Year End Review – 2015 I remember 2015 like it was yesterday. 😛 I hope everyone is having a great New Year so far. Let’s review some of the biggest financial news and stories from 2015. Falling commodity prices. – The Standard & Poor’s GSCI commodities index plunged 34% in 2015, down 80% from its peak. It’s now at the lowest… Read More »
Traits of Successful People I found the following infographic on pinterest recently. It suggests qualities that successful people have compared to those who are unsuccessful. I think it makes some valid points about how our circumstances depend a lot on how we approach life. 🙂 Success can often to a subject term. Even within the context of personal finance, becoming… Read More »
Professional football players are able to make oodles of money because they always have a goal in mind. 😀 But only 65% of Canadians feel confident they will achieve their financial goals in 2015, according to a recent CIBC poll. This is down from 76% in 2014. It appears we’re entering the New Year with a less optimistic financial outlook than last. Nevertheless… Read More »
Financially speaking this has been the best year for me so far. Here’s a 2014 year end review and some updates about what’s been going on in my personal life. Braces Removed Earlier this year I decided to get braces for financial reasons. According to my research people with very straight teeth make more money than the average person. The… Read More »
In January of this year I wrote down 3 goals for myself to accomplish this year. Here’s a recap of those 2014 financial goals. 1) Increase net worth by $55,000 Pass! From the end of December 2013 to now my net worth has increased by more than $110,000. I never expected to exceed my target by twice as much, so that’s a pleasant surprise. Here’s a… Read More »
I recently saw a list of financial milestones on The Money Pincher. Ideally all 30 in the list should be achieved when one turns 30 years old 🙂 I still have a few more years to go before turning 30, but I thought it would be interesting to give it a shot anyway 😀 The milestones I’ve already hit are written… Read More »