Articles in category 'Finance'

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , March 15, 2010

A few months ago I wrote a post on personal analytics. There I discussed how more and more people make their life decisions based on numbers. They don’t make their decisions based on what they feel but based on facts. This way their decisions are well-informed and based on strong foundations.
How can we apply personal [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , February 8, 2010

I’m currently reading Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0 by Thomas Friedman. The book mainly discusses the ecological crisis we are facing, but the first three chapters also discusses the 2008 financial crisis. Ecological crisis and financial crisis may seem unrelated to each other, but Friedman argues that they actually have the same cause:
The way we [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , January 21, 2010

Do you want to make extra money? I believe knowing a few ways to supplement your income won’t hurt. You might not need them now, but when you needed them it’s nice to know the available options.
There are many ways to earn extra income, but here I make a few restrictions to prevent this post [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , October 6, 2009

What is your favorite way to make money? Obviously, there are many ways to make money. You can work for a company or have your own business. You can earn money from salary, dividend, commission, bonus, and many others.

My favorite way is to earn passive income. I’m sure this is not new to you. I’ve [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , May 29, 2009

One of the ideas I learn from I Will Teach You To Be Rich (my review) is the importance of focusing on the big wins. Focusing on the big wins means focusing on things that make the most difference. Instead of spreading your effort on many different things, you should focus only on things that [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , May 25, 2009

Optimizing your personal finance is one of the most important things to do. The reason is that your financial situation affects other parts of your life. If you had financial problems then it would be difficult for you to live life to the fullest.
That’s why I was glad to receive a review copy of I [...]