10 Reasons People Don’t Budget

10 Reasons People Don’t Budget

10 Reasons People Don’t Budget In my opinion, the backbone of a successful personal financial plan is the monthly budget. It’s the map – the blueprint – to financial success. Instead of just reacting to money problems that suddenly pop up, a budget prepared in advance...
Finding (and Keeping) Proper Balance

Finding (and Keeping) Proper Balance

Finding the proper balance in life is vitally important to our happiness and success.   Sometimes we need to re-balance. Too much of (just about) anything can turn a positive into a negative! While I’m not much of an athlete, I do exercise regularly. My first workout...
What were you thinking?

What were you thinking?

Understand your money mindset when building your financial plan   Real estate investing has always been something that interested me. I guess I like the idea of owning a tangible asset that I can see and touch, and that can generate a positive cash flow into my...
Retirement Promises, Promises

Retirement Promises, Promises

Retirement Promises, Promises   As a teenager at the start of the MTV age, it was hard not to get caught up in the age of the music video.  It’s a bit of a shock to hear the songs of my youth being played on the “oldies” station! In 1983, the British pop group...