Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
Well, we’re back from vacation and slowly getting back in to the swing of things. We had a very relaxing time visiting Southern California. We had a total of 9 days there and got a lot done while we were there. We spent 3 days at Disneyland (and California Adventure), 1 day at Legoland (was not impressed), and then a couple days basking in the
The lottery frenzy is starting to die down now that we’ve all heard three people won the largest jackpot in the history of the world. I’m sure those three people haven’t slept much in the past couple days but I’m also sure there are plenty of people that didn’t win, that haven’t slept much either. In the build up to last Friday’s drawing, every news
I always enjoy the photo streams that Business Insider puts together and today’s was definitely interesting. It’s a series of photos of people playing the scratch Lottery. Look at who’s buying and scratching them. The don’t exactly look like The Millionaires Next Door. It reminds me of the saying, “The lottery is for people that aren’t good at math”. http://www.businessinsider.com/who-uses-scratch-tickets-2012-3
Geesh. Just a few weeks ago, there were lots of houses for sale in my area. I even made an offer on one but, being the amateur that I am, didn’t make the offer attractive enough for the bank. I had a few others that I was eyeing hoping they’d drop a bit in price so I could make the numbers work on one of
In case you haven’t seen this, Amazon is trying to increase interest in their daily deals site and are offering a $10 gift card for $5 but it’s not going to last very long. You better get over there quick!! http://local.amazon.com/bellevue/B007KCX25Q
I’ve always used an electric razor and was shocked to find out how much razor blades cost. Well, someone’s trying to do something about that and making me laugh my butt off in the process: Watch the movie. It’s hilarious. Then tell me if this seems like a good deal!
If you happen to follow me on Twitter, you know that I put an offer in on a house last week. It was the first time I’ve actually attempted to buy a rental property and I definitely learned a few lessons. I keep a constant eye on all the properties in my area to get a sense of the real estate values, but also in
Have you seen this? It’s GREAT! Vanguard has a very “simple to use” tool that lets you slide a few bars and get an idea of whether your nest egg will last long enough to fund your retirement. They use the Monte Carlo simulation, which is a basically a really big math equation with lots of variable inputs. Since I have a bachelor of arts
Have I ever mentioned how much I absolutely love technology? Awhile back I posted an article about how we had cut cable back to just the local network channels and were paying $6.95 a month for an old Tivo subscription so we could record our favorite network shows. This has worked really well so we can watch shows like Modern Family and The Big Bang
I absolutely hate winter. I know I was destined to live somewhere South because I really do detest the winter months in Washington. It’s dreary, cold, gray and I only feel good when I happen to see how much more daylight we get than my friends in Alaska. All that being said, there is one month during the winter that I enjoy from a financial