Author: Darren

The Budget – The Ultimate Financial Management Tool

I took a look at this previously, in Home Budget – why you need one.  its really really simple a carpenter uses a set of house plans to build a house. If he didn’t the bathroom might get overlooked altogether. Rocket Scientists would never begin construction on a new booster rocket without a detailed set of design specifications. Yet most of us go blindly out into the world without an inkling of an idea about finances and without any plan at all. Not very smart of us, is it? Money plan and the budget A money plan is called...

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Book Review – 4 Hour Work Week

When it comes to modern culture.  Tim Ferris is viewed as the modern day messiah for anyone that wants to escape the working 9 to 5 rat race.  Formally known as the lap top lifestyle. I was given this book about 8 years.  He has since written more in the serious.  The way the book is written you can pretty much pick it up and read from any chapter.  Its not a sequentially written book that you need to follow to understand. What the message The message is pretty simple as well.  His idea is to create a micro...

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Home Budget – Why You Need One

The one biggest mistake that a household can make is to operate with out a home budget. I hear it all the time, you say you know where your money goes and you don’t need it all written down to keep up with it? So I issue you this challenge. Challenge – Keep track of every cent you spend for one month Yes, I do mean every cent. Why you need a Home Budget Most people are shocked when that realize what the small expenses add up to. Take the total you spent on just one unnecessary item for...

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