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Aggression: The Necessary Trait for Wealth-Building
Posted in Featured, Motivational on 29 April 2008

How many times have you heard that good things come to those who wait? What about being told that if you just stay positive, you’ll get what you deserve? That’s all well and good — these beliefs are probably necessary to make sure that people can live in harmony.
But overall, I’m seeing a trend towards [...]

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The Trick to Making Money
Posted in Motivational on 15 April 2008

In the movie Citizen Kane, the business manager of the wealthy Charles Foster Kane makes the clearest statement regarding the accumulation of money I’ve ever heard:
It’s no trick to make a lot of money, if all you want to do is make a lot of money.
It’s true: if I were willing to focus all of [...]

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Staying on the Road to Financial Freedom
Posted in Investing, Motivational on 20 February 2008

Metaphorically speaking, we’re all on a road to financial freedom; some of us are further along than others. Goal setting is important because it pinpoints the destination. You must know where you’re going first. Imagine driving down a road not knowing your destination. Once you know your destination, be it a certain net worth or [...]

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I’m Bringing Frugal Back
Posted in Motivational, Personal Finance, Save Money on 18 February 2008

There’s two ways to build wealth. You need to either make more money, or save more of it. However, most people seem to focus only on making more money, even falling for crazy get rich quick schemes and even those internet money making programs I talked about. There’s no guarantee you will make more money, [...]

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Investing in Faith to Stomach the Stock Market Ride
Posted in Investing, Motivational on 13 February 2008

Lately the economy has been talked about by virtually anyone from your co-workers to presidential candidates. The jittery stock market has gotten a lot of people on the edge of their seats. It’s not fun seeing your portfolio deteriorate 3% or more in a single day, yet we are told that these are the opportunities [...]

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