Is it just me or do some of us have the tendency to be pretty hard on ourselves at times, especially when things aren’t going our way for a while? In times like these, I think it’s important to think less about the things that aren’t going our way and to instead take a moment to consider the things that have already gone our way during our blog journey and the wealth of knowledge that we have gained.

When I was younger I used to run a business which involved handling a lot of cash. While having a drink with a friend one night – who also ran a similar business – we were discussing just how dirty money is.

One of the things you find when you move home a lot is that you come across weird stuff in your house from time to time.

I have been lucky enough to live in a few different countries and each one has brought with it some bizarre surprises. The following are some of the unexpected and frankly unwanted house guests I have had over the years.

Whether we like to admit it or not, many of us make judgements on the behaviour of others each and every day. Whether it is an argumentative person at the checkout in the supermarket, a crowd of youths on a street corner, or the actions of a friend who has upset you, we all do it and the list of occurrences where we do it goes on and on. Have you noticed though that often times, perceptions and judgements of a person’s behaviour can be different or change depending upon the amount of wealth they have?

I was chatting with my wife last night about how quickly time seems to fly and I mentioned that I couldn’t believe that it has almost been a year since we posted an article about how people can make 2014 the best financial year yet. Well, it’s now almost 2015 and it really doesn’t seem as though 11 months have gone by. So how are you doing with your financial goals for 2014? Did you achieve them or do you feel that you could have done better?