletters which completely contradicts each other. Ahhhh who should I listen to? So in order to make a decision about my own opinion, […]
8 habits of successful people
We all have a different definition of success. For some it means money, for some it means family, for some it might mean power. Although we all want to be successful in different ways, there is one thing we all need: the correct mentality. The hardest part is actually achieving said mentality, because the positive […]
3 steps to escape the average job
‘Yeah it’s an ok job, it pays the bills’ ‘I have money but I have no time!’ ‘Can’t wait for the weekend!’ ‘I hate my boss’ ‘I’ll work harder once I get a raise.’ These are all scary phrases, and if you say those on a regular basis you’re probably stuck in the hateful […]
University: to go or not to go?
I’m starting university in about 2 weeks, and although I’m excited, I’ve always wondered whether it was really necessary to go. 20 years ago, going to university and earning a degree meant getting a good job and getting a stable income. Sadly, this is not the case anymore, and we need to start getting creative […]
