People often think that frugality means “doing without” and to deny the pleasurable things in life. Rather we need to look at it as a means of appreciating what we have, and to make the best use of our resources to accomplish goals we set for ourselves.
Wealth Virtues Journal: May 27, 2010
Wealth Virtues Journal: May 26, 2010
CLEANLINESS: How Franklin’s 10th Virtue Helps to “Change” Your Financial Future
I use Franklin’s virtue of Cleanliness to make a point of how the practice of such virtues can lead to small gains. Small gains compounded lead to – larger gains.
Wealth Virtues Journal: March 22, 2010
Wealth Virtues Journal: February 24, 2010
Will Credit Card Reform Really Help the Consumer? Consumers Need to Help Themselves
Now before you start feeling victorious over those big nasty Wall Street cigar smoking fat cats, consider that the banks who issued credit cards have had to write off over $35 Billion in bad debt last year. Where will they look to recoup the loss?
Wealth Virtues Journal: November 6, 2009
Achieving Wealth Through the Practice of Frugality
To look deeper on how wealth can be created through the use of Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues, we look at the Virtue of Frugality.
