Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
I watched a show this weekend that highlighted 7 lottery winners. These lottery winners were a bit unusual because they actually still had a little of their money left. Their jackpots ranged from 2.4 million all the way up to 91 million. The show highlighted how many of these people had been extremely down on their luck before they won. One was living in a
Here’s a great opinion article from the Seattle Times. Just one person’s perspective on the lifelong fight to not try to keep up with the Jones’. Those damn Jones’. A Nagging Compulsion to be Left Behind
Now not only can you compare what you have with your neighbors, but also with people all over the world. I can’t say I’m too excited about this new site:
I just returned from a couple days in Las Vegas with some friends. We had a good time, but I can’t say the gambling was all that hot. I pretty much saw my money take a one way trip while I was there. I think I’d feel a little better about it if they’d tell me which employee I supported, or name a brick after
Yet another story about someone that gets a windfall of $10,000. There is no question that she’ll spend the money, the only question is on what. Just once I’d love to hear someone answer the question, “What are you going to do with the money?” with “Oh, I’m going to invest it in an index mutual fund and sit on it for 30 years”. I
As you all know, my wife and I purchased an unfinished cabin last week. As part of that purchase, we knew that my wife would have to go back to work for awhile. We are able to cover the purchase cost and monthly costs of having it on my salary alone, but that wouldn’t leave much for the rest of the construction costs. (We want
Okay, This one is a bit odd. I think it highlights the fact that slow and steady saving, or in this case, slow and steady stealing, can really add up. This woman stole over $2.3 million dollars to play the lottery. I can only assume that she was hoping to hit a million dollar jackpot with all of this stolen money. Had she just stolen
I have to confess. I really enjoy reading about other people’s finances and day to day dealings with money. I wish that Oprah would have a weekly Debt Diet episode so that I can see more families who are either struggling with their finances, or are doing exceptionally well with them. Honestly, I think I’d rather see a reality show about families that are doing
I’m now the proud owner of a partially completed second home. Okay, we are going to call it a cabin but it’s a 30X32 building. The first floor is all one large garage. The second floor is a two bedroom 1 bath apartment, I guess you’d call it. When it’s done it will have hardwood floors and granite in the kitchen. I’ve been looking around
Here’s an interesting article on the costs of keeping someone alive, and when it might not be worth it. My personal opinion on this is that I would not sacrifice the rest of my family’s life and money to try to stay alive a little longer. http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/08/15 What would you do if the doctor said, “You’ve got 3 months to live. We might be able