The title for this post was taken from an old commercial, in which Andre Agassi proclaimed “Attitude is Everything”. In the advertising world, attitude was a proxy for style and it was intended to get you to buy. But attitude, if not “everything”, is critically important to the goal of attaining True Wealth. [...] View More...
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Attitude is Everything
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009Attitude in Action
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009Nelson Mandela has had an illustrious life. As a civil rights activist, he helped bring about the end of apartheid in South Africa. As a politician, he was that country’s first President to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. As a statesman, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Prior to his successes, though, [...] View More...
How Much House Can I Afford?
Thursday, October 1st, 2009The sub-prime mortgage crisis and resulting increase in foreclosures has focused renewed attention on prudent home buying. Also, with the first-time home buyer’s credit available until the end of the year, many prospective home buyers are in the market for their first home – and first mortgage. This begs the question: how much house can [...] View More...
Financial Freedom – A Right and A Responsibility
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Freedom is a bedrock value in the United States. The country was founded on the principle of freedom of choice. That implies that you are free to choose what you want to do and how you want to live. It also means you are free to choose what you do with your money. Along with [...] View More...
Are You Pursuing Wealth or True Wealth?
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009When you hear someone is wealthy, most people envision someone with a big house, fancy car, and lots of expensive “toys”. And that is relatively accurate when discussing financial wealth (assuming they are not in debt to fund their lifestyle). But there is another concept of wealth we call “True Wealth”. True Wealth is far [...] View More...
Enterprise in Action
Thursday, September 17th, 2009There are many examples of people who are enterprising. Some are famous, some are not. But they all share common characteristics like initiative, perseverance, and hard work. Well-known examples of people that formulated an idea, took a risk, and worked hard to realize their dream include such notable business successes as Steve Jobs (Apple), Herb [...] View More...
In Praise of Enterprise
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Enterprise (noun) A project or undertaking, especially one that is important or difficult Boldness or readiness in an undertaking; adventurous spirit; ingenuity Enterprise is being bold enough to undertake a challenge and willing to work hard to achieve success. It requires taking initiative when an opportunity presents itself and dedicating yourself to reaching an end goal rather than [...] View More...
Teach Your Child a Lesson in Savings
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Educational research indicates that people retain lessons much longer through simulations and real-life actions than through reading text or attending lectures. So teaching kids about saving by using real money will have far more impact than simply telling a child about the importance of saving. When a child is involved in the decision-making process, they [...] View More...
The Consumer Conundrum
Monday, August 17th, 2009The current economic situation has created a consumer conundrum. On one hand, profligate spending and irresponsible levels of debt have created many crisis situations for individual consumers. Likewise, easy credit and the growth of sub-prime lending helped create untenable financial situations for many businesses. Consequently, consumers have decreased consumption and [...] View More...
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