Chester’s Tips for Success

Budgeting is both a skill and practice that isn’t usually taught in school but is indispensable to life.  Even if you happen to strike gold or win the lottery, budgeting is a skill that you want in your toolkit because it will help you preserve your wealth in the long run, which will help you [...]

I finally had a chance to pick up the book The Millionaire Next Door from the library this week. The book was reviewed on a number of finance related blogs that I read regularly including Get Rich Slowly a great blog on personal finance, the title says it all.
Although [...]

In Part I of this series we discussed the difference between a Smart Stock Investor and a speculator as well as first steps for a newbie investor interested in learning more about the stock market.
In this article I will explain how Smart Stock Investing can lead to a substantial increase of your annual income [...]

Part I - An Introduction to Smart Stock Investing And First Steps For the Newbie Investor
I started investing in stocks over a year and a half ago just when the market was beginning to come down and a few months before the whole sub prime mortgage crisis reared its gruesome head.
At the time I knew [...]

How to Become Rich With Patience Part I - Saving Smartly - How I Graduated College With $10,000 in Savings
This is the first article in a series entitled How to Become Rich With Patience. Although I’m not “rich” yet, I am confident that I will get there before long. My definition of rich is [...]