Month: December 2011

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,… Continue reading Home Mortgage Leverage SUCKS!

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.”… Continue reading 4 Reasons You Should Set Unrealistically High Goals

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… Continue reading 4 Things To Stop Doing With Your Finances

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… Continue reading Great Attributes Round Up

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… Continue reading 3 Powerful Ways To Decrease Your Financial Stress