Statistics of a Millionaire These statistics are taken directly from The Millionaire Next Door. Today about 80% of Americans are first-generation rich. Which means they did not inherit their money, they created their wealth. “80% of millionaires have a college degree.†“About two-thirds of American millionaires are self-employed.†“About 66% of the millionaires surveyed worked…
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Image via Wikipedia Have you ever felt this way? Money is tight. It feels like Murphy lives in your house, and the world is against you. That’s how I felt five years ago. We were moving from upstate New York to New Hampshire. We couldn’t buy a house in New Hampshire because I didn’t have…
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How do we know what is necessary to succeed? Maslow has the answers. Abraham Maslow created the Hierarchy of Needs, which he explained in his 1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation.†You may have heard about it before. It suggests that humans need to fulfill their basic needs before moving on to greater success….
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Why Do You Work? When asked this question most people hesitantly say, “Well, for the money!†as if it were obvious but not something they wanted to say out loud. Money is a very good reason to go to work everyday since we need it to survive, but we spend so many hours of our…
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Image by dbz885 via Flickr I like to look at the way I think about money. I’ve learned, through the process of becoming debt free, that each dollar counts. I can make the choice of what I want to do with it, and those small decisions can change what I experience in life. Recently I’ve…
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Every month I still create a budget, even though I’ve been debt free for three years. I print it out and put it on the refrigerator. It’s a constant reminder to keep on top of my finances. My husband and I have a sporadic income since we are both self employed. Keeping track of our…
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Image by visual.dichotomy via Flickr A few months ago Luci Weston from HereWeAreWithLuci.com contacted me and asked if I wanted to do an interview. Luci aims to make your life better, brighter and easier. Her favorite quote is: Your imagination is your preview to life’s coming attractions. ~ Albert Einstein It sounded like we would be a…
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Where do you do your best thinking? I’ve always been curious about it so I started researching the topic. It looks like most people do their best thinking while in the shower, on the toilet, walking outside, just before bed, or doing the dishes. My best thinking comes at 3:30am every night. Why? Have you…
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Just a warning: This post is completely off topic. I work with Fritz and Stephen of EepyBird.com doing all sorts of fun things. My husband works with them as part of their creative team too. So I had to write a post about their new video, The Coke Zero and Mentos Rocket Car, which was…
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