Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
Well, I’ve been anticipating this day for quite awhile. It’s funny how you spend thousands of dollars for a trip, months ahead of time. I’m really glad that the majority of this trip hit the books months ago. I’m looking forward to exploring England a bit and plan to take some good notes so that I can write about some of my observations, with an
Well, today turned out to be a little bit stressful. It all started about 5:00 am this morning. I got up nice and early so that I could call my wife, who has already gone over to England with our daughter. (left on Monday). At the risk of giving too many details, I hopped on my Vonage line (500 minute second line for $14.99) and
-Pay yourself first. -Save as much as you can when you are young. -It’s okay to have money in the bank. -Don’t borrow your own money and pay someone else the interest. -The people that are impressed with what you have today, won’t be impressed when you live on the street during retirement. -Don’t buy brand new cars. -Coupons are a good thing. -Saving $5.00
Well, it’s finally almost time to get on an airplane and fly for 8 hours to London England. This is probably the biggest adventure I’ve ever gone on in my life. It’s the first time I’ve been out of the country and I have to admit, I’m a little nervous. This will definitely hurt the finances a bit. Luckily we are taking the hits in
You know something? Unless you are a geologist, meeting your financial goals seems to take FOREVER. I’m a product of the “NOW” generation. -I like my meals to be cooked as fast as possible. Microwaves take too long-I like my news NOW. Newspapers are so “yesterday”-I don’t like to wait for my food at a restaurant-My computer always seems too slow, even when it was
I absolutely love reading “Millionaire in the Making” on CNN Money. I find it very motivating to read how others are doing. The latest article highlights Christopher Ortega and Alicia McDonald. They are a couple that have known each other since high school and they both appear to have similiar money motivations. Here are some highlights: -Lots of home equity-Saving lots each month-Plan to save
I’ve been playing around with listing a collection of personal finance links. You can find them over at: http://myfinancelinks.blogspot.com . I haven’t been terribly consistent about adding links, but it is building a significant listing of personal finance related links. There are 90+ links there now and I’ll keep building. If you have some links that you think might be good to include, there is
Well, I’m just in love with the new Apple Ipod Nano. It is so small, but has so many features. By the time I’m done, it will have cost me about $50 extra to sell my Ipod Mini and upgrade to the Ipod Nano. This has nothing to do with personal finance, other than the fact that I’m blowing my daughter’s inheritance on it. Luckily
Well, we’ve pretty much been glued to the TV watching for any sign of what our parent’s house looks like outside the french quarter. So far we haven’t seen their street but we are hoping that it’s not completely under water. If it isn’t under water, and wasn’t damaged too bad from the hurricane itself, there is always the real possibility that it’s been completely
I’ve been glued to the TV and working besides. My inlaws live in New Orleans and were evacuated. They are assuming their house has been destroyed. They are up in Arkansas staying in their camper van. Not exactly the most comfortable situation, but it could be worse. The local government is saying that they may not be able to come back for weeks to months.