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The Four Steps To The Epiphany Book Review – Put Aside Your Pride and Ego When Starting a Business

Dima — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:10:31 +0000

Do you know why nine out of ten startups fail? It is very simple: founders have an idea and they ‘ASSUME’ (read: ASS-U-ME – “asses are you and me as founders if we assume”) that whatever they came up with will be profitable without seeking constant feedback from potential customers from the very beginning. They [...]

“Get Rich Quick” – How to manage your money effectively

Dima — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:09:42 +0000

One of the important points I took away from an excellent book Millionaire Fastlane is that if your life savings are small (less than $1million), don’t try to get rich in stocks or by investing it. It is going to take you a long time to get rich that way and you might not see the results [...]

Millionaire Fastlane Review

Dima — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:46:02 +0000

Nine out of ten books about money making and personal finance suck. This book is one out of ten that rocks! I just finished reading “The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime” by MJ DeMarco last weekend. I read it in one sitting, just couldn’t stop. I know [...]

What does a word “fool” mean to you?

Dima — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:39:46 +0000

I started this blog with an idea of exploring good and wise money saving habits and extra income generating ideas. Then I realized that it would not matter if you lack discipline. This post is about laying a good foundation for everything in life, not just about saving money. Recently I got curious about the [...]

How To Teach Kids Good Money Saving Habits

Dima — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:54:42 +0000

If you would like to learn how to teach your kids the proper way to treat money in less than ten minutes - this post is for you. I aim to give you a general idea with few pointers that will help you in most common life situations. General Concept Kids must learn how to delay the gratitude in our spoiled world of credit cards and instant gratification! By teaching your [...]

How To Save Money: The Only Way That Works

Dima — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:44:52 +0000

How To Save Money Theory I am forty years old now and when I look back at my life I wish I knew how to save money when I was in my early twenties. The basic principle is that the amount of money coming in must be bigger than the amount of money going out. Easy, right? Easy in [...]