I have a wealthy friend who while working through college, became wealthy by eventually buying out a partner in the company where he worked at. This was a risky but very successful move for him. My friend (let’s call him Jay) was studying to be a mechanical engineer. Jay comes from a family of 7 kids, and… Continue reading Wealth Tip #2: Working Both Harder and Smarter Can Make You Wealthy
Income Loss From My Wife Being a Stay at Home Mom
After posting “How I Have Lost Over Half A Million Dollars Having Kids, So Far!”, I started thinking about how many of my family and friend’s spouses work. Let me start with our parents… Both sets of parents work. All the people I know at work, their spouse works. My boss who makes at least… Continue reading Income Loss From My Wife Being a Stay at Home Mom
Don’t Be a Scrooge
In the classic tale “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge was rich because he was extremely frugal (miserly really). So frugal that he never gave to charity, and was always out to save a buck. I know that this is just a story, but truth be told, most rich folk aren’t like this, the statistics… Continue reading Don’t Be a Scrooge
Frugal Puzzles, fixing small things can be fun!!!
Fixing small thinks is oftentimes fun and can save a few dollars the frugal way. My son’s hamster wheel was very noise. The spinning grinding sound of the hamster running in it started waking my son at night. I thought about pitching it, but I know that the hamster is healthier since he uses it.… Continue reading Frugal Puzzles, fixing small things can be fun!!!