Recently I passed by a man who discarded his empty food container on the road. It pained me to think that the man passed several garbage cans but thought that the road was simply the easiest place to dump his garbage. I happens all the time as persons feel it’s someone else’s problem while we [...]
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I remember when I got my first paycheque at my first job. I was ecstatic and I decided to celebrate by going on a shopping spree. Of course I was just as shocked when the money was all spent before the next pay cheque. I am older now and much more financially aware, however I [...]
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I love to watch the nature channel especially when it shows how instinctual behaviour governs the lives of wild animals in their habitat. The ‘herd’ mentality is also apparent, so everyone in the pack blindly follows what everyone else is doing without question. That got me thinking, are consumers in a herd too? Are they [...]
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I love to see that the funds that are accumulating in my account. I especially enjoy knowing that all my hard work and sacrifice is going to pay off when I get that big payday. Wouldn’t it be great if I could have earned while I spent money? Is that even possible? Watch those Bank [...]
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Children like shopping for new things just as much as adults do but there is a big difference. Children usually get their money from their parents or relatives while adults have to earn their money. This is an obvious difference as the value of a dollar is not easily explained to a five year old [...]
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I know that having a budget is the best way to save money so why is it that so many people can not get their budget to work? I decided to take a closer look at how budgets are made to see if I could find the answer. Budget Pitfalls I think one of the [...]
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