17 Stories by Merle van den Akker
We are led to believe that there is a way to properly prepare for any financial disaster. But in the current (rapidly changing) economic...
There seems to be a genuine belief that if you just work hard enough, dream big and go hard, you will escape poverty. If...
There is a high price to pay for living the life of those who don’t have any resources to pay it. Most people can imagine...
According to two Nobel Prize winners, $75k should be enough. Money and happiness. Two very different concepts that have gotten a lot of attention...
Have you heard of Fear Of a Better Option yet? We know that making choices is hard. The more choices we have, the less...
“Treat Yourself.” It’s a very common phrase these days. And it can mean a variety of things. Either you should indulge because everything’s been...
Switching costs might not be a term you are familiar with. And reading the words for the first time might not give you even...
In my article “Why we need to teach Personal Finance” I have already alluded to the damage compound interest can do. Especially, when no...
Money comes in. Money goes out. Bills, debt repayment, groceries, etc. After all that, how’s your saving strategy going? Many of us dream of...
We have many desires in life. To be successful, rich, well-liked, healthy, respected, desired, attractive, and many more. For some people, achieving these goals...
The idea of buying on credit, meaning you get your product now and the bill (the pain of paying) later, is as old as...
If there is one thing the crisis has taught us, is that no one seems to have a clue what’s going in our financial...
