(Guest Post by Brian Patterson. Want to share one too? Let us know.) As an entrepreneur in a family filled with self-starters, I’ve learned a lot from their mistakes. Though I’ve still made quite a few of my own, I’ve been able to avoid some of the bigger ones because family members have forged an error-filled path ahead of me. Read on for a list
(Guest Post by Toi Williams. Want to guest post too? Let us know.) Giving tickets to a favorite concert, show, or sporting event can be a great gift, but there can be a number of problems that make buying tickets as a gift difficult, or potentially embarrassing. Some of these issues are mere inconveniences while others make the tickets completely unusable. Here are some tips
I was doing some analysis the other day about my family’s spending patterns and noticed something. Since 2004, our spending hasn’t increased when I look at our monthly budget. In 2012, we are on track to keep our fixed expenses at 43% of our after tax, after investment income. That means that, after we’ve contributed to our 401K’s, invested for our daughter’s college and paid
Any bloggers out there looking for more exposure? We’re going to start hosting some guest posts here to have more frequent content coming in and showcase other voices as well. If you’ve noticed, we haven’t been posting all too much lately :) If you’re interested, drop us a line. Thanks.
As we get closer to winter here in the Northwest, everyone’s minds start thinking about power outages, storms, and cold weather. Normally we only have a few power outages each year and they traditionally don’t last very long. Once in awhile, we get hit with horrible storms that cause power outages that can last a number of days. Where we live, we normally don’t lose
I don’t know if I should admit this or not, but I’ve been spending too much time on Reddit lately. If you aren’t familiar with Reddit, it’s a website that sucks you in and never lets you leave. Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic but the reality is that there is SO much content on Reddit that it’s hard to walk away from it. If
I think they should write a book about people that have buyer’s remorse, or at least sort of have buyer’s remorse. I walked in to an Apple store a couple days ago and bought a 32GB Iphone 5. For those of you that don’t follow Apple products as if they were a cult object, that means I spent $299 on the phone. I also decided
I have spent the better part of the last year looking for a rental house to purchase. At one point I got really excited and put an offer in on a house a few blocks from me that the bank was dumping for 50% of it’s value because it was missing all the windows. I was really bummed when I got beat out. (There were
This is a GREAT movie to watch. It’s an interesting view in to the very rich people in society. I believe you can also find it on Netflix:
Well, it’s been a crazy and hectic summer around our house. We decided to make it even more hectic by refinancing our house as well. I mentioned it previously but now it’s finally complete. I’m still shaking my head at how much documentation they required from us. We have a credit score in the 800’s, have been at the same jobs for many years and
