The learning process never ends and in these competitive education and job markets, you must be adequately equipped. Our career and education guide will highlight the importance of career planning, how you can build your career by getting the right education and training, small business and entrepreneurship and ways that you can finance your education.
It is like a scene from a bad dream. You reach into your bag and you can’t feel your purse. You push your hand into your pocket to take out your wallet, but it is not there. Tiny beads of sweat form on your forehead, and your neck starts to get a bit warm. Frantically,… Read More »What Should I Do If I Lose My Purse or Wallet
One of the best budget home décor ideas that I’ve come across is to decorate with paint. This is an inexpensive way to dramatically alter how a room looks. When it comes to painting there are several options available. You can paint the walls of the room, the ceiling, the floor and the furniture or… Read More »How to Decorate With Paint
I remember when I first found this black bean burger recipe. I was looking for budget lunch recipes which were different, easy to prepare and tasty. I’m not a vegetarian, but sometimes I get the urge to avoid meat. I actually found several recipes on the Internet and I put together this one based on… Read More »Easy Black Bean Burger Recipe
I’m currently catching up with the HGTV’s Design Star latest season. The last episode I watched was the one where the contestants were required to remodel an indoor and outdoor space of clients’ homes. The designers used some cool techniques that really showed how one can be cheap chic. From the first episode of this… Read More »Cheap Chic – A Lesson From HGTV’s Design Star
A few weeks ago I had a conversation with gentleman regarding the state of tourism in Barbados. He was adamant that the Barbados Government should help all of the smaller tourism business by giving them money. I told him that it was impossible for the Government to help every single entity or person. He disagreed… Read More »What are you Doing to Help Yourself?
It’s kind of ironic that I’m writing an article on habits of financially wealthy people, when I’m trying to acquire some type of wealth. I’ve read lots of articles, posts and comments about how some wealthy people live. And to tell you the truth, they are not that much different from me (apart from the… Read More »Habits of Financially Wealthy People
This is the third article in a series called Living La Vida Frugal. The Lunch Edition takes a look at a few things that I did in the past to cut back on my spending. From primary school straight through to university, I would take lunch with me. In primary school, there was a School… Read More »Living La Vida Frugal: The Lunch Edition
Having your home broken into can literally scare the daylight out of you. My home has never been broken into, but it has happened to family and friends. They were angry and scared at the thought of a strange person going through their belongings and taking whatever they want. Keeping your home safe from burglars… Read More »Keeping Your Home Safe From Burglars
This is the first article in a series called Living La Vida Frugal. The Hair Edition takes a look at a few things that I did in the past to cut back on my spending. Back in 2008, I cut my hair and reverted to wearing my natural hair. I was wearing my hair in… Read More »Living La Vida Frugal: The Hair Edition
The term keeping up with the Joneses has been defined by the Phrase Finder as striving to match one’s neighbours in spending and social standing. Keeping up with the Joneses is officially known as conspicuous consumption. Developed by Sociologist and Economist Thorstein Veblen, it describes the act of spending money on and acquiring things to… Read More »Keeping up With the Joneses