A self-made millionaire shares her recipe for success, happiness and financial freedom
I was a typical naive college freshman, relishing my first day on campus. Lining the hallways of the crowded student center, financial companies competed obnoxiously for our attention. “Apply for your first credit card and you could win a brand new TV!” “Step right up! We’ll make it easy for you to buy things now… [...]
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Recently, I wrote the “The World’s Shortest Guide On How To Be Thin and Rich“. Here’s the how-to-be-rich part, in it’s entirety: Spend less money than you earn (or to put it another way, make more money than you spend) Invest in your future That’s it! Truly, this is all it takes to achieve financial [...]
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Suze Orman outlined her 2009 Action Plan today on the Oprah Show. For the next week, you can download her new book for free or order a print copy of Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Planat Amazon for $9.99. Here are the notes I took from the show today: Tell the truth. Take an honest look [...]
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Known as “The Millionaire Mommy Next Door," Jen Smith went from earning minimum wage as a graveyard shift donut and coffee waitress to financial freedom as a self-made millionaire by age 40. Jen bootstrapped half a dozen small businesses while working from home in her pajamas. She learned how to invest in the stock market and in herself. Her story is more than a rags to riches story, it's a rags to a rich life story.
Now Jen is on a mission to inspire and empower others through financial education so they too can enjoy the life they want to live. Jen shares her recipe for success, happiness and financial freedom via writing, blogging, speaking and coaching. As part of her commitment to community, Jen pledges her blogging profits as 0% microloans through Kiva.org to small businesses operated by working, impoverished women in developing countries.
