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The growing crisis has spurred the European Commission to accelerate the reform of financial supervision and regulation to come into force in 2010. The EU executive president, José Manuel Durão Barroso, warned yesterday that “if not now, we will never” and that “action is urgent.” The European Commission agreed to support “generally” the conclusions of the report of the expert group chaired by Jacques High Level Delarosière, but proposed to accelerate their implementation.

The Communication of Brussels takes the ambitious plan of reforms for the regulation and oversight proposed by the group Larosière, but want to be in force in late 2010. Larosière The report recommended a preparatory period 2009-2010 and a period for its implementation 2011-2012.

In April, the Commission will present legislative proposals on hedge funds (hedge funds), private equity (private equity) and on executive compensation. In May, propose a framework of supervision at European level, with an early warning system to detect crises under the auspices of the European Central Bank. The objectives of the reform sought to fill existing gaps in many national laws, ensuring an effective way of saving deposits and improve risk management. Read the rest of this entry »

Take a notebook and pencil, or open your favorite word processor, and answer the following questions:

1. What does it mean for my money? Is it an end or a means?
2. What do I want the money? Is it really necessary to have money or society makes us believe that to make us slaves of consumerism?
3. What is Financial Freedom? How would my life if I had that freedom?
4. What I need to develop habits to achieve my goals, not just financial, but the goals of my life in general?

When you’re answering the questions must be completely honest with yourself a. You should not respond as you’d like to believe, but what they really think at this time. If you do not know the answer, write it. “No se.” In fact, this may be the most telling response you get on your beliefs and knowledge. The most important thing is that once you’ve written a response, you know exactly what to do.

The main purpose of this site is to help you achieve financial freedom and the objective of this post is to make you think about yourself a. It is likely that by reading this post and answer questions from the exercise will encourage ideas or questions. I would love to share them with us to help you better through the site.

In conclusion, the first step towards financial freedom in your mind is to record useful and empowering beliefs. And at the same time, develop habits and skills necessary to manage your finances when you have “little.” To amplify your life when you have “plenty.” Easier said than done, but having clear what is the first step, and halfway down the road. Take the first step.

I just read an article from MSN Money about 8 lottery winners who lost their millions. Some of the cases mentioned by the article are:

1. Suzanne Mullins won $ 4.2 million. It is now mired in debt for a loan you requested using his prize as collateral.
2. Willie Hurt won $ 3.1 million. Two years later he was in bankruptcy. His lawyer says he spent his fortune in divorce and cocaine.
3. Missourian Janita Lee won $ 18 million. Donated to social causes (politics, education, community development). He is now in bankruptcy with only $ 700.

Having a lot of money is not the same as having financial freedom. Having Financial Freedom goes further. You need a system that allows you to achieve your goals, maximizing your financial resources.

What Will Smith said it makes sense. The situation of these people is an amplification of the beliefs and habits they had. Beliefs and habits are part of the system. In fact, the most important.

To have a system would most likely have to make changes in your life. All these changes start at the same place: inside. In your mind. And every major change requires Read the rest of this entry »

Within the Christian family’s home there are some issues that are difficult to treat. One of them is financial. How does the money should be distributed, What things must be bought every fortnight, What things are not important enough to buy into these days? These and other questions are very common in homes. Whether that is a marriage of 25 years of marriage or a couple just starting their life together. Almost everything we need help and guidance in this area.

In this study we will see some principles that the Bible teaches about the proper handling of finances.

In the book of Proverbs we find some guidelines that can be useful to evaluate what things are important and which not to spend time. This study evaluated some passages that dictate to us where we invest our money.

1. Honor God with property (Pr 3:9-10.)

The first thing you find in the book of Proverbs, which talks about the finances are these two passages that say:

“Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase, your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.”

Before going to consider this passage will be good to start thinking about that as this passage. In verse 1 and 2 Proverbs 3 we read “My son, forget not my law, and your heart keep my commandments: For length of days and years of life, and peace to thee.”

Having a savings target and within budget
* Set Your Goals: Set a goal of real savings based on your account, always keep some money, not spend it on things that really are not an investment, such as education, any property, shares, your vehicle. Try to save some fixed percentage, may be 1% but try to take up to 10% of their income. Remember that it must learn to live with less money or find some other source of income. Pay what you owe each month, do not leave your bills and try to delay the debt is the second priority after saving because the interest that accrues as they leave illiquid.
* Make a budget: Type in a notebook their expenses, including fares, desserts, food on the street, chewing gum, cigarettes, anything where his money goes, so presupuéstela real, but every day try spend less. Remember the idea is to maximize income to pay their debts.
* Be aware of your expenses: It is necessary that every day is fixed in the budget, if you are saving or if you are spending more than what is allowed in your plan. Not evaluate to make ends meet, do it every day so you can make corrections in time. If you save more than the normal savings abónela share their debts and achieve more quickly reach equilibrium.

Paying bills higher avoid paying more interest
* Pay first high scores: Pay each month, do not fall behind in paying public services, leasing, gas credit card, check out the interest you have to choose which account to pay now and what not, if has debts must become expert in calculating interest for any item in your credit rate can be fired and lose lots of money.
* Pay more than the minimum: If you notice your accounts say “minimum payment” and the amount for the payment of this month, always try to pay more, usually these payments it forward and next month their account will be lighter and you can more quickly achieve the expected savings to meet its objective.
* Keep clear goal: Get something that will encourage the goal, if all you want is a vehicle, the home of your dreams, a cruise, or anything else that is a great dream, may at first seem remote and difficult, but every month is going to approach it a little more. The sooner you start the better.

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Many people raise extra money to get something with a little planning and a desire is easier than you think.

Whether a student who needs to get some pocket money or any worker or housewife who wants to supplement their income, many people are looking to get some extra money. Not a regular full-time work but a few hours a day or week to allow a little help to the household budget, often working from home.

This is not about getting rich in a few days
Activities is not to get rich or quit their job, rather a small income to help achieve those goals, whether vacation pay or expense of a student, or pocket money to help stabilize the family budget.

Preparation: think about what you can do
The first step is to think about what one knows or can do, prepare a list in order to analyze what could be “marketable”, either designing web pages, cooking and babysitting. Choose from these activities which could dedicate a few hours a week, which of them have a chance and love, not to consider them a burden or work. And from there, it should be sold, depending on the type of “work” you have chosen, work on word of mouth, classified ads or the Internet, especially themselves known, offered.

Prices and estimates: namely charge
Yes, we must also analyze as you want to get with it, so that prices are going to charge, check the competence, etc. Deciding how to price and payment before starting, then not to be unpleasant surprises.

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