by Early To Rise | May 5, 2004 | Entrepreneur, Investing, Lifestyle, Personal Finance, Wealth, Work
I once heard wealth defined as “stored value.” That made sense to me. You are wealthy in something if you have a plentiful supply of it — enough to enjoy now and a sufficient reserve to take care of future needs. I like that definition because it...
by Justin Ford | May 4, 2004 | Entrepreneur, Investing, Lifestyle, Personal Finance, Wealth, Work
I love investing in real estate. It’s a fair amount of work, but I enjoy just about every aspect of it. I’ve been fortunate enough to realize triple-digit profits on properties several times in under a year — as the result of leveraged appreciation,...
by Mark Morgan Ford | Apr 24, 2004 | Articles, Entrepreneur, Investing, Personal Finance, Wealth
In the Frank Capra film “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town”, Gary Cooper plays Longfellow Deeds, a humble small-town man who comes into a fortune. Deeds has aspirations of giving away a large part of his money to charitable causes. But when he moves to the big city,...
by Early to Rise | Mar 24, 2004 | Motivation, Personal Finance, Self-Improvement, Wealth
“It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.” – Jerome K. Jerome To understand what I’m about to say, you have to understand this: Happiness in life comes not from idleness but from working. Not...
by Mark Morgan Ford | Mar 23, 2004 | Entrepreneur, Internet Business, Investing, Lifestyle, Motivation, Personal Finance, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Time Management, Travel, Wealth, Work
Even if you work long and hard enough to afford the standard vision of a “perfect” retirement, you will almost certainly be bored by it. (I know you don’t believe me, but I can show you plenty of evidence: testimonials by dozens of businessmen...
by Justin Ford | Mar 17, 2004 | Personal Finance, Wealth
“You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.” – Irish proverb I received a notice last week from a “mortgage service corporation.” They told me that by switching to twice-monthly mortgage payments, I...