Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
Previously I mentioned that we were working to get our daughter registered as a UK citizen. She is eligible for British citizenship because my wife was born in England, although she lives in the US now and is also a US citizen. As we thought about it a bit, we realized that we’d be foolish not to register our daughter as a UK citizen. While
My wife, Kate, was born in England and moved here when she was five with her parents. She became a US citizen many years later and now has dual citizenship in the US and in the UK. It never occurred to me that there could be any benefit to having citizenship in two countries until Kate flew to England a few years ago to visit
This week is a really tough week at work. People at all levels of the company are getting laid off so there is a lot of “staring at the ground†going on as people deal with the prospect of losing their income. While this has happened many times before at my large company, it’s hitting closer to home than it ever has before. I’m seeing
There’s a storm brewing that’s going to rain on Verizon and give you unlimited amounts of sunshine. Skype is now going to be available on a number of Verizon’s smart phones. This is good news for consumers like us. Whether the wireless carriers like it or not, the momentum is shifting in our favor. I think our wireless experience is going to come down to
According to multiple outlets, Heather Mills, ex-wife of Paul McCartney, has managed to burn through $54.5 million dollars in less than two years. Heather received the funds in her divorce from McCartney in 2008. Heather claims that plenty of the money was given to charities or “ethical businesses†and she also paid for a couple properties for her daughter. Just to put this in perspective.
If you are craving a burger and fries from Denny’s (Not sure if that’s possible), you can get a free burger and fries if you are one of the first 500,000 people to sign up for their Rewards program. You’ll also be entered for a chance to win 52 free Grand Slams. From what I hear, the lines at Denny’s were crazy today. I know
We have some friends that have been really scraping by because one of them lost their job almost a year ago. Well, they are both finally working again and you can sure tell the pressure is off. After being back at work for only 3 days, they’ve gone out and bought a big screen television. Apparently all their fears and worries about how they were
With all of the attention on Haiti the last few days and the powerful destructive capabilities of an earthquake, it’s probably worth asking the question whether you should buy earthquake insurance. For years I questioned whether we should have the insurance and I felt as if I was living on the edge a bit. For those of you that haven’t spent much time reading through
As I was sitting back looking at my financial goals for 2010, I couldn’t help but focus on being ready for the unknown. Both my wife and I are very well employed and aren’t feeling as if there is an imminent danger of losing our incomes but with all the gloom and doom around, it’s easy to find ourselves focusing on “what if”. Rather than
I was doing a little browsing and stumbled upon this graphic. There is a lot of truth to this simple comic. It’s rare to find someone who is satisfied with what they have. I’m no exception. I am always thinking of what I want next, where I want to go, what I’d like to do etc etc.. In the graphic, each person takes for granted
