Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
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
I keep reading about all the people that are one step from doomsday. Most of these people are dealing with adjustable rate mortgage increases. Why did they get an adjustable rate mortgage in the last couple years? From a purely financial perspective, it seemed like a riskier approach because interest rates were some of the lowest in 40 years. I can appreciate that the low
I don’t know why I do it to myself. I think I’m subscribing to the wrong magazines. I was so excited to get 4 years of Road and Track for something like $12 on Ebay. Four years!! That was a bargain, or at least it seemed so at the time. You see, I’ve always loved cars. The only problem is now I see every car
I keep reading articles about ARM’s. Man. As interest rates climb, I can’t help but think that many, many people are going to find themselves in trouble. Even if they aren’t in trouble, they will most likely be seeing more and more of their income go towards mortgage interest. With inflationary fears floating around, it isn’t hard to imagine rates going even higher. I’m eating
This is an article that I read a couple years ago. What’s interesting is that the numbers they point out are actually worse now. I noticed that they had the savings rate at about 2% in 2004. Now it’s a negative number. I believe that people’s debt load might have increased too. Anyway, check out the article. It’s great!! http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0816/p14s01-wmgn.html Here’s a paragraph from the
I must admit I was thoroughly entertained by this blog posting that is complete with audio files of the voicemails this guy left when trying to get his date to cover her share of the restaurant bill after he realized she wasn’t interested in him. Oh, and did I mention he is supposedly the CEO of a company? Yeah. You have got to read through
Amazingly I was able to call my cable company and get them to drop the price of my broadband again. I have done this twice before. What I normally do is call them, ask them for a lower speed connection that costs less and then tell them about how my phone company is offering a 1.5mbps service for half as much. They usually offer to