Pimp Your Finances

Forbes recently published their list of self-made billionaires, but more important than who is on the list is what they have in common.
I’m not saying that you should try to follow their path, as they’d certainly be considered outliers in the financial world. Instead, we can learn about their way of thinking, and apply it [...]

(The following is a guest post from Vince at Scordo.com - click here to subscribe to his feed) 
 
If you’re a Twenty-something consider yourself very lucky.
You’re probably healthy, super educated (only about 26 percent of Americans have a bachelor’s degree), full of energy, have a full set of teeth, and have very few, real-world commitments.
You’ve probably just [...]

Back in October, I read something that changed my life.
I saw an article on Get Rich Slowly titled The Best $20 You’ll Ever Spend. It was a guest post from Ramit Sethi, extolling the value of talking to people you admire.
He suggested reaching out to people you look up to – especially entrepreneurs – and offering [...]

At the end of each year, I like to take a look back and think about the things I’m thankful for.  It helps me appreciate how lucky I really am.  Here are some things I’m thankful for this year:

I’m thankful to have married the woman I love
I’m thankful to be employed at all right now, let alone [...]

I recently did something I’ve never done before: donate money to charity.
My wife and I took a different approach to Christmas this year.  In years past, we set a limit on gifts for each other, and then we would inevitably exhaust the entire amount.  Instead of trying to find the perfect gift (regardless of cost), [...]

Most people go to college to prepare themselves for the future.  But If that’s not the case for you, here are 12 things you can do to sabotage your financial life in college.  Just follow these easy steps to set yourself back for years.
1. Take out more loans than you need
If people are willing to [...]

J.D Roth, author of www.getrichslowly.org, recently answered 20 questions for me.  I picked his brain about how to start a website/business, entrepreneurship, goals, the economy, and lessons that he’s learned over the years.
Most people reading this have heard of his site, but in case you haven’t, Get Rich Slowly is a blog that preaches sensible personal finance.  Its message is [...]