Tag: millionaire
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The real Millionaire next door
Our mental picture of a millionaire is someone with the latest model luxury automobile, designer wear, and a home in a high-brow neighborhood. We look in the direction of celebrities and high-income employees living on the fast lane. In reality, all that glitters is not gold. A lot of bling we see on display is…
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Image Affluence: All that Glitters is not Gold
From the previous post – You can be Millionaire and Broke, we can see that having a high net worth does not necessarily translate to being cash rich. You can be asset-rich and cash poor, and may be forced to dispose of your assets at below-market prices when you negotiate from a position of weakness…
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You can be Millionaire and Broke
Your net worth is not a true indicator of your financial situation. You can be rich and broke a millionaire but shake out your pockets to make some basic purchases like fueling your car or money from groceries. If you have not been in that position, it may sound like a fable. You see, your…
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Tips for networking to financial success : The rich will make you richer
By Izzy Woods Forget those feelings of jealousy towards the rich. Forget frowning as stylish new Jaguar power past you on the road as you walk to work on a rainy morning. Contrary to what many people believe the rich aren’t there with an iron fist keeping you down. Instead, they present your most likely…
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Work to Learn Rather Than Work to Earn
Most of us were brought up to work to earn. A university or college degree was regarded as a meal ticket. The dream of every young graduate was to get first class or second class upper degree, so as to get a good secure job with benefits in the oil industry (later banks and telecoms),…
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Millionaire Makeovers: Why Formulas Don’t Work
Inherent in all of us is the potential to be the best that we can be, and in the process become rich. Whether each of us is willing to pay the price for greatness is another issue entirely. Sadly, very few ever will. Narrow is the way, and few are they that are willing to…
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The One Minute Millionaire Makeover
The wide gulf that exists between the world of millionaires and the middle class can be narrowed down to financial habits played out in the minute that matters the most. A minute seems insignificant, but makes a lifetime of difference. Attention to detail, making minor adjustments, and taking care of the small stuff amounts to…
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Ayo Arowolo: You Want to Be A Millionaire?
How can I possibly forget December 15, 1997? I still remember the day very vividly. It was a sweltering Monday afternoon at Yinusa Adeniji Street, Ikeja, Lagos, a street made popular by the newspaper I worked for then as the Group Business Editor. I had just hopped out of my desk to have a refreshment…