I’m very excited to introduce to you the second ever recorded interview on Financially Mint! Today’s guest is Barney from The Escape Artist, who has reached Financial Independence Brit style in the UK. Listen to it here:     As with my previous interview with Jalpan, I’ve turned the interview into a blog post for those … Continue reading “Interview: Get on the Path to Financial Independence in College”

Inflation: it can be confusing. But fret not, a WTF post is here to save the day. Inflation is important to understand a large part of the economics in a country. It also helps to understand interest rates and even how the stock market works. It’s an essential part of building your financial intelligence. Here’s … Continue reading “What The F@%K is Inflation?”

15% of your income = freedom What I mean by freedom: control of what you do with your money and the ability to reach your personal goals. Snazzy? Yes. This 15% rule is also one of the core parts of the free 6 day email course. Read on to find out why… Here’s what we’ll … Continue reading “Why the 15% Rule is Your Key to Freedom”

Investing advice is confusing. It’s not very practical and it can be very vague. And too many times it ends up with you researching everything you just read. The thing is, it’s not easy as a student to see what a portfolio should look like. Not many people share what exactly they’re investing in (FoxyMonkey … Continue reading “4 Extremely Basic Steps for Students to Start Investing”

I picture myself at 12 years old. I’m defending one of my classmates from the crazy History teacher. ‘You’re useless, you’re stupid and you won’t get anywhere in life. You were born stupid and you will always be stupid.’ He says. I’m looking at this little bearded joke of man insulting my friend. I’m angry, … Continue reading “The Key to Becoming More Intelligent”

Ever heard of an ISA? A little confused? Here’s the post for you. ISAs - Individual Savings Accounts, are schemes set by the government for people to hold their cash, savings and investments in, tax-free. The thing is, there are different ISAs for different purposes and to hold different types of assets. Different ISAs can be opened … Continue reading “Student Guide: ISAs”

The reason I created this website in the first place was because of this: lack of financial education in school. It made me angry and frustrated that governments simply don’t believe it’s an essential part of our education. Ever since I took notice of this huge lack of education, I’ve been thinking and writing a … Continue reading “Why They Don’t Teach us About Money in School”

You’ve probably heard a lot about investing. You might be scared of it. You might not know what it means. Well, here we are to sort all that out. Put simply, investing is putting money away into a ‘platform’ in the hopes to receive more in the future. You can put the money away and … Continue reading “What The F%@K is Investing?”

You step out of the front doors of your university. The sun is shining, birds are chirping, you can feel the wind slightly caressing your cheeks. You’ve just graduated from college with honours and feel like you’ve completed a big step in your life. You feel satisfied. Then, out of nowhere, a sharp ringing sound … Continue reading “Why is Personal Finance so Important for us College Kids?”

Ah tax. An inevitable topic for my What the F@%K series. For many people, tax = headache. Many of us students have no idea what it means, where it goes and whether we should be paying for it. And for many others it consists of a lot of numbers and a lot of ‘I don’t … Continue reading “What the F@%K is tax? (UK)”