My Motivation
I really wanted to write something this week that is going to give anyone who visits this website a clear view of what it is all about and about the resources that I have put in place that will help people to accomplish their financial objectives.
Last year I had the thought of I want to do a blog that will let me talk about some topics that were important to me. I was involved in talking about sports, finances and a whole lot of other things. Due to the nature of the business that I am in and realizing that I also have financial challenges that I need to meet and the experiences I gained I wanted to share my view, knowledge and experience with other people on how to achieve financial freedom.
Now finances are an incredibly large topic on the net. You can type in “personal finance” in Google and you can get over 51 million results. What I really wanted to do was to gear everything towards helping people become financially independent. Financial Independence is a process. Am I financially independent yet? No. Have I made the plans to be YES. And am I working my plan ABSOLUTELY!
My background is in finance and I work with a company where we help educate people and mentor people how to get out of debt and create wealth and it is quit fulfilling, because in the end the principles they gain will benefit them their whole life if they decide to enact them. It is their choice.
I know that a lot of people try to reinvent the wheel when it comes to personal finance issues especially when it comes to getting a home business or those flashy TV commercials that promise the moon but always seem to under deliver. It doesn’t work that way. Those people who have that success seem to have their wealth slip through their fingers quickly, because they really don’t understand the correct principles of wealth.
Building wealth is a slow as you go process and it is the same old principle that it has always been. It comes down to a saying that Benjamin Franklin used, “A penny saved, is a penny earned.” I don’t want to reinvent the wheel. I want to offer information and solutions and products that are practical and that anybody who visits here can leave saying I learned something that is very practical and can be easily applied. No fancy tricks or gimmicks.
Finance and money has always been my passion since I was very young. I liked the concept of the stock market. When I was older I learned the hard way about getting into debt and how it can affect your finances. Now that I have a family it is all about learning to budget well so that I can achieve all the life goals that I want through application of the principles that I believe in.
Simple financial steps are all it takes to achieve financial freedom. That is what I want people who visit here to accomplish Financial Independence.
I have included many resources on this website for your financial and personal development.
Personal Finance Page - On this page I update it with a lot of personal finance articles that can help with a lot of financial situations in life. Getting out of debt, how you deal with family money issues, retirement and every other finance question under the sun. I also like update it with links to other financial sites with the latest news headlines so that you are informed on what is going on in the world.
Stock Market Page - I believe the stock market offers one of the best places for people to invest. So I will have daily articles, news and tips on stock market investing and how to better use the stock market to increase your wealth.
Blog - Browse The Finance Blog for the absolute newest content. New content is added almost daily. You can explore the complete blog archive going back to December 2007.
Recommended Reading - This offers a recommended reading list of popular finance authors that can help you learn more about the world of personal finance and investing.
Here are some articles I have written on certain topics to get you started.
Financial Independence Debt Elimination Stock Market Basics
Money Saving Tips Retirement Investing Personal Finances Debt Free Living
Now I am still building this site to include more information for people to help build wealth and get out of debt. How to guides, practical money guides and more. Right now I am working on consulting services that will be offered in the near future. In the future I will also have financial tools that will be available to evaluate your financial situation and create your own financial plan. If you have any suggestions on how to improve the site or any other issues feel free to leave me a comment or to email me.
I appreciate all those who have visited and will continue to visit. Feel free to bookmark me under your favorites and visit anytime.
Remember to succeed you don’t have to be smarter, You just need to be smart enough not to quite.