Halloween #SmartMoney Roundup
Boo! Did I scare you? Probably not, but some of the articles I’ve read recently have certainly been quite frightening, so grab a torch and hide yourself under the duvet before reading what the...
View ArticleMonetizing Your Blog
Google AdSense, Amazon Affiliates, ClickBank, LinkShare… whether your aim is to make a million so you can retire to the South of France or simply free yourself from debt, these days it seems there are...
View ArticleBubble Trouble
When the price of an asset rises faster than can be explained by economic fundamentals, it creates a bubble. Famous bubbles include tulip mania in Holland during the 17th century (when the prices of...
View ArticleTo Hell With Credit Card Debt… Take The #PayCash Challenge!
We live in an era of easy money where everyone is encouraged to BUY now and PAY later. Whether it’s a credit card with 20% interest or a zero-percent-down offer in a store, the message seems to be that...
View ArticleInternational Trade
From the time we are children, we swap things with others. We give and take for mutual benefit. This same principle of exchange and enrichment is what motivates trade between countries. International...
View ArticleTaxation
Most modern societies employ some sort of taxation. But taxes have not always involved money: the ancient Chinese paid their taxes with pressed tea, and Jivaroan tribesmen in Brazil paid with shrunken...
View ArticleHyperinflation
When the prices of goods and services rise rapidly, families and businesses suffer. But on rare occasions, when rising prices sky-rocket out of control, the result can be catastrophic hyperinflation....
View ArticleWar!
After 18 years on the planet (and 13 of those in full-time education), I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that all I have are questions: questions about the world, questions about the economy and...
View ArticleFinancial Literacy in UK Schools
As the UK general election looms, I wanted to take the opportunity to revisit a couple of topics which are very important to me, and which I feel should be important to everyone of voting age, because...
View ArticleA Life of Debt Slavery
As I mentioned in my recent post Financial Literacy in UK Schools, I wanted to take the opportunity to revisit a couple of topics which are very important to me as the UK general election draws closer;...
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