All of us want to have a prosperous life. A life where all our needs and the needs of our loved ones are met, and a life where we can pursue our purpose and dreams without worrying about the basics needs of every day. Pursuing this kind of life starts with simple steps where you build, accumulate, and grow your wealth.

There are already many books, videos, and articles that show you how to build wealth. Here I will give my own take on this subject matter, which I believe is condensed into three steps: Continue Reading

This a print ad by the American company First Federal Savings back in 1963, encouraging people to save money in their bank. Although created more than 50 years ago, its message still resonates and remains valuable up to this day and age.

A Man With Savings

Your savings, believe it or not, affect the way you stand, the way you walk, the tone of your voice. In short, your physical well-being and self-confidence. A man without savings is always running. He must. He must take the first job offered, or nearly so. He sits nervously on life’s chairs because any small emergency throws him into the hands of others. Continue Reading

This blog has a tagline Tech and Financial Independence, but so far I have only posted tech and programming-related articles. Over the next months this blog will focus on the Financial Independence part of the equation.

What is Financial Independence?

Financial independence (referred to as FI in the community) is the state in which you no longer need to work for money. That is, your current assets (money, investments, businesses, etc) are enough to sustain your cost of living until the end of your life. Continue Reading