Tag: poverty
Feb 23, 2026
A classic and wise piece of advice from financial advisors is to live within your means. I have written often about the importance of frugality in building wealth and financial wellbeing. Yet there is a difference between frugality by choice and frugality from fear....
Aug 1, 2022
Last week we explored one type of money belief, an unconscious vow of poverty that can lead to self-sabotage and harmful behaviors around money. But what about those, like members of some religious orders, who consciously make vows of poverty? Does that also lead to...
Jul 25, 2022
If you’ve ever lived in real poverty, struggling to meet your basic needs for food, shelter, and clothing, it’s almost certainly not a “lifestyle choice” you would voluntarily opt to return to. If you were to ask people who are living in poverty whether they would...
Apr 12, 2021
I often say that understanding money and how it works is a 21st Century survival skill. This is not an exaggeration. What you don’t know about money—as well as what you think you do know about money—has the potential to literally kill you and those you love. A...
Feb 26, 2018
Pot Pie Portfolio a Tasty Investment RecipeWatch this video on YouTube Are you concerned about saving the planet? Would you like to see more government funding for research into projects like developing clean energy? How about helping people who cannot help...
