I first learned about the “Matthew Effect” when I read the book “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell. In his book, Gladwell cited stories of successful people ranging from professional hockey players in Canada, to the likes of Bill Gates, and The Beatles, as examples of how “accumulated advantage” played a big part [...]
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I recently answered an e-mailed question from a reader of Foreclosure Philippines who was also an attendee of the Think Rich Pinoy seminar held last November 21, 2009, where I was a guest speaker. Actually, our featured reader sent her e-mail last November 25, 2009, a few days after the Think Rich Pinoy seminar, but [...]
This is the third part of a series on Managing Finances. If you have not read the first 2 parts, head on over to Part 1 and Part 2! In part 2 of my series of posts on managing finances, I mentioned that I would be discussing more about how I tracked my expenses and the tools I used to do these. [...]
This is Part 1 of a series on Managing Finances. After reading, don’t forget to read Part 2 and Part 3! One of the biggest stumbling blocks for beginning real estate investors is that you realize that you have little or no money to invest. The big question is “Where do I get the money for investment?” [...]


















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