Alright, now that you’re all grown up (right?), you’ve got an education, and you’re on your way to a building a budding career, it’s time to get on your feet financially. There are a few key goals you can begin to achieve right now that will set you up for financial success in life. By…
In the last post, we talked about how a young and dumb version of myself lost thousands of dollars by doing some pretty boneheaded things when I started my “investing” career. If you missed that one, you can check it out here. You’ll want to understand the lessons within that one before getting too far…
I’ve been answering quite a few questions on Quora lately from novice investors. I guess it’s good that people are at least asking questions rather than sitting and doing nothing, but either way, it’s a little bit scary what’s out there. These are the wrong questions to be asking. They’re all centered around getting rich…
Until today, I haven’t gone into great detail about the inner workings of my financial automation system that I yap about so much, not because I’m hiding it or anything, but just because it’s a bit of a bear. But I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how I pull it all off lately from…
Here we are – right in the thick of tax season in the United States. What to do with your tax refund is likely one of the biggest questions on your mind, and the dangerous temptations to make bad decisions are coming from everywhere. Banks are offering you crazy amounts of cash for new accounts…
Let me ask you a question. Have you ever sat back and thought about how your mindset about money might be affecting the financial position that you’re in, or even the life position that you’re in? Most mass media blogs only seem to talk about “saving money” “cutting back” “reducing costs” etc. Why? Because it’s…
If you’ve been a part of Academy Success for any decent amount of time, you’ll know that I tend to think a little bit differently than the masses. Ultimately, the masses are largely ordinary, and if you wanted to be ordinary, you wouldn’t be reading this right now. So today, as part of our goal…
I could easily pull a page out of every other financial blog out there, and toss you up a big list of 72 ways to make yourself rich, but while those articles get a lot of buzz, they’re just too complicated and shallow, and rarely help you think differently about the way you live your…
Many people blame their parents for facing financial failures or drawbacks. Did your dad’s nose bar you from getting a prom date? And, what about your mom’s hips that absorb every piece of chocolate that you have? Well, the shape of your wallet could also be impacted by your parents, but these traits come from…