Tag Archives: inspirational

Successful investors do these things

Learning to build wealth – from the pros If you talk to enough successful investors you’ll find they share some common ways of thinking. I reached out to some prominent individuals on Twitter. Each has a large online following and considerable experience in their “circles of competence.” I distilled their combined knowledge into short, digestible nuggets of wisdom… Read More »

Millionaires – The biggest influences on my life | 3 of 3

This is the third and final post in this series where I discuss the most influential events of my personal finance journey. I like to save the best for last so today I’m discussing a book called, “The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy,” by Thomas Stanley and William Danko. 🙂 The Millionaire Next Door… Read More »

Ask the Universe – Jim Carrey’s Inspirational Speech

Canadian comedian and actor Jim Carrey gave a moving commencement address to a class of 2014 last month. In his speech he describes how people often make seemingly practical choices that are actually based on fear, and how this can turn into a costly mistake. It’s true for many aspects of life, including personal finance. What I want is to become financially independent. But… Read More »