Using Money as a Powerful Tool

Using Money as a Powerful Tool

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! This week we're sharing a quote from the renowned novelist-philosopher, Ayn Rand. She believes money is only a tool that has the ability to take you wherever you wish. "Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver."ayn rand Stay tuned for our Personal Kaizen post this week where we will share how to reduce debt. This will include how to spend less on interest and more on what you love! Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here…
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Stop Wasting Your Money With These 8 Simple Tips!

Stop Wasting Your Money With These 8 Simple Tips!

Rule 7 of the Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life is to be rich, spend money on what you love. We suggest spending money extravagantly in areas of joy and cutting your costs elsewhere. With a recent increase in inflation around the world, we want to help you stop wasting your money with these 8 simple tips! 1.    Overspending and Overbuying Decide on several things you value spending your money on and avoid overspending on everything else. Be willing to change your values based on where you are in your life. For example, when our kids were young, we prioritized…
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Making the Best Use of Time and Money

Making the Best Use of Time and Money

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Please enjoy this quote by Ben Franklin, encouraging us to make the best use of both our time and our money. "Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both."ben franklin Taking the advice from above, our upcoming Personal Kaizen post will share a handful of tips on how to stop wasting money. Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both personal and professional continuous improvement, helping you to reach your goals and achieve new heights. We offer regular blog posts and a…
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Try out your Big Dreams – You may change them!

Try out your Big Dreams – You may change them!

I have big dreams. My friends, clients, and colleagues also have dreams and ambitions. If you aren't already one of the above, I'm sure you have dreams too. If you work hard and have some luck, you will someday move from the dreaming stage to the planning stage - determining the actions that will move your plan forward. There are many great tools to help you make a plan for financial independence (try this simple planner or this more complex version), but what will you spend your money and time doing once you get there? Make some Big Dreams One…
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Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life: Rule 7

Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life: Rule 7

The Personal Kaizen team is sharing our 10 Rules for Life. Please watch all of our videos beginning with Rule 1. RULE 7: To be rich, spend money on what you love. There is a lot of advice being shared on the internet about budgeting, investing for the future, and the FIRE movement (Financial Independence Retire Early). I am a big fan of the idea of spending smartly but recommend you develop rules about spending focused on what you love. First, understand that the key to a good life has little to do with money as long as you have…
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