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Category: Personal Development

The Domino Effect: Why Your Finances Need a CEO, Not Just an App

Posted on December 21, 2025December 26, 2025 by budgetsense

While recently reading a book about AI, one quote immediately caught my attention: “Ultimately, it wasn’t the pizza or the technology that turned Domino’s around; it was the leadership. Without strong leadership, the brand was plummeting like a rock.”— The AI-Driven Leader: Harnessing AI to Make Faster, Smarter Decisions by Geoff Woods Before diving into…

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Most People Fail This 3-Question Year-End Money Test—Will You?

Posted on December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 by budgetsense

We’re less than four weeks away from a new year. Yes, 2025—despite feeling like it started yesterday—is almost over, and 2026 is around the corner. Before long, 2026 will turn into 2027, and the cycle continues. The goal of this post isn’t to stress about how fast time moves, but to help you do a…

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10 Investing Mindsets That Also Build a Better Life

Posted on November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 by budgetsense

I am an avid podcast listener, and “We Study Billionaires – The Investor’s Podcast Network” happens to be one of my favorites, for all things to do with investing and analyzing the personalities and character of great investors. One of their recent episodes caught my attention, and I decided to make notes and share my…

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Master These 10 Behaviors to Join the Top 10% of High Achievers (Most People Miss #7!)

Posted on April 6, 2025April 18, 2025 by budgetsense

Understanding and mastering key human behaviors can significantly impact your success in life, career, and relationships. While there may be a lot of them to master, here are ten essential behaviors to focus on, if you want to elevate your game and be in the top 10% of most successful. 1-Consistency and Perseverance: Success often…

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The Surprising Link Between Sleep and Smart Financial Decisions: why your lack of sleep is costing your finances a big time!

Posted on November 17, 2024November 11, 2024 by budgetsense

You may not realize it, but your choice to commit to an expensive annual gym membership or to take on a $500 monthly car payment for a new vehicle could be tied to one factor: not getting enough sleep! While other influences affect decision-making, sleep is high on the list. After all, there’s a reason…

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10 Life-Changing Books on Wealth and Personal Growth: Discover the Secrets Behind Their Impact (Part 2)

Posted on September 15, 2024September 10, 2024 by budgetsense

Following on our original post on ’10 Life-Changing Books on Wealth and Personal Growth: Discover the Secrets Behind Their Impact’ , here are some lesser-known but impactful books on wealth and personal development, along with their key theses. I would like to confess to have never read number 2 and 7 on the list, but…

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10 Life-Changing Books on Wealth and Personal Growth: Discover the Secrets Behind Their Impact

Posted on August 4, 2024July 30, 2024 by budgetsense

“This book changed my life” is a phrase we often hear, and it is true, as books have the power to change someone’s life in profound ways. In my almost two decades in personal finance and development, I have come across various books that others have cited as life-changing. While the list varies for each…

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Mastering 10X Thinking: Elevate Your Goals Beyond Ordinary Success

Posted on June 23, 2024June 20, 2024 by budgetsense

It had been sitting on my Kindle shelf for years, but I never got around to reading it until this year. Grant Cardone’s book “The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure” is one of the best personal development books I have read. I regret putting it off for so many years while…

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Money Matters: Drawing Parallels Between Meta’s Turnaround and Your Wallet

Posted on February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 by budgetsense

As I was reading Meta’s impressive and out-of-this world earning numbers, few things came to mind: Why didn’t I invest in Meta’s shares two years ago when it was still called Facebook, with prices ranging from $90 to $210? I did consider it then, but hesitation and various factors held me back. It’s a significant…

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Starting the Year Strong: 3 Key Actions I did on January 1st to Start the Year Strong and Build Momentum

Posted on January 1, 2024January 1, 2024 by budgetsense

Having no hangover to start a new year is always a good thing, but then again I hardly drink, so that has never been an issue for me. As the new year begins and we reflect on the swift passage of 2023, it’s time to set our sights on 2024 and make the most of…

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52 Valuable Money and Wealth Lessons we learnt on this blog in 2023 that will completely change your life

Posted on December 31, 2023December 29, 2023 by budgetsense

We covered a lot in 2023 – from budgeting and paying down debt to forming good financial habits, addressing inflation, discovering new ways to save, and much more. With so much valuable information throughout the year, it might be a lot to digest. If you missed our posts or prefer a quick crash course, we’ve…

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Rate Yourself: How Do You Know if this year Was a Good Financial Year for You?

Rate Yourself: How Do You Know if 2023 Was a Good Financial Year for You?

Posted on December 17, 2023December 13, 2023 by budgetsense

Whoosh! That sure went by so fast! With just over two weeks to go in this year, it is time to do a self-review to see how you did this year, how your managed your money and whether you came ahead or not? How do you do this? One easy way to start is to…

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From ‘Why’ to Wealth: A Surprising Path to Financial Freedom

Posted on November 12, 2023November 2, 2023 by budgetsense

When life throws you a fast curveball, having a strong “why” will help you stay focused and resilient, enabling you to adapt and keep moving forward with determination and purpose.

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How Personal Development Goes Hand in Hand with Wealth Building

Posted on October 22, 2023October 24, 2023 by budgetsense

the fascinating link between personal development and wealth building goes beyond mere coincidence; it’s a well-documented connection backed by research and a myriad of studies. At its core, it all begins with the right mindset—a mindset shift that accompanies personal development

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Unlocking the Secret to Financial Success: the Power of Habits

Posted on April 23, 2023April 22, 2023 by budgetsense

The power of habit is a powerful tool when it comes to building wealth and be financially independent. By developing good financial habits, such as saving, tracking our spending, and investing, we can set ourselves up for financial success.

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Get the most of out reading books

Maximizing your Wealth: Easy Tips to get the Most Out of Finance and other Books

Posted on March 30, 2023March 26, 2023 by budgetsense

Reading books is great but how much do you remember from them after you are done and what can you do to get more of out them, days, months and even years after you finish them? Read these tips to find out!

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Create Win-Win situations in your life

How I am always creating win-win or win-win-win situations in my life

Posted on March 5, 2023February 18, 2023 by budgetsense

We have all heard of popular sayings and expressions like “Win Win”, “Two birds with one Stone” and other similar ones. The idea here being that we should be more efficient in life, careers, finances, by doing more with less. In other words, use one hand to do two different things and 2 hands to…

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Streetwise Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned Roaming Athens in My Teens

Posted on September 25, 2013March 1, 2024 by budgetsense

Since childhood, radios have always fascinated me, particularly AM and SW radio. Arriving in Athens, Greece, in the mid-90s as a young teenager, I found myself without a radio, a necessity I sorely missed. However, at 14 and without a job, I wasn’t inclined to ask my family for money to purchase one, considering it…

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