I often observe the most common myth in the personal finance space repeated every day. “If you want to master your money, you need to start at the most basic thing, and that is creating a budget.” Not only is that very much off the point, but it’s also not true. A budget is a valuable tool, […]
This is a line I first started pondering back when I had the garage. And I reflected on it again this morning as I watched a video on using 3D printing to make car parts. I liked the idea of doing this, but what might that reality be? Is that really the best use of […]
Harsh reality, the world generally doesn’t care about your feelings, and unfortunately, money is just as indifferent. Why does that matter? See, sometimes we hold a perception of what something should be worth, but the general market has an entirely different view. Let’s use the reality of buying a house in Trinidad today as a […]
John F. Kennedy once famously said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” These words echo in my mind whenever I discuss life in Trinidad, especially in light of the underlying desire among my peers to emigrate. The complaints are well-known: a bleak future, […]