Category: Investing
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Wow..Debt Really is a Motivator
Tweet Have you ever noticed at a gym that there are three types of people? There’s the person who is self motivated and can push themselves on their own. Second, there’s the person that needs constant positive reinforcement, ie “You’re doing a great job, awesome, keep it up!” Third, there’s the person who is…
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Retirement Savings: You can’t work forever
Tweet The other day Joe over at Personal Finance by the book, wrote a good article about the reasons you shouldn’t use your 401K to pay off credit card debt. He had some very good points, my two favorites being #1 the penalties you have to pay come tax time and #2, the is that…
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Why I’m Getting Umbrella Insurance
Tweet Since it’s been raining for the past 3 days, I thought I’d write a quick post about umbrella insurance and why I’m going to be adding another line item to my annual budget. I guess I should start by talking about why I’m a little insurance crazy. You see, about 1/2 of my life…
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US Savings Rate Stabilizing = More Spending
Tweet Yesterday I decided that my leftover taco fixings will be born again as a nice hearty chili. Oh was it good. The only bad part was when I thoughtlessly rubbed my eye with my jalapeno covered left hand and it started burning my eye socket out. I jumped out of my chair wondering what…
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Don’t Put Money in Your 401K
Tweet Today’s article is inspired by Kevin at Invest it Wisely. He wrote a great article on Challenging your Personal Beliefs. The premise is to take a concept that you hold near and dear to your heart and think about doing the opposite to see if you can learn something from the exercise. Some of…
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Settling Estate Disputes – Babci Style
Tweet My dad died when I was 14 and it wasn’t without it’s drama. You see, he had recurring chest pains and stopped working for good when I was about 9. When I was 12 and his health insurance ran out, he emptied our bank accounts and went back to Poland. He never liked America…
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Good reading 10/1/2010 – The Economy is Recovering
Tweet As I was visiting customers this week, I was able to get a really good piece of news. For those of you who don’t know, I call on manufacturing companies in a technical sales role. Usually when they’re busy, it’s one of the leading indicators that the market is recovering. Things have certainly picked…
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The $500 Cheese Wheel + Other Hobbies
Tweet My last post on Entrepreneurial Envy got me thinking about all the nutty hobbies I’ve tried over the years that could potentially generate money on the side if I ever chose to be the crafty type. Cheesemaking Farmhouse Cheddar Fresh Raw Milk Mozzarella My most recent splurge was taking a couple of…
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Entrepeneur Envy + Diversification
Tweet I graduated from college in 1996. One of my favorite classes was an elective where alumni would come in and give a talk about their businesses and how they started out. One guy really stood out. His business model was to do the jobs that no one else wanted to do. He had about…
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Durable Things I Love
Tweet When we bought our house in 2000, our friends got together and bought us a Weber Grill. We entertained a lot back then. Our friend Mike put on his brass knuckles and told people “you know you’re going to benefit from this contribution, so get that wallet out.” I’m happy to report that he…