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Home Mortgage Leverage SUCKS!
| December 28, 2011 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson An article was circulated last week where the author lamented losing the leverage benefit of having a home mortgage; he paid off his mortgage in less than 2 years and regrets his decision. He wishes he would have invested the money instead, so it would have doubled like his other investments. Now, […]
4 Reasons You Should Set Unrealistically High Goals
| December 21, 2011 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson Goal setting is extremely powerful and can have a dramatic impact on your personal finances, productivity, career, relationships, health and life. Motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar, often admonished salespeople to set goals to achieve their peak performances. In fact, he reportedly went as far as saying “a goal properly set is halfway reached.” […]
4 Things To Stop Doing With Your Finances
| December 14, 2011 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson Often personal finance writers discuss what we need to do, particularly with respect to saving and investing. However, it is also what you are willing to walk away from that will determine your future prosperity. After years of providing advice, comforting friends, and dealing with my own issues, here are 4 disastrous […]
Great Attributes Round Up
| December 14, 2011 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson It’s been a few weeks since I have done a round up. Here are some uncommon articles and carnivals that I have participated in. Interestingly, two of these 11 articles were written in direct response to content published here. Thanks to all of my readers, subscribers to this site, and followers on twitter. I […]
3 Powerful Ways To Decrease Your Financial Stress
| December 7, 2011 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson These days people are fraught with economic stress. The mere thought of aspiring to financial peace seems radical and even delusional for some people. Sixty-one percent of people live paycheck to paycheck, meaning it does not take much to push them to the brink of financial cataclysm. It certainly doesn’t have to […]
Is it Possible To Live Without Debt?
| November 30, 2011 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson I recently received the following comment regarding living debt-free. “Well, it is almost impossible to live without some debts and practically everyone has some debts in finance except maybe very rich people. We need to take it easy and watch them and try to control them as much as we can. This […]
Broke People Afford Everything!
| November 23, 2011 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson “Hello Baller. I need to holla at you for minute.” I got a question for you because I just can’t figure out how you do it all. Your clothes and toys are nice. Everyone’s envious of your whips. You frequently eat at restaurants that most people only dine at on special anniversaries […]
Are You Your Portfolio’s Biggest Enemy?
| November 16, 2011 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson You work hard. You research companies. You even gather expert opinion and public sentiment regarding your investment choices, yet your returns are not commiserate with your effort. In fact, your long-term returns are dismal compared to market averages. This is the world of many investors today. Despite the increasingly lauded financial literacy […]
Your Do over Guide: What Would You Do Differently?
| November 9, 2011 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson I don’t truly understand people who say they wouldn’t change a thing in their lives if they could. While I have nothing against contentment, if given the opportunity, I would change several things not because I hate my life but to get the most out of it. If you could press rewind […]
Young People Avoiding Investing In Record Numbers
| November 3, 2011 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn WatsonLast year, a study indicated that those growing up in the 1930s are 3 times less likely to invest than those who grew up during better economic times. Fast forward eighty years, and we have had a series of economic crises collectively known as The Great Recession. What is the impact of the […]
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