Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
Okay, I need to come clean. I want a star next to my blog link on http://www.pfblogs.org. But, now that I’ve disclosed that there is something in this for me, I do need to tell you a little story about reading PF blogs. You see, I’ve been a little irrational about how I look for blogs to read. I tend to wander aimlessly around the
Well, I suppose it had to happen sooner or later. My daughter has started spending money. Why is this such a significant event at our house? She’s only 2 and a half years old. Let me explain. We have been letting her use the computer a little bit. We’ve got one of those “notebook mice” (which basically means it’s a miniature version of a standard
Okay. A couple things to note. Sorry if you aren’t using IE. If you aren’t, you probably can’t see the video player below. If you are easily offended, don’t watch the video. Don’t get me wrong. This video doesn’t have a bunch of people jumping around with no clothes on or anything, but it does have one word in it that might be offensive and
If I had a nickel for every time someone snubbed their nose at me for my saving habits I could probably retire now. For some reason people like to offer their point of view in small ways. If you are a saver, you’ve heard them too: “You don’t have caller ID? It’s only $5.95 a month. Dude. Don’t be so cheap” “What are you saving
I just watched the second Oprah “Debt Diet” show. I continue to be struck with how these folks are in denial. hey have all this top quality help and they still aren’t taking it very seriously. They are acting like children who don’t like the adult telling them what to do. I don’t think they’ve truly come to terms with the mess that they are
Today was a pretty ordinary day. I worked in my home office all day and was pretty productive. Of course I spent a fair amount of time on the phone, but it was after work that my day really became something special. Why? Well, because I went to the dump! As bizarre as that sounds, let me elaborate. If you recall, the furniture man stole
This is what it’s like trying to get people to agree in my big company:
I continue to be amazed at how our home values keep increasing in our neighborhood. Prices are going up so much, that it almost makes me wonder when they’ll come back down. At some point, with interest rates going up, and prices going up, there won’t be any buyers that can afford to buy these houses. When I moved in to our house 3 years
Well, the net worth took a hit yesterday. My wife and I decided to go look for some night stands for our bedroom. We have been using some homemade night stands for about 6 years and before that, we didn’t have any. I had promised my wife that we could use some of my annual bonus to pick up a couple pieces of furniture to
I was excited to see JLP’s post (AllThingsFinancial) on what Oprah is doing with her friday shows. She calls it the Debt Diet. She is profiling families who are in debt and in need of help. You can view each of the families profiles on her website: The Bradleys: http://www2.oprah.com/money/debtdiet/family The Egglestons: http://www2.oprah.com/money/debtdiet/family The Widlunds: http://www2.oprah.com/money/debtdiet/family My hope is that this attention to a significant