Author: meylysa

Did you know that writing down a financial plan is a key component for successfully becoming financially free? It makes sense right? When I read Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing by Robert Kiyosaki he mentioned that before he could get rich his Rich Dad told him he had to create a financial plan for security…

I’ve been reading the book Your Life Calling – Reimagining The Rest of Your Life by Jane Pauley and it’s based on a 1 year television series she had in 2014 about people in their 50s and older who decided to listen to and live their life calling. I can relate to a lot of…

Today I learned that black people are more likely to be appraised lower than white people on the property that they own. Click here for Brookings Institute Research on How Racial Bias in Appraisals Affects te Devaluation of Homes in Majority Black Neighborhoods. In the news I learned that in 2022 a black couple who…

A Millionaire Real Estate Investor friend of mine recommended a good real estate deal to me a few weeks ago and I analyzed it to see if it was a good deal or not. I’ve had people pitch money making ideas to me that involved selling chia seeds, blogging software, digital coupons, hopes and dreams,…

What is the Debt Ceiling and Why Should You Care? Right now the U.S. Government is debating the debt ceiling and it’s a big deal if you are an investor. What is it and why is it important? That’s what we are going to cover in today’s live! The Debt Ceiling is the highest amount…

Here is a summary of Ladies Get Paid by Claire Wasserman. This book was amazing and I highly recommend it. It’s a guide to help ladies get paid more money and I learned so much from reading it! Part One: Build Your Foundation Part One is about getting into the right line of work in…

Money is power and Claire Wasserman has a book to help you make more if it called Ladies Get Paid, and I’m going over the 3 Basic Steps to High Pay from her Foundation Section. #1 Get Aligned If you want high pay you need to be doing work that you love. You need to…

I wanted to blog about 5 advantages women have over men to make money but after wracking my brain I could only come up with 3 =)  The media and our culture in the U.S. and in Taiwan, where I lived for 5 years, tend to have job opportunities in fraternities, networking in locker rooms…

This blog is about 5 Ways to Make Money Filing Your Own Taxes. I just finished filing my taxes last week (what a relief) and this is the 2nd year that I filed our S-Corp and our 1040 on my own. Last year when I filed on my own for the first time it was…

When I saw the book Getting Rich Your Own Way by Brian Tracy I was immediately drawn to it. How can I get rich my own way? What if I’m a mom and a housewife? How do you get rich doing what you love if it’s being a homemaker? I dived in and here’s my…