Get Your House In Order

When I say “get your house in order”, it’s about getting started. When I was $40,000 in debt, I had to take a long hard look at my finances and look for solutions. I got started and implemented my financial recovery plan. I was still in debt when I closed my first joint venture deal. […]

OPM: rewards and pitfalls

OPM has been around since money was invented. That’s an acronym for Other People’s Money. Wealthy people have been using OPM for centuries. Why is it so difficult for most people to even think about OPM, let alone consider it as a viable investment strategy. It all stems from your inner game.  Most of us […]

A money lesson from household appliances

I love my hair and I love having it styled. It has been an expensive love affair for several years. The price of an average wash and style is $35 plus tax plus tip. At one point, I was spending up to 3 times a week having my hair styled. We love making money and […]

Can you afford not to save money?

Wealthy people love saving money. “But you can afford it” is a common sentiment that we hear a lot. And that’s the trap. Yes we can afford it, but why would you want to pay retail when you can pay wholesale.For example, are you negotiating the best rates when you travel? We love using Hotwire.com […]

The Choice Is Yours: so choose to be exceptional

You can be as good as you choose to be and you can be as good as your attitude. You can be as happy as you choose to be, or not. Everything in life is about choice. We can choose to be grateful or we can choose to complain. We can choose to focus on […]

Do I really need to be an investor? !!! YES !!!

Have you ever heard people say things like I’m never investing. It’s too risky. That’s too much work. Going through all those hoops makes my head spin.
Is investing risky? That’s like saying life is too risky. The fact is that not investing is the highest risk people take. When you don’t invest, your money just […]

How is your RRSP doing?

Mine hasn’t been doing well. Actually, I’m in the negative. I don’t have a lot of RSP monies since I cashed most of them out a while ago but I have a nominal amount in a mutual fund (my play money, so it won’t affect my lifestyle if I lose it all) to help me keep […]


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