Since my last post on gold ‘Gold(en) Nuggets To Beat Economic Instability’ back in July, gold has continued to go up setting a new high of $1,414.60 an ounce last month; as well featuring more prolifically in the mainstream news. That does not mean however that the Gold Bull Run has exhausted itself. No, not all!  Gold (and silver) will continue to rise as long as the global governments continue to manipulate the money markets and inject more money into the economy by printing it aka quantitative easing. Most gold experts believe it could go up to $5000 an ounce, thus $1100 will seem like chump change in the not too distant future.

As such I thought I would write a complimentary article about the different ways to invest in gold as there are numerous. Below are the most common: -

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Let me ask you, when you think about becoming debt free and financially independent what do think about and what do you tell yourself? Do you tell yourself that it will never happen for you, or that it is too hard to do; or that it doesn’t happen to people like YOU? Or do you tell yourself that you deserve to be rich because you will add value to other people’s lives; or that someone like you can be rich; or that you can be rich doing what you love? What is your attitude to wealth?  And what negative or positive connotations do you associate with it?

T. Harv Eker, author of the New York bestselling ‘Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth’ says –

“There is a secret psychology to money. Most people don’t know about it, that’s why most people never become financially successful. A lack of money is not the problem, it is merely a symptom of what’s going on inside you…”

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There is a beginning and an end with anything and everything in life!  An alpha and an omega! So with that being said and accepted as fact, could money as we know it die? And with it our relationship to how we see it, spend it, save it and exchange it for goods and services?

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An Introduction to Affiliate Marketing

Welcome to the third part of this Wealth Creation Series!

As mentioned before in my other posts, wealth creation is an ongoing theme for this blog: Becoming Financially Savvy. and this series has been created to specifically to introduce to you, the reader, to various vehicles one can use to create an income, be it passive, residual or leveraged.  For further information on this series click here – http://bit.ly/bYcrdH .

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In preparation for the start of the New Financial New Year – Monday April 5th, I’ve decided to kick start the year with a series on Wealth Creation. This will entail looking at the various vehicles a person can  use to make an income and/or even a fortune outside of the conventional 9-5 job*, such as –

• Internet Marketing
• Affiliate Marketing
• Trading
• Property
• Network Marketing
• Starting your own business

Most people, if given the option would love to live their life by design.  A life where you are your own boss; where you can make a living doing what you love;  and creating a residual and/or passive income from anywhere in the world!  Making this sort of dream a reality, however, takes time, a lot of work, growth and more importantly vision and patience! So the question is, are you one of those people, and are you willing to work for that dream?  

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Are you protecting your savings from the tax man?

The ending of March indicates the approaching of three of key things: 1. Clock change, 2. Spring and Bank Holidays, and 3. Budgets and ISA investment deadlines.

The ISA – Individual Savings Account was introduced by the government to promote investing, and is the tax‐efficient way to hold investments. You don’t pay any tax on capital gains made and you don’t have to show details on your tax return. What’s more you can withdraw as much as you like from your ISA without losing the tax‐free status.

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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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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!!