I build businesses that high-flying tech startup investors generally don’t like. The businesses I build are profitable, focus on cash flow, and sell commoditized services. They’re considered ...
What if you didn’t need more money to live the life you want? What if you could live on less, spend less time on your business, and still be happy? This is the founding principle behind “life...
Review: Ramit Sethi’s I Will Teach You To Be Rich Boot Camp. Have you ever felt like your money was in control of you, instead of the other way around? Do you desperately wish your life wasn’...
http://www.erica.biz/2009/review-ramit-sethi-i-will-teach-you-to-be-rich-bootcamp/
I’m incredibly angry about what has happened in our country in the past several years. At the height of the housing bubble, we had trained economists telling us that houses would never drop in ...
http://www.erica.biz/2009/make-money-lending-your-spare-change/
How do you envision your future retirement? Some shocking statistics recently caught my eye. The median IRA balance is just $55,000, and the median 401(k) balance is just $15,000. Baby boomers ar...
The fear is palpable. I read it in your emails and I see it in your Twitters. The stock market has plunged (as I write this, two days in a row) and your retirement money is getting sucked dry. If...
Much has been said about the $700 billion bailout. Our financial news is filled with complex terms like “credit default swaps” and “collateralized debt obligations.” Instead of overwhelmi...
http://www.erica.biz/2008/what-can-you-do-to-help-solve-the-credit-crisis/
What do you really want out of life? I’m willing to bet that your goals include a form of “spend more quality time with my family” and “Have more days when I am truly happy.” We all hav...
http://www.erica.biz/2008/is-financial-freedom-your-goal-bring-it-one-step-closer/
I bought a new car on Saturday. Even though I have railed against buying new cars in the past because of depreciation, and even though that money would have been better spent in an investment… ...
http://www.erica.biz/2008/why-you-dont-save-money-even-though-you-know-its-the-right-thing-to-do/
For most of us, having a million dollars liquid — that is, available for our use at any time, and easily convertible into cash — is the stuff of pure fantasy. But after talking to a few of my...
http://www.erica.biz/2007/one-decision-that-can-make-anyone-a-millionaire/