Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
NBC has an article about whether those technology buy back programs that companies like Best Buy offer are worth it. My opinion is that they are not. As the article points out, the terms are clearly stacked in their favor and you have to jump through a number of hoops to be successful. I won’t go in to the mathematics (because I’m not smart enough)
A good friend (and neighbor) and I have been talking about our retirement strategies and plans for years. It usually consists of us standing around in the street in front of our houses comparing approaches and percentages in various accounts. Don has been a great saver for much of his life. Both he and his wife have worked during their marriage and I have found
Have I ever mentioned how much I love the Onion? http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-economist-to-halt-production-for-month-to-let,20090/ LONDON—World-renowned news and opinion magazine The Economist announced plans to suspend any new online and print content for the next month in an effort to finally allow subscribers a chance to catch up.
Am I the only one that finds the latest HTC smart phones very sexy? Just one more thing that can cause us to part with our money! I better just stick to my Iphone and blow my money on the monthly service charges: http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/15/htc-sensation-versus-the-rest-of-the-dual-core-world-smartphone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fengadget+%28Engadget%29
I took a quick look at the CNN net worth calculator and pulled out some examples of the median net worth of various ages. I’ll list the averages for a couple different scenarios but you can certainly go use the tool and see how your specific numbers stack up. I’m going to use some pretty standard age ranges for this comparison. Under 25, 25-34, 35-44,
For years, I’ve watched the real estate market around my primary and secondary homes. At any one time, I can tell you what’s for sale and what the prices are. Maybe I should have been a realtor because I really enjoy watching the market. I’ve often thought about picking up an investment property to rent out so that might factor in to why I watch
Did I mention I like credit unions? In a breaking news development that should shock no one, a recent study found that many banks do their best to hide their fees (especially now that they are creating so many new ones) and are spending most of their time trying to convince you to open accounts without the information on fees that you should really be
I just returned from the grocery store where I watched a couple in front of me buy $100 worth of groceries with an electronic food stamp card. My blood began to boil when I saw them pull away from the store in their late model Mercedes E350 with temporary plates (meaning they most likely just bought it). Unfortunately I couldn’t get the temporary plate number
CNNMoney has an article up right now where a reader asks Walter Updegrave whether he’s saving enough to amass $2 million by retirement. The guy is a savings machine putting away $4000 a month and I wonder if he really wants to know the answer or whether he is showboating just a bit. I mean, if you’re saving that kind of money, I’m guessing you
What will they think of next? In an attempt to get people to save more there is a bill working it’s way through Washington’s legislature to enter people in drawings for every $25 they save in their account. If they win, they’d receive things like an Ipod or Itunes gift cards. UGH. How about if we spend a bit more time highlighting why saving is
