Since the financial market suffered its much publicized collapse in 2008, a large number of key private investors have been apprehensive about returning to the markets after losing large amounts of money during the crash. In fact, many are now willing to accept a lower return. Below are a few spread betting tips in terms… Read more
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Little house in Guatemala, week 8-9 and cost recap
This is the eighth part about the (slow) conversion of the land I bought in Guatemala and my new life here, you can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 and Part 7 if you missed them. Never miss another post by subscribing to my RSS feed! … Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 7
This week I was alone at home with a new room being built and the handyman working with me on a new vegetable garden. Men in Guatemala and especially in such small villages are macho and it is hard to get listened to as a woman. On the first day, the… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 6
This is the fifth part about the (slow) conversion of the land I bought in Guatemala and my new life here, you can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Part 4 and Part 5 if you missed them. Please also check my guest post on Young Adult Money called Kill your debt faster: how… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 5
This is the fourth part about the (slow) conversion of the land I bought in Guatemala and my new life here, you can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 if you missed them. As I write this, it is still the weekend, the house is quiet… Read more
Breeding cattle as an investment
I own 56 bulls at the moment, down from 110. They are a happy lot, living in BF’s ranch in Guatemala, eating only grass and getting only an anti-parasite shot once per quarter. I don’t know anything about cattle, I just went with my guts on that one. There are more people on the planet,… Read more
France or Guatemala, three real-estate options
As Mo’ Money Mo’ Houses was thinking about buying property in the US,I was considering where to invest the flat money that I should receive in a couple of months. My sale will be definitive on Friday, so until now I am not making offers on anything, but my plans have shifted dramatically. You see,… Read more
Step 7: Invest
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. Step 7: Invest The goal of financial independence is to have sufficient income generated by investment periodically, so you don’t have to go back to that dreaded office… Read more
How much can you make renting your extra room?
According to Airbnb.com, a website that allows you to rent your extra room to travelers, the AVERAGE earning of people renting through them in NYC is $21,000 a year. Wow. On average of about 10,000 people. What would you do with an extra $21,000 every year, just like that? (check out my article about Airbnb… Read more
Renting your extra room: is it worth?
Is it worth it to rent your extra room? I grew up in a big family, and holidays were often spent in cramped houses, where all the kids would be sharing a huge dormitory, and we would seldom shower. Then I moved on to campus housing, shoebox apartments and having between two and seven roommates…. Read more