Does It Really Take a Village to be Successful?
Thursday, August 05
Does the Right Solution Lie Somewhere in Between Individualism and Socialism? I had heard it many times, especially when I completed some significant task or achieved a big goal. “It takes a village” — but does it really? Here is what the Oxford Dictionary says about Individualism: “the habit or ...
Ideal tip: Compose a Letter to Yourself to Help Visualize Your Goals
Thursday, July 29
Don’t just imagine it — put it in writing One of my New Year’s resolutions was to be much more active on BP. I had always liked my membership and the many benefits and tools they offer, but I had slacked as far as writing in the forums. I never really knew if it would have much of an effect. Wit...
How People in Other Parts of the World Pay Off Their Houses
Thursday, July 22
How Doing the Same Can Save You Thousands on Interest It’s finally available to us — Holistic Repayment. As you may know, I am originally from Germany and I have often asked myself how we ended up with the system of banking and financing we are used to in the United States. Some may say that we t...
How to Manage Your Expectations
Thursday, July 15
And Turn Hope Into Reality Can you still recall the beginning of 2020? Were you thinking something like this: The economy is doing pretty well, employment is high, I might see if there are opportunities for a raise or promotion, maybe even pursue switching to a better position. I have been saving...
8 Things Investors should consider when buying a property (Post COVID)
Wednesday, June 16
These simple considerations will help you get more out of your investments. I have been following reporting about the changes that have happened in the real estate investment property market. Partially I do that anyway, pandemic or not because I constantly work on growing my residential real esta...
The Government Wants to Help You Make Money – You Just Need to Let It!
Tuesday, January 26
The US tax code at last count has supposedly more than 2600 pages. Most people know about forms that need to be filled out, a basic deduction each person or family gets, and a few things we can use to reduce our tax burden under certain circumstances. Then how can it be that a residential real es...