Have you been trying to keep up with the Jones’

Nov 19th, 2008 | By | Category: Financial Foundation

In the past I shared some information on putting your financial house in order and how this is important to do and keep focus on.  In order to be a successful investor you need to have a strong foundation, both emotionally and financially.

One way to keep a strong financial foundation is NOT to try to keep up with the Jones’ – you really don’t need to build a bigger better deck than they do or do you need to have a bigger badder boat.

Here is a great post on this topic that I ran across and wanted to share with you:

Keeping Up With The Jones’ Can Have You Living In The Dog House

Happy Investing

Stefanie

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