Confessions of a Minimalist Somewhere in-between the 100 Things challenge and decluttering my garderobe I became the opposite of a shopaholic. I get way more pleasure from freeing myself of stuff than shopping. Malls became too overwhelming and I am rarely tempted to make purchases. Online shopping, on the contrary, is still something that I can hardly…
Tools for Success
I like to experiment. I like to improve things. That's why I always try new things, new approaches and new tools to solve the existing problems.
Here I share my learnings so you don't have to suffer to find the answers.
A Simple Agile Practice Will Help You Get Closer to Your Dream Life
The path to your dream life is complex and unpredictable. It’s very much like software development. How do I know?! I come from a software development background. I have been applying agile methodologies to get projects done for more than 6 years now. That’s how I started using some of the agile practices in my personal life. We do not learn from…
Why Not Ask Money on a Date?
Let me share a perspective. I see Money as a friend. The more care and respect you treat them with, the more they will stick around. If you don’t appreciate Money or completely ignore them, they will run away from you. Money of itself is not dirty. It’s the concepts around Money that might put you off or make you feel…
Get to Know Your Creative Process and Create Big Magic
Reaching financial independence early in life is still uncommon. In the best case, it’s seen as mega ambitious or plain crazy. You will have to find creative ways to get there. Most surely you will have to do something you have never done before – start a side hustle or a business, create a product or a…
Budgeting for Couples – 4 Ways to Do It
Money is one of the biggest stressors in a relationship. For many couples, the financial topic is a delicate one. They avoid and neglect it until it’s too late. I have written my opinion about the importance of having the money talk as soon as possible. Here I will outline a few ways in which you…
Use the Power of the Money Master Mind
This is post #29 from the 30 Day Personal Finance Challenge: Boost Your Financial Health with a Daily Tip! Napoleon Hill introduced the concept of the Mastermind in the early 1900s in his timeless classic Think & Grow Rich. The concept was inspired by Hill’s careful analysis of more than 500 exceedingly wealthy men over a period of 20 years –…
Online-Only Banks: What to Look for
This is post #27 from the 30 Day Personal Finance Challenge: Boost Your Financial Health with a Daily Tip! What is an internet-only bank? A bank which offers serves only online. An internet bank provides neither locations that you can visit nor face-to-face interactions with clerks. That’s why it’s so important to conduct thorough research before opening…
Are You Part of the Banking Sector Evolution?
This is post #26 from the 30 Day Personal Finance Challenge: Boost Your Financial Health with a Daily Tip! Do you still pay for having a bank account? Do you still pay for cash withdrawals? Have you overslept the disruption of the banking sector? You might have opened an account a few years back. The conditions might…
How Putting your House in Order Can Change Your Life
This is post #23 from the 30 Day Personal Finance Challenge: Boost Your Financial Health with a Daily Tip! The KonMari method kept me busy for a couple of weekends in a row! It was an enjoyable process which left me with a perfectly tidy garderobe, lots of space and a clearer mind. When your room is clean and…
Find the Right Heroes
This is post #22 from the 30 Day Personal Finance Challenge: Boost Your Financial Health with a Daily Tip! Find your heroes Today’s tip is really, really simple: Surround yourself with people you admire! People who are turning you on. People who you believe in and who trigger you. This energy is so powerful that it will lift you…