by Maria Nedeva | 19 Apr, 2018 | Big picture, Dependents, Personal finance wisdom
Editor’s note: Many people believe, somewhat misguidedly, that their future prosperity depends on spreadsheets, calculators and the iron discipline to squeeze the living hell out of your life. I’m not one of those. Yes, I have spreadsheets and I know my...
by Maria Nedeva | 10 Apr, 2018 | Big picture, Personal finance wisdom
Can you imagine what your life would be like if worrying about money is no longer part of it? Forget the opulence of footballers’ mansions, the private jets of the ultra-rich and making enough money to last you hundred life spans. Sure, it would be nice. Still, this...
by Maria Nedeva | 11 Jan, 2018 | Investing for all, Personal finance wisdom
Beating your investing goals is more about knowing yourself than it is about picking stocks A recent article did a great job of describing ways to make your money work for you. Of the five investments, I’ve actively invested in four and love the results I’ve gotten...
by Maria Nedeva | 22 Dec, 2017 | Financial Health, Personal finance wisdom
Do you spend hours pouring over your budget just to end up the month broke and disappointed? Yes, I used to do this as well. I’d spend my time and energy deciding what I’m allowed to spend on different items just to find that I’d forgotten something important. At the...
by Maria Nedeva | 3 Dec, 2017 | Love your life, WTFIFL
How is your Sunday going? Mine is great. I’m packing for my next trip – this time to Georgia the Country – while looking at a very large Christmas tree and writing this note to you, friend. Why the hurry? Because I just realised that I have not chatted to you for some...
by Maria Nedeva | 12 Sep, 2017 | Dependents, Personal finance wisdom
Does your teen think that you are poor even when you’ve just come back from a nice holiday in the sun? They may be displaying early symptoms of what is known as poverty mentality. And if poverty mentality was only mildly unpleasant and offensive to you, I...
