Archive for Personal Finance

Determinant Paradigms: Scarcity vs. Abundance

by: Garrett Gunderson August 25, 2010

“Riches secured on the competitive plane are never satisfactory and permanent; they are yours today, and another’s tomorrow. “Remember, if you are to become rich in a scientific and certain way, you must rise entirely out of the competitive thought. You must never think for a moment that the supply is limited. “Just as soon [...]

Consumers, Producers, Scarcity, & Abundance

by: Garrett Gunderson August 13, 2010

“Always make your contribution bigger than your reward.” -Dan Sullivan When it comes to your personal prosperity, one of the most important things you can learn and internalize is the critical difference between Consumers and Producers. The decision to become a Producer, no matter what life throws at you, will determine your prosperity more than [...]

4 Steps for Seeing Through Any Business or Investment Proposal

by: Stephen Palmer August 6, 2010

If you’re researching economic opportunities, read this article to discover four specific principles that will determine whether or not you should invest your time, money, and/or effort. If you apply these principles, you’ll avoid wasting money, time, and effort and learn to quickly identify the right opportunities. A couple years ago I had an opportunity [...]

10 Financial Myths to Defeat in Economic Downturns

by: Garrett Gunderson July 30, 2010

America has been plagued by financial myths since the Great Depression. With the current recession, perhaps the threat of even another depression, it’s time to expose these financial myths. Anyone who can see and apply the truth beyond the myths will prosper, even under adverse economic factors. The following are ten financial myths—overcome these and [...]

21st Century Georgics: An Introduction

by: Hyrum Lefler March 8, 2010

A key factor in maintaining freedom is sustainable economic forms. Are you maintaining freedom through the financial principles and practices you are using? Have American families adopted the economic forms necessary for the preservation of a free people? The average American household pays over 34.5% of every dollar earned to interest payments. Forget about the [...]

I’d Rather Have the Guinness

by: Bryan Hyde February 24, 2010

Given the economic uncertainty of our time, it may be helpful to take a step back and gain a broader perspective. Much of the concern being expressed today over the rising cost of living and the shrinking dollar has more to do with how they impact our ability to enjoy our favorite material pursuits and [...]

Increase Your Abundance by Giving it Away

by: Stephen Palmer February 12, 2010

Creating wealth is simple: Inventory all of your resources and, if you’re not utilizing them, begin to use them to productively, or give them to someone who will use them. “Productive use” means using resources to fulfill human needs and desires. In other words, figure out what people want and give it to them. We’re [...]

Georgic Economics: The Genesis of Liberty

by: Hyrum Lefler February 8, 2010

A “Georgic economy” occurs when families plant seeds after preparing the ground; they then water, tend, protect, and eventually harvest. In our modern day, it is experienced by families who adopt Georgic principles in their finances. It is compared to banking as well: Banks plant seeds (of capital) and harvests increase over time. When America [...]

Lemonade the Movie: Hope for those Struggling with Unemployment

by: Stephen Palmer February 6, 2010

Produced by Erik Proulx, Lemonade is a “project by and for those who have been affected by unemployment.” It’s about people who lost their job, but found their calling in the process. I don’t know how many members of our community have been affected by unemployment, but current statistics tell us that it’s 1 in [...]

The Enemy Within

by: Stephen Palmer January 23, 2010

While our nation struggles to protect itself from terrorism, another enemy just as dangerous to our freedom is almost imperceptibly enslaving us from within. This sirenic enemy is not human, but it manifests itself in the material things we use every day of our lives. It is our custom homes, our SUVs, our new furniture [...]