Millionaire Story: Sara Blakley – SPANX Inventor
What have you been doing the last decade or so? I retired in 2010 and thought I was doing great by starting several websites and landing writing jobs at several others. After reading Sara...
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Roosevelt’s Wealth Building
Ken Burns has done it again. He has created yet another fascinating documentary – this time one about Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt as well as Eleanor. We’ve been watching the 9 part series on...
Luxurious Lifestyles
Are the now living generations of Americans leading more luxurious lifestyles than our predecessors? If so, should we feel guilty about it or proud of it? Yesterday I visited a local museum which had...
Marillyn Hewson – First Female CEO of Lockheed-Martin
Hard work paid off for this CEO, freshly minted (after 30 years of effort). In 2013 her base salary of $1.38 million and other compensation bring her estimated 2013 salary to over 10 million...
How to Teach Your Child to Delay Gratification
Before 2008, delaying gratification seemed to be a lost art. Why delay gratification when you can have it all now – after all, you only go around once, right? Since the great recession, (some)...
The Most Important Key to Wealth
How to get rich (preferably fast!) is a topic much debated. Start your own business, add multiple income sources, win the lottery, get the right job in the right field, write a best seller,...
Allowances
My husband and I gave our boys an allowance when they were kids. We both received an allowance and thought it was just part of what you do when you have kids. Neither of...
6 Ways to Become a Millionaire
Becoming a millionaire is a popular wish. Do you want to have a million dollar net worth? Only those readers who are already there would say no, I bet. It is entirely possible to...
Single Minded Pursuit of Wealth
What is the difference between focusing on wealth creation and pursuing it single mindedly? Is it the difference between having a life and missing out? Is it the difference between success and failure?
Andy Williams – Moon River and Me
Ronald Reagan once proclaimed Andy Williams’ voice a “national treasure”. His career was in full bloom when I was reaching my late teens and early twenties. One of my best friends and I used...
