The Rat Race… and a way to jump off the merry-go-around!
The Rat Race… where we work… spend… work… spend… work… spend… A never ending cycle. Are you happy on that merry-go-around? If not, there is a solution.
The Rat Race… where we work… spend… work… spend… work… spend… A never ending cycle. Are you happy on that merry-go-around? If not, there is a solution.
The Commonwealth of Australia is a most unique country in the world. But how come it was so resilient during a Global Financial crisis? There are two simple reasons: our form of Parliament and a Government owned Central Bank Reserve. The Parliament of Australia was derived from the British, Canadian and American systems to form…
Recently I wrote about surviving the financial crisis, the ‘history of money’, and what it was to have some wisdom on acquiring true wealth. These posts discussed wealth in terms of money and financial well being. But recently, when discussing this topic, a man in my Life Group made this comment: I have a great…
The world is groaning under the global economic crisis as governments scramble to prop up failing bastions of greed. The little man in the street takes the full brunt from the excesses of the few who escape into the fantasy of living a life of extravagance. The world systems operate on Buying, Selling or Trading.…
$296.90. That was the bank balance. The pile of Bills – 495.50! A couple ‘must be paid – last reminder’ bills and all demanding. $295.50 due Monday. And I’m just new to the concept of tithing – $165 due tomorrow, Sunday giving. “Lord, I’m broke. I’m new to tithing and I want to honour You,…
The Bill is due today! “Oh, it’ll be fine… I’ll let it go for a while longer and wait until I get a Reminder in the mail“. It is the Reminder. “Oh, that’s okay I’ll wait until I get a Final Notice.“ So many people live this way. I met a man who put all…
Who would love to have a new car, a newly built beautiful 4 bedroom home, in a prestigious suburb, with a maintenance free garden with a pond, waterfall and a swiming pool – heated of course. The house is filled with amazing comfortable furniture and the latest gizmos – Plasma Theater style TV, piped music…
When we first get a taste of earning our own money, the desire for riches sets in. I recall earning my first pocket money… a one bob (a Shilling ~ 10 cents). That was a lot. I ran down to the local corner store and selected my own bag of lollies… yep, that was when…
All across the world men and women have amassed great fortunes. Their security in life was built upon their riches. But as the greed ate away at common sense and the foundations of good investing practices, debt crept in to undermine the whole system. The walls of security crumble. The wealth of the rich is…