In his book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki writes, “The poor and the middle class work for money. The rich have money work for them.” One of the greatest examples of this is when it comes to interest. The poor and middle class are normally working to pay the Continue Reading
Thoughts
Step 2 for Frugal Living
I came across the above image on facebook a few days ago and think it points to a major hindrance of wealth accumulation. The comments section for the image was filled with numerous people telling stories of how they have bought numerous items for which they did not go to Continue Reading
The Basics
Growing up I played soccer for many seasons and I always hated the first few weeks of practice. No matter how many seasons you had played, the first few weeks of practice were always spent going back to the basics. You spent time dribbling, practicing passing with your teammates, practicing Continue Reading
Step 1 for Frugal Living
I was having breakfast with a coworker recently and they were mentioning that they wanted to get better at savings. I gave them the advice that I had read in numerous books, heard on numerous podcasts, but personally fought and fought for ages though it has now become my top Continue Reading
The Why of Frugal Living
I enjoy reading leadership/business books and about a year ago I read Simon Sinek’s book, Start with Why. The main point of the book is that while a lot of companies are very good at telling you what they do, and some even how they do it, the best companies Continue Reading
What is a Frugal Life?
One of the reasons I believe so many people scoff at living frugally is that immediately when they hear the word frugal, they picture someone living in the back of their car, digging in dumpsters for food, and wearing the cheapest clothing. Or, they picture that friend or family member Continue Reading
Who Am I
I have been binging the ChooseFI podcast recently and as they say representation is important. One of the amazing things about financial independence is that people have achieved it from all walks of life and through various methods. While there is a lot of commonality in methods: spending less than Continue Reading