2012 Financial Milestones

Hello I wanted to share with you some milestones I was able to reach in 2012. I want to make this post personal without being to revealing with actual figures. I hope I can pull it off and at the same time make it interesting. What I did matters to me so that I can see where I am headed in the New Year. I am ready to attack this New Year with a vengeance, allowing me to be one step closer to reaching retirement. Now I want all the bloggers who happen to read this to take a look at the milestones below and make a similar post on your website as a challenge. I have a feeling that 2013 will be a great year. If you push yourself for something greater you will almost always accomplish more than your thought you would.

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Millionaires

 

Hey did you know that many millionaires in the United States hold positions as executives / managers or teachers? Survey results show that about 35% of millionaires obtained their wealth working for these two professions. These lucky millionaires didn’t invent the IPAD or the post it or the PC. The majority of these millionaires lived frugally and saved a large portion of their income. The survey results are featured in the millionaire corner blog article listed in the link below. The average time frame that those millionaires achieved this status is 17 years, maybe give or take a few years as results like these are skewed.

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The Pre New Years Resolution Plan

New Year Pic

 

I think it’s very important to have goals and resolutions every new year, but this year it will be different for all of you reading this beacuse I am providing a pre-new years plan guideline. What is it you may ask? It is the best way to prepare yourself to succeed with a proper game plan. It is the route you will follow to get you to the desired destination for your money. 2013 here we come!

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

 I am taking a few days off to refresh myself and to spend some time with family. I hope you do the same and stay safe this holiday season. I will leave you with a few post links so that you can get your financial read on when you have some time. Talk to you Soon!

 

Holiday Break Entertainment:

How Young Adults can build Wealth

The Best PF Finance Tips-one of my favorite Posts

Buying a House at 20 years old

Reader Profile FMF

 

Thank you for being a valued reader,

 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

 

 

RichUncle EL

Spend Money to Make Money II

 Money

Hey guys I hope by now you are more informed of what tools you need to defeat personal finance issues you may be having. Simple fixes now can pay off tremendously later, for example starting early with investing, paying yourself first, and having a sizeable emergency fund. All of these things should be a natural component of our personal finance world, but an important factor some of us forget to do on the journey is to spend the money in the right places. For example imagine you could spend money to make money, would you do it? Of course you would.

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What is your favorite pair of Jeans?

 Levis

Hello I recently asked hundreds of people what is their favorite pair of jeans? I was shocked by the myriad of brands people support and jeans are something that can be pricey, but it is a common necessity in our modern-day fashion society. Jeans are a simple and easy fix to a laid back weekend, and can also be an easy nightlife fashion solution.

The twist of this post is that I will tell you what jeans were selected and what place they fall in by the number of votes each brand received. The objective of this is so that you can be a better informed buyer for what jean brands are the best and therefore save money by buying those brands that can stand the test of time. So what is your favorite pair of jeans?

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Negotiate a Better Salary

 negotiate

 If you are one of the Lucky few to get a job in this economy and the HR rep. calls to inform you that you will start with a salary of 34K. Depending on how the conversation is going, you can sneak in the 4 famous words that negotiators love to throw around: Can you do better or Can that be negotiated?

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Is it worth it to spend 90 dollars a month for Internet

 This is what I am currently spending a month to access the internet now a days. It consists of two cell phones with data and home based internet usage. This gives me access to surf the web on my cell phones whenever I desire too, and at home on my computer. 

The question I am proposing is, is it worth it to spend 90 dollars a month for internet?

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