Should You Talk About Money?

talking about money

A few years ago, I met up with some friends for drinks at our favorite bar. One of my friends brought along her new roommate and the conversation quickly took a weird turn when my friend was airing some grievances about her job. She specifically said she wasn’t getting paid nearly enough for the work […]

How NFTs Will Shape the ā€˜Metaverse’, and Why It Matters

NFT and Metaverse

Back in the 1970s, people knew the so-called ā€˜Internet’ was coming, but they didn’t really have a firm grasp of what it would look like or what it could actually do, for that matter. They just knew it had the potential to be big.  In a way, we’re reliving that same scenario again with the […]

6 Powerful Habits to Build in the New Year

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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”-Philosopher Will Durant. The trick to living the life you want to live is building habits that will result in your desired actions. Here at Paychecks and Balances, we often talk about things in terms of financial capital. A habit is […]