Contemplate this for a minute; most people spend more then half their life working, about forty five years of our life are dedicated to earning money to support ourselves and the ones we love.
We spend our time daydreaming about retirement, or maybe being lucky enough to win lotto, or picking the next Microsoft stock, or starting the next Google.
Dream on.
If we spend half of our working life earning money for retirement, doesn’t it make sense that we should understand the fundamentals of how that money works? The good news is you’ve already started. By reading this, you have become a student of financial literacy.
By reading this blog and other blogs, you will slowly master your finances. There are also many books and audio books (see the resources tab) on personal finance. Some of these books have changed my life and set me on the course I am today.
You see, I have been interested in money since I started my first paper route when I was 13. After I left school I found myself wanting nothing more than to learn how money worked. I went to university to study accounting and applied finance. In addition to my tertiary education I have been studying the greats; Clithroe, Pape, Kiyosaki, Robbins, Hill, Graham and Buffet.
My financial education will won’t stop until I am financially independent, and yours shouldn’t either. Always be learning, always be improving.
Chris Hooper
(Shutup and Save)