Motivation is like taking a bath; If you stop doing it, you begin to stink!” — Zig Ziglar The first half of of the year 2010 has now ended. We all have the opportunity look back at the last six months as well as forward to the next six. In the last six months, do [...]
Funny Friday – Nothing To Do But Drink
A drunk driver trapped after overturning his car cracked open another can of beer while awaiting rescue. Paul Sneddon, 47, ‘had nothing to do’ but drink, a court heard. When police asked how much he had to drink, the jobless baker said: ‘Plenty.’ A court in Palmerston North, New Zealand fined and banned him. This [...]
Don’t Try To Get By Without A Budget
You may have heard it before but don’t try to get by without a budget because you will be setting yourself up for financial failure. It’s as simple as that. Without a budget you can’t hope to have control over your finances. Most people usually find that once they start doing a budget they will [...]
Winners and Losers in A Family Budget
When the Treasury Secretary or Finance Minister of country gives a budget statement, there are always winners and losers all across the nation. In a personal/family budget, there are also winners and losers. Before i go into that, please allow me to present to you some reasons for the need to create a budget in [...]
Emergency Budget
As you might have heard, there is going to be an Emergency Budget statement in Britain later today. The Chancelleor, George Osborne said on a BBc intereview that ‘.. Britain looks itself in the face and says “We are going to deal with the bills of the past and plan for a brighter future”‘. He [...]
Beer Is Packed With Vitamins and Fibre?
When people are bent on doing something right or wrong, they only need a reason for doing it (see my earlier post). Beer lovers are now being told – by beer makers – that beer is really good for them. Researcher revealed that when drunk in moderation, the traditional brew is one of the healthiest [...]
Figure Out The “WHY” of Your Financial Situation
I had the opportunity to minister in the Word in church last night where i spoke on the topic “What Real Worship Entails” – You don’t need a reason to worship God. During the message i related a conversation i had with my son David. David informed me a few days ago that when he [...]
Funny Friday – Name That Song
Its another Friday again and after a hard week’s work i suppose you’re ready to begin winding-down. For this weekend i have a brain-teaser instead for a changee; give it a shot: A poor man says to a rich man: “I know every song that ever existed. I bet you all the money you have [...]
Ditch These Pointless Financial Products
Achieving financial freedom is impossible without a plan. That’s what i have taught people for years and it is truer these days than ever before. If you don’t make a plan, there are others out there making plans on how to make money off you – unless you are vigilant and avoid wastage in every [...]
Funny Friday – A Bumpy Ride Into Marriage
Marriage is often a bumpy ride as most couples try to merge two separate lives into one. For one newly-wed couple though, their life together got off to the worst start. The groom crashed a £130,000 Ferrari Testarossa they’d hired to arrive in style at their reception in Treviso, Italy. The unnamed pair had a [...]
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