Becoming Financially Savvy

When it comes to financial education one of my favourite authors is Robert Kiyosaki! He took an unpopular subject: Money and how it works, and broke it down for the everyday person making it more popular and easier to understand; as well as more accessible and applicable to the average person and their lives.  His books have changed people’s lives!

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, his most popular and best-selling book has sold over 17 million copies; was on the NY Times best selling list for going on seven years, and has been translated into fifty-one languages.  From that first book, seven other books have followed making up the Rich Dad series, including one called ‘Rich Dad’s CASHFLOW Quadrant.

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Do you remember that song: ‘Money makes the world go round, the world go round’?  Well it seems with the world economy on its knees it is now debt that is keeping it propped up!

In the Money Week report I posted on my blog yesterday, ‘Forget Greece – the real debt crisis is still to come’, it states:

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Since I started my journey in ‘becoming financially savvy’, I have been reading a lot more financial orientated publications, such the FT and Money week.   Today Money Week sent out the following report, and it added much weight to what I already believed to be the case…the recession is not over and there is more economic woes to come.

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One of the things you will find I’ll talk about a lot, here on Becoming Financially Savvy, is the importance of self development and being open to opportunities.  The opportunity to create and earn a secondary income; to meet like-minded individuals; and to grow as individuals living ON purpose.

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In my previous articles I have talked a lot about the importance of having a Financial Game Plan done; not only is it FREE but it is comprehensive and gives a clear and concise overview of what you need to do, if you so choose, to get you financially from to A to B.

Consider it your sat nav on the highway of your financial life! You know retirement exist and with it, you want to reach it debt free and financially independent, as quickly as possible!  It is evident to see that many in today’s society are still working well past their pension age, and generally not out of pleasure but out of necessity.  The UK state pension pays £95.25 a week for an individual and £152.30 for a couple, but with the UK’s crippling debt the probability of that improving, much less existing for future pensioners is limiting.  A survey carried out some years back gave an impressionable overview of how 100 workers reaching 65 currently stood:

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January is coming to an end, and with it, the joviality and pleasantries of Christmas and the New Year! Even so, the repercussions of our spending during the festive season will probably last well into the year!

It was reported in MoneyWeek that ‘according to a YouGov report, almost half of workers struggle to make it from one payday to the next….And it’s particularly difficult in January. Christmas and New Year always ends up costing more than most people expect’*.

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Schedule Your Financial MOT Today!!!

It’s a brand New Year, and like most new years there are a number of things that we say we are going to do, and should actually do but don’t.  One of those things generally seems to be scheduling a MOT for one’s finances.  Most people don’t get round to doing this for a number of reasons – a lack of time; lack of money, so don’t think financial planning or a financial health check-up is applicable to them;  or the lack of understanding of money and how it works, thus blocking them from confronting their financial issues and taking control of their finances.

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The great Jim Rohn, once said “There are two ways to face the future. One way is with apprehension; the other is with anticipation.” So, as the New Year and new decade approaches how do you plan to face it, much less enter it?

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A place where financial education and awareness is the order of the day!

After a number of failed attempts, I am very pleased to say, Becoming Financially Savvy.com is finally here! I hope that you will not only subscribe to the blog but interact with it! And by doing so, my wish is that not only will you be encouraged, motivated and informed on how money works and how to make it work harder, but also on how to make more money…especially during these recessionary times!   More importantly, I want Becoming Financially Savvy.com to be a valued resource on the subject of personal finance for YOU!!

The video below, I think is exceptionally powerful and motivational, so watch it, enjoy it and be inspired by it!  Because, ultimately, YOUR financial future is solely in your hands! Carpe Diem!!