by Miranda | Financial Planning, Frugality, Money and Psychology
We all know that “money can’t buy happiness.” However, a certain amount of money is needed for the building blocks of happiness — or at least security. It’s quite difficult to be happy when you don’t have access to the basic...
by Miranda | Financial Planning, Money and Psychology
Recently, I wrote about the financial goals I have as I begin my 30s. However, in the comments, there was a request for a list of things that can be done when just starting out. As a result, I’ve thought about 5 things that you can before you are 20 to start out...
by Miranda | Financial Planning, Money and Psychology
I turned 30 at the end of last year. Reaching this milestone has really got me thinking about what I want to accomplish in the coming decade — especially in terms of finances. I made a lot of money mistakes while in my 20s, but, for the most part, those are...
by Ray | Financial Planning, Money and Psychology
Making decisions are not always easy, making financial decisions have their own unique challenges. Sometimes we make certain money decisions and regret it almost immediately whereas other times we do not realize the consequences of our decision until many years later....
by Ray | General Finance, Money and Psychology
I was not aware of the seriousness of Compulsive Shopping/Spending Disorder (CSD) until I recently took a closer look at it. CSD is very similar to other addiction issues such as alcohol, smoking, drugs and sex. Although CSD is not specifically listed in the...
by Ray | Book Review, Money and Psychology
The Secret Language Of Money Everyone knows that they should live below their means, save for retirement, pay off debt and so on, but why do so many people fail? The math is simple and does not lie; yet many people fail to save enough money and fall too far in debt....