Good morning! Today I have a post from Maria, the blogger behind The Money Principle: a personal finance blog that will ‘make your head hurt and your wallet sing’. There she writes about money management, wealth, health and anything that takes her fancy. Enjoy! Once upon a time retirement was a relatively simple and… Read more
The fantasy world where money doesn’t exist
When I was working an hospitality job, some wealthy customers came one day, and their daughter had just lost her tooth. I asked her if she was expecting a shiny coin from the tooth fairy. The mother replied “money is not very important for us, the tooth fairy brings a nail polish, or a small… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 26-30
Happy Monday! As I write this, I have been home for three days, back from a much deserved and relaxing month in France. So what happens when you leave your beloved little house for a month and trust your handyman will handle the garden, animals and the house? Sh*t. BF stayed in Guatemala City while… Read more
It is not about how much you have, it is about the returns
Unless you have millions, of course. Then the returns still matter, but not so much, you can live quite well on what your millions make on a 3% savings account. I was checking my net worth the other day, and realized my investments give me a monthly return just over 1%. That is the… Read more
How to improve your credit rating with more credit
Despite what they say, sometimes you can fight fire with fire. In the case of finances, you can combat a poor credit rating with taking credit. Anyone who’s suffered a poor credit rating knows how limiting this can be on your ability to borrow. This in turn isn’t very useful to… Read more
Your Taxes Shouldn’t Be Financially Taxing
After working for years doing typical monotonous work in Cubicleville crunching away at numbers, balancing accounts and adjusting general ledgers, I thought I had a pretty firm grasp on my own financial future. Sure, I started a 401k and put a percentage of my pay away for that rainy day, years from now. I invested… Read more
Creating a worry-free financial life
Good morning! Today I have a guest post from Matt Becker, a personal finance blogger at Mom and Dad Money. Matt is a proud husband and dad and loves to share the financial lessons he’s learned with other young parents. You can find him on twitter and facebook. I hate it when I have to think about my… Read more
What the animals taught me about life
It has been over three months now since the hens and rooster joined us in the little house in Guatemala. Then came the turkeys and geese, and at the beginning, I was treating them like babies. Once or twice a day you give them food (or more, if we are talking about babies, don’t feed… Read more
Binary Options
Options are financial tools very widely used to speculate on a certain asset or as a bet-hedging strategy, reducing the risk on an investment. Essentially, options give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a certain underlying asset at a fixed price (known as strike price) at any point… Read more
A quick guide to setting up a successful blog
Blogs are one of the most popular features of the internet. They can be used as a convenient way to record a special event for friends or family. They can also be used as a platform to educate or just to entertain. Some blogs become as famous as established magazines. One of the joys of… Read more
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