by Michelle Manuel | Sep 6, 2019 | FINANCIAL FREEDOM, FINANCIAL TALK
“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money but you cannot get more time”. Jim Rohn This is the core philosophy of the Financial Independence Retire Early Movement (“FIRE”). Fire has been the buzzword in the US for a number of...
by Michelle Manuel | Jul 28, 2019 | FINANCIAL FREEDOM, FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TIPS, FINANCIAL TOOLS, Uncategorized
You have worked on creating a clear vision of your goals and planned future lifestyle. Based on how much you have coming into your bank account you know how long it is going to take you to get to your goal. Given this clarity you are super excited and committed to...
by Michelle Manuel | Jul 19, 2019 | FINANCIAL FREEDOM, FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS, FINANCIAL TOOLS
The most unromantic and unsexy sentence ever written, but one that can add to the foundations of a strong relationship. Much of our romantic lives follow a pretty standard path, first date, the first sleepover, the first vacation and then moving in together. Money...
by Michelle Manuel | Jul 12, 2019 | FINANCIAL FREEDOM, FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS, FINANCIAL TOOLS
As a Gen Xer I grew up in an era that saw the personal computer become a household item, the advent of ATMs and the first forays into creating the brick mobile phone. It is probably an understatement when I say being tech savvy was not my sweet spot. While that was...
by Michelle Manuel | Jul 6, 2019 | FINANCIAL FREEDOM, FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS, Uncategorized
I am a real money geek and love all things money, including, sadly, spending it a little too much. If, however, you saw the way I used to treat it you would never have guessed. As soon as it hit my bank account I would do my best to remove it from my life with a...
by Michelle Manuel | Jun 28, 2019 | FINANCIAL FREEDOM, FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS, FINANCIAL TOOLS
I am sure many a parent has wished they had the “birds and bees” conversation with their teen, when said teen discloses there is a grandchild on the way. Well let me tell you, when the script is turned and the parent is telling you, their adult child, that they don’t...
