I tried calling my dad on Father's Day Sunday. (I'm not senile, I'm just not working and lost track of what day... or week it is...) After trying a few times and getting no answer, I called my sister who informed me that he isn't home because he's out helping my brother on his farm. ...
Category Archives: investing
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 ...
A $2,000 purse is an “investment”?!?
Chatting about my personal love - purses - someone at work today mentioned that they believed that a purse worth $2,000 was an investment. Here's a few definitions of the term investment: 1. In finance, the purchase of a financial product or other item of value with an expectation of favorable future returns. In general ...
Optimism, Pessimism and Realism
About two hundred years ago, one of the pioneers of modern economics - Adam Smith, wrote the following: “The over-weaning conceit which the greater part of man have of their own abilities, is an ancient evil remarked by the philosophers and moralists of all ages. Their absurd presumption in their own ...
May, 2010 Tracking + Small Honors
Yay! I’m in on the Carnival of Money Stories #56 – disconnect from facebook edition this week hosted by Personal Finance Analyst with the post The money taboo that should stay taboo - talking to others about their finances. There’s a load of really great posts showcased on there – carnivals really ...
I am “the emotional investor”
While the rest of you were still busy sleeping off your New Years hangover this last January, I was going shopping. Shopping on the stock market, that is. I wrote about it in this post on January 2 - Following (and leading) the Personal Finance Investor Bloggers. My investing strategy ...
Home renovating – a tool to retire
We all have to live somewhere. Some people live in apartments, some rent and some live in RV’s (Jacob at Early Retirement Extreme). If you’re interested in retiring early or simply making more (non-taxable!) income, one of the ways to do that is to buy a fixer-upper. Here’s my 4 step process for ...