Personal Finance

Does Living Below Your Means Really Work? Unveiling the Truth and Overcoming the Obstacles

Living below your means is a foundational principle of personal finance.   At least that’s what you hear all the time from personal finance gurus and experts.   The concept is simple.  Make sure you spend less than you earn and save or invest the rest.   This will do three really good things.   First, it will keep

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9 Ways the Rich Are Different From the Poor [Observations From an Actual Millionaire]

In 1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that the rich are different from you and me.  Ernest Hemingway famously replied, yes, they have more money. I love this exchange because it captures perfectly the two competing views on money and those who have it.  There are those who believe that the rich have some innate quality

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How Stoicism Can Make You Wealthy: The Ancient Philosophy For Financial Success

Did you know that there is an ancient Greek philosophy that teaches how a deep commitment to acquiring knowledge and using discipline to master yourself and your impulses can help you conquer life’s challenges, especially when hard times come? It’s called stoicism and it has been adopted by famous philosophers, Roman emperors and modern day

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