Bad money habits undermine your hard work and will keep you poor — Like with anything, small habits result in significant outcomes. For example, people who do not have good daily habits around brushing and flossing their teeth are more likely to have poor dental hygiene. Poor dental hygiene results in expensive visits to the dentist, lowered social status, and can ultimately lead…

5 Important Lessons Learned About Monetizing Writing I wrote an article called 9 Tips for Thriving in a Recession which got 1,200 views in 10 days. As a newer writer, most of my articles garner between 30 and 150 views. But the 9 Tips article (a modification of this article)…

Small Investors Can Make Passive Income Too In late February 2022, we all saw the headlines about Russia invading Ukraine. As the news rolled out, investor sentiment plummeted, and the stock and crypto markets tumbled. In response, I wrote two articles on how to manage personal finances during wartime. Stock and Crypto Markets Tumble as Russia Invades Ukraine 5 tips for investors to remember during times like theseblog.cryptostars.is

A limiting belief is a state of mind or opinion about yourself that restricts or impedes you from moving towards a goal or opportunity. Limiting beliefs usually come from a place of fear, negativity, or lack of confidence. They are also typically based on exaggerated information. For example, a limiting…

Not your traditional finance books; no Robert Kiyosaki, Napoleon Hill, or Thomas Stanley on this list… One does not need a list of 15 books to change their money mindset. But in case you do, check out my checklist here. These three excellent books are enough to jump-start anyone who…

Minority Mindset, Lark Davis, Iris Brilliant, His and Her Money, and more There is a dominant belief that finance-focused people are inherently bad. This often quoted saying “money is the root of all evil” captures a widespread sentiment wherein money is synonymous with evil. As it turns out, the above…

Coined by Stephan Covey, the author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” the term scarcity mindset is the belief that wealth and opportunities are limited and based on the fear that one will never have enough. People with this mindset often focus on lack and are typically so…

My friend just mad made bank by buying, renting, and selling a house. My friend, who we’ll call Channing (to protect her real identity), just made a killing by buying the house next door, Airbnb-ing it out for about 12 months, and selling it. I’ve known Channing for several years…

Why this is important and what you can do about it* The Dallas Federal Reserve wrote an article saying that without Russian oil, a recession would be unavoidable. …