Posts Tagged ‘Personal Finances’

Review: Psych Yourself Rich

Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book or other book of interest. A couple years ago, Farnoosh Torabi wrote You’re So Money, I book I succinctly described by saying “this book pitches personal finance advice for consumerism addicts.” Nevertheless, I concluded that the book did offer some very solid advice to the crowd that would not allow their Gucci handbags to be pried from their cold, dead hands. Torabi’s follow-up book takes a decidedly different tack on the arena of personal finance, moving on to the idea that your personal mindset has a good deal to do… Read the whole article...

How We Are Our Own Saboteurs

Ultimately we control our destiny, meaning we have some say in the decisions that affect our personal finance in our adult lives. Yet the three biggest life decisions we make may be sabotaging our ultimate financial goal, saving enough and being financially independent come retirement. Those three big choices include where to live or settle down, who to marry, and what profession to choose. Where to Live Many of us choose to stay put; we remain close to where we grew up, our family and friends. There are definitely some benefits to remaining in the city where we've spent… Read the whole article...

How To Prioritize Your Debt Repayment Plan

Everybody understands that wholesome private finances demands monetary debt reduction. Nonetheless, obtaining to pay down monetary debt can turn out to be discouraging when you have a great provide of it, from a choice of resources. Getting to pay a little bit extra every month on of your debts doesn’t appear to make a dent, thanks to higher curiosity expenses. Fairly, you can make much more efficient use of your monetary debt repayment funds if you concentrate on retiring 1 monetary debt at a time. This can also simplify problems and assist you concentrate your efforts. But how do you… Read the whole article...