Archive for September, 2005
The Time has Come
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 [...]
Phew! A little bit stressed today!
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 [...]
Is this thing on? ELYM’s Quick Quotes!
-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 [...]
Heading to England this Week
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 [...]
Saving money seems to take forever
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 [...]
New Millionaire in the Making, plus a bonus: Ask the Expert
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 [...]
Collection of 90+ Personal Finance Links
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 [...]
Ipod Nano Is an Amazing Product
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 [...]