by Liz | Jul 26, 2018 | Financial Freedom
Recently, I wrote a blog post on my experience with a “get-rich-quick” scam. I lost a total of almost $2,000 over a few short months. I reflected on my actions, and realised that it was my greed that caused my ultimate downfall. Not my naivety, not my dire financial...
by Liz | Jul 21, 2018 | Financial Freedom
When I was 22, I was young, naïve, broke, and greedy. And I fell for a get-rich-quick scheme that swindled me of almost everything I had. I saw an advertisement on binary options trading and was taken in immediately. I injected about $2,000 of my hard-earned money,...
by Liz | Jul 18, 2018 | Financial Freedom
I was binge watching YouTube videos, when an intriguing advertisement flashed before the start of one. ‘Tired of being broke? Want to work from home?’, it asked me. I nodded. ‘You, yes you, can make thousands of dollars every month from home!’, it seemed to speak to...
by Liz | Jul 12, 2018 | Frugality and Budgeting
Having a 9-to-5 corporate job does come with a few blessings. One of them is the incomparable joy of reaching the end of the work week and having a Friday night out. As someone who dislikes her corporate job, I totally understand the urge to want to splurge on a...
by Liz | Jul 8, 2018 | Frugality and Budgeting
I met one of my best friends for lunch last Thursday, in the middle of the work day. She told me that she wanted to treat herself to a good meal for having survived half a gruelling work day. I (reluctantly) agreed, while putting on my best I’m-so-down-with-this...
