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So You Think You're Rich ?

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Being rich was the only goal I had since I was a child, since I was born in a modest family with a modest income, seeing kids having what I couldn't have unlocked that ambition within me. I didn't know what I do know now, all I wanted is to have the money to buy me that expensive toy so I can feel happy for an instance and then want a bigger one; sadly, billions still have this mindset, the mindset of a 6 years old, they think they're poor and their on a quest for fortune. I've constantly watched very wealthy people who had it all; all the big toys the lesser class dream of, however the happiness that it should be within them is none to be found. I couldn't understand, how is that even possible? The ads on the TV said if I bought this car I'll be ecstatic, and here they are owning it and far from ecstasy... Yeah they're rich, loads of money in their bank account, but are they really rich? You see richness comes from deep within. It do...

So You Think You're Poor ?

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Think again. What makes you poor? Not able to afford that fancy car you wanted ? What about not able to pay off your students loans ? What about not being able to pay last month's rent ? Do you have food on your table? Do you need to walk 10 kms to find drinking water ? How about this, do you think you can be homeless in a split of a second ? What are you lacking that it made you think.. Oh poor me, I don't have such and such therefore I'm poor ? Poverty in it's truest form is when you're struggling on a daily basis for natural needs; food, drink and shelter. If your dad already got that covered then I got news for you. YOU aren't poor. Better yet, the fact that you're currently reading this article, you are NOT poor. Forget about what they tell you about poverty . People in Africa are poor, not the whole continent but parts of it. The homeless guy you see in the street every night is poor. The guy who recently got bankrupt is now poor. Thes...

Five Ultimate Rules For Saving Up Money

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Who can say that money isn't crucial in someone's life, no one, unless you're still living in the prehistoric ages where trading was trending. If you want to live like a hippie and survive from crops and fruits be my guest, but this isn't the 60's; it's the 21 century and everything essential for life is bought by money. A little bit can assure that you stay alive, a lot can assure that you live a life. Let's be honest and acknowledge its important and stop the let's pretend games. Then the one million dollar question pops in, how to acquire a lot of money ? Many will claim to know how but a few actually do and I doubt that they'll share with the rest of us, unfortunately I am not one of them -at least not now- but what I do know is a particular methods to preserve your hard gained earnings. The methods are simple, easy to follow and even obvious, you might know them all and always hear people talking about them but what matters isn't ...