By Amanda Morrall
1) I don't fall in love easily but I fell hard for Japan on a business trip there. The food, culture, people and perfectionism captured me, utterly.
I was therefore delighted to come across this Japanese oriented guide to personal finance from consumerismcommentary.com. It applies seven Japanese-rooted aesthetics and relates to them personal finance.
Very clever.
2) What's your plan?
Chasing money is not an end in itself but a means to an end. Most of us know this intuitively however it's easy to lose sight of our goals as we obsess over money.
Here's Forbes.com with a reminder about the importance of having a plan in terms of an investment strategy.
3) Financial advice
Financial advisers get a bad rap. I won't defend the bad ones out there, it's just the good one's seldom get their due credit. It's all too easy to blame someone else when things go sideways.
Like choosing a doctor, a dentist or even a hair dresser, shopping for a financial adviser shouldn't be taken lightly.
Globe investor has this advise on how to choose a financial adviser.
See also the NZ Institute of Financial Advisers website for more tips.
4) Linkedin at time off lay-off
I am grateful for a number of things/people in my life, the least of which is my job. I'm also grateful to my boss for pulling me into a virtual world that I was determined to shun.
Like it or not, this is a universe that can't be ignored and that's particularly the case when in comes to employment.
Linkedin is one of those networks job hunters will want to be tied into. I was stunned by the calibre and number of Kiwi professionals on this site. Here's some points to bear in mind for how to use it, and what to disclose in the event of a redundancy.
5) Well-being
Money management and personal finance is sometimes seen in isolation from other parts of life. Ghettoize at your own peril.
Personal finance is but one piece of the well-being pie which satisfies and rewards when attention is paid to the whole.
In that spirit, here's 10 ways to train your body and brain.
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