Complaints are Opportunities in Disguise Picky eaters like to whine and dine. But food isn’t the only thing people complain about. Although whining isn’t productive, it’s a legitimate coping mechanism that shifts blame and responsibility to other people. But if handled correctly, complaints can be turned into opportunities. In order for there to be a complaint, there must be something else… Read More »
Year End Review – 2015 I remember 2015 like it was yesterday. 😛 I hope everyone is having a great New Year so far. Let’s review some of the biggest financial news and stories from 2015. Falling commodity prices. – The Standard & Poor’s GSCI commodities index plunged 34% in 2015, down 80% from its peak. It’s now at the lowest… Read More »
Breaking Through the Mental Barriers For most of humanity the world believed that it was not physically possible for humans to run a mile in 4 minutes or less. This was a universal belief because the challenge had been attempted by athletes across many generations throughout human history but no one had ever succeeded. 🙁 But then something miraculous happened in 1954. A man named… Read More »
The three most common personality types for FIRE inclined bloggers are INTJ, ENTJ, INTP. Table of Contents: Introduction The importance of knowing your type How personality affects your financial habits How rare is your personality? Most common types for Personal Finance Bloggers How personality affects your income and career In Closing and Sources ———————————————- Intro to the Myers-Briggs personality test In order to master… Read More »
“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.”― Leon C. Megginson Change is inevitable, unless the vending machine is broken. 😀 When things don’t go quite the way we want them to it’s tempting to want to change the system. But it’s often more favorable to just change ourselves than… Read More »
I don’t know how much the world will change 5 years from now. After all, I don’t have 2020 vision. 😀 The future is always uncertain. But we can increase our probability for financial success by learning a wide variety of financial knowledge to become a well rounded investor. Being really knowledgeable or talented in one particular skill can also be… Read More »