Lifestyle Tips

FACEBOOK INITIAL SHARE PRICE – $38 a SHARE, Can you afford one ?

by Michael on May 15, 2012

Yesterday I wrote about the 100 Billion USD IPO that FACEBOOK was undertaking (as if you did not not know about that). However today the social media giant FACEBOOK says it is increasing the price per share that originally it was proposing to the public. FACEBOOK initially said that more than 337 million shares it is [...]

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5 Reasons Why I Trade

May 3, 2012

I think there comes a time (especially when the market is in a downturn and the screens are red) when we all have to ask ourselves why are we investing / trading. It might be a silly question to most, but I decided to put pen to paper and come up with 5 good reasons [...]

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Rent Payments

April 26, 2012

Guest Post I have been trying to decide whether it is possible for me to get out of the endless renting cycle, which is really just draining my funds and leaving me with very little to show (aside from the temporary roof over my head), and to finally buy a home.  It just seems like [...]

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IDENTITY THEFT

January 5, 2012

One problem that I hear more and more about these days is identity theft.  In todays hi-tech computer internet age this appears to be getting easier and easier as hackers get more sophisticated and ordinary people like us are so laid back about internet use we commonly forget the dangers. Identity theft is the stealing [...]

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The 5 most expensive bottles of wine in the World

September 28, 2011
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The Times recently published a list of the 5 most expensive bottles of wine. Despite being partial to a small tipple of wine each evening (okay I lied about the “small”), I don’t think there is any chance of me getting my taste buds around any of the wines on this list:  1. CHATAU LAFITE (An [...]

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FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR OUR KIDS IS A MUST

September 7, 2011

When you were at school, did you learn about money ? I bet the answer is NO. For myself it was not until I took A-Level Economics that I learnt about the Monetarism and the Money Supply, taxation policies, the accelerator effect,… etc : but even so THIS WAS NOT REAL FINANCIAL EDUCATION.  Most of [...]

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5 REASONS TO DRINK MORE WATER

September 2, 2011

You can tell that I am in a keep fit and get healthy mood. Following my last two lifestyle articles on the benefits of getting a good nights sleep and eating healthily, here are my TOP 5 reasons for why you should rush out now and drink a glass more of water. It will improve [...]

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6 Little Spending Mistakes that can cost you your Financial Freedom

August 30, 2011
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Can’t seem to get ahead financially? Debts piling up? Maybe you’re making some of these mistake unknowingly. These mistakes listed below will help you understand where you may be going wrong and how to get back on track quickly. You can become debt free. Mistake 1. Living Beyond Your Means This is the real cause [...]

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5 Reasons why YOU need to get a good nights sleep

August 19, 2011

 5 Reasons to sleep longer and better  Most of the time when we wake up we are still tired and mainly due to the fact that either we have gone to bed very late in the early hours of the morning or we have had a restless sleep. Is it good for us – research [...]

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5 good reasons why I should eat Healthily ?

August 16, 2011
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I like lists. And one of the lists I made this year (as every year) was my list of New year resolutions. One of my items was to eat healthily – in my mind this helps with my goal of Financial Freedom – a healthy body = healthy mind and with that I am better [...]

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5 good reasons why I trade

August 16, 2011
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I think there comes a time (especially when the market is in a downturn and the screens are red) when we all have to ask ourselves why are we investing / trading. It might be a silly question to most, but I decided to put pen to paper and come up with 5 good reasons [...]

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