Ah, the '80's... It was a decade of big hair and big shoulder pads - maybe you even wore a little tie if you were a woman. OMG. A tie. Imagine that! There were a ton of books and magazine articles on how to dress more like a man to get the job or ...
Monthly Archives: November 2010
You’re owned – or not
I was talking with a guy in the coffee room at work this morning. He revealed that he's kind of worried about being laid off in a couple of weeks since the market isn't great for his job right now, but more pissed off ...
2011 budget – what am I willing to work for?
I've drafted up the 5 minute "back of the envelope" budget for next year. So far, it's coming in at $38,000 in net income for 3 months of work from January - March and $33,000 in expenses which is good because it gives me a fudge factor of about $5,000 for "oh crap, the ...
Money and happiness quiz!
Oh yay! I love quizzes in books or magazines! Here's a little quiz from the NYT: http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/when-money-buys-happiness/ Here's what to do: List the ten most expensive things (products, services or experiences) that you have ever paid for (including houses, cars, university degrees, marriage ceremonies, divorce settlements and taxes). Then, list ...
Families, Finances, Favoritism and Fairness
I've heard a ton of horror stories about families and fairness - or lack thereof - when it comes to finances and money. There's been a few of those horror stories in my own family so I'm determined that if my two boys are going to fight over something, it's not going to ever be ...
Investing for chicks
First off, let me say straight up that I'm not really interested in investing, despite planning on becoming more investment savvy earlier this year (which I have) and spending more time on it (which I haven't). Considering that I'm one of those people that used to write the annual reports that you all read and submitted ...
Numbers tell stories – sometimes scary stories
If anyone out there is a finance geek like me, when you've been reading balance sheets, building business plans or just analyzing cash flows long enough, you start to notice that numbers tell stories. In the case of personal finance, usually they tell a story of what you value and what you don't value ...
