Personal Finance Review – I Have No Pension Edition
September 9, 2007
At a family gathering this weekend I discovered the employer of one relative offers a pension plan. I thought pension plans were a thing of the past but I guess some companies still have them. Not only that, they offer a 401k match and profit sharing. Wow, I’m working at the wrong place : ) […]
Personal Finance Review – Invasion of the Ants Edition
August 26, 2007
Our kitchen is being invaded by ants! We’ve had a few ants here and there in summers past but over the last week they’ve shown up in full force. Last weekend I bought some insect spray at Home Depot and sprayed around the outside of the house but it doesn’t seem like it’s done much […]
Personal Finance Review – Yardwork Sucks Edition
August 19, 2007
I’ve never been a big fan of cutting the lawn, nothing productive comes of it. You mow the grass, it grows up again, repeat 50 million times until you die or install crushed rock instead. I see mowing the lawn as a nuisance. You’re not creating anything of value; the only good thing that comes […]
Personal Finance Review – Expensive Baby Shoes Edition
August 12, 2007
The weather is blistering hot here in the Midwest, making it too hot for our daily walk with our son. We really wanted to get out so we headed over to a nearby mall to stroll around in the comfort of air-conditioning yesterday. I am not a big mall person, probably because I don’t enjoy […]
Personal Finance Review – First Lesson in Frugality
August 5, 2007
A person is never too young to start learning how to be frugal. My son had his first lesson in frugality this weekend when I taught him to lick the inside and lid of the yogurt container clean. Of course he doesn’t understand the concept of money yet, however, he is learning an important component of […]
Personal Finance Review – Getting Old Edition
July 29, 2007
I guess it happens to the best of us, we all get old sooner or later. We were reminiscing about Spring Break 1998 at a friend’s 30th birthday party last night and a younger guest commented they weren’t even in high school at the time, wow I feel old. This friend is a nurse and […]
Personal Finance Review – Dragon Naturally Speaking Edition
July 22, 2007
I know by now you’re probably tired of hearing me talk about carpal tunnel but I have to share a nifty trick for anyone with sore wrists. I tried out Dragon Naturally Speaking for sending e-mails and writing this post and it’s a wrist saver! It takes a little getting used to but it’s pretty […]
High Energy Bill Edition – Personal Finance Review
July 15, 2007
Our first big energy bill for the summer came this week. The summer is always a killler not just because it’s so hot but also because my wife has stopped working and needs to keep the house cool all day long. We did have the AC tuned up a few months ago so hopefully its […]
eBay Advice Edition – Personal Finance Review
July 8, 2007
As you may already know I sell on eBay to make extra money so I always perk up when I read eBay related items. Here are several eBay references I ran across this week: – Blueprint for Financial Prosperity gives a primer on how to sell gadgets on eBay, think iPhone. – Flexo’s eBay account was […]
Personal Finance Review – Back To Reality Edition
July 1, 2007
The vacation is over and it’s time to get back to reality. Adjusting to a new routine is never easy; especially when it involves less sleep, more stress, and no more Pina Coladas! I had a lot of reading to do when I got back to catch up on everything I missed in the personal […]
