http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=John+MacKenzie Finances John MacKenzie Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=289851&ca=Finances Commitment to a goal is usually measured by the action that someone takes to achieve the goal. Adults with ADD usually start out with a flurry of action when trying to achieve a goal and confuse this action with being totally committed to a goal. What often happens is that ADD adults tend to lose fo... Advice John MacKenzie Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=159124&ca=Advice This fable about The Tortoise and The Hare is filled with pot shots against people with ADD / AD/HD. The Hare has several common ADHD characteristics including losing focus, moving at a fast pace, sleeping issues, and poor time management. The Tortoise is the conformist, "slow, plodding, and focused... Advice John MacKenzie Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=110814&ca=Advice One request that I get from adults with ADD is for advice and information about investing. The investing aspect of money management can be very stimulating; it is also an aspect where mistakes can be very costly. Here is a list of 3 investing mistakes that adults with ADD are often more susceptible... Finances John MacKenzie Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=103823&ca=Finances In several of Thom Hartmann's books about ADHD he compares people with ADHD to hunters and people who do not have ADHD to farmers. While many adults with ADD would not make good farmers or money managers, it is still important to know how to grow your own food and to grow your own money. If you have... Entertainment John MacKenzie Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=80287&ca=Entertainment Big Spender is a reality show on AandE where personal finance expert Larry Winget tries to help people with financial issues. I recommend that you should never watch this show based on the episode I watched on Sunday. The episode that I watched had to deal with couple from Miami who are planning on... Advice John MacKenzie Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=53237&ca=Advice For every bad decision there are usually at least a couple of good reasons why the decisions was made. Adults with ADD can be easily swayed to make a bad impulsive financial decision. If you are making a big financial decision you need to give yourself the time to thoroughly research what you are bu... Finances John MacKenzie Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=40542&ca=Finances If I mention the term money management to many adults with ADD their eyes will glaze over when thinking about the tedious nature of paying bills. Many adults with ADD will also get lost with the facts and figures used to calculate everything from your insurance rates to the amount of money that you... Finances John MacKenzie Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=31598&ca=Finances How you spend and manage money is a tangible way to measure your values. 1. Are you able to keep the promises that you make? When you borrow money you are making a promise to the person or financial institution that you borrow from to pay the money back. Is it more important to keep your promises... Self Help John MacKenzie Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=30430&ca=Self+Help Managing and owning a small business can be very stimulating for the ADD adult. Many ADD entrepreneurs thrive on the fact that they can work on growing their business without all of the structure of being employed by someone else. While the structure of a 9 to 5 job might not be ideal for an ADD adu... Self Help John MacKenzie Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=30431&ca=Self+Help One of my greatest struggle with sticking to a budget, is that I always overspend what I budget on food. Here are some of my tips to help an Adult with ADD when going Grocery Shopping: 1. Write a menu of what you want to eat for the week. Make sure to include breakfast, lunch, and snacks. There are...