Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
Why didn’t anyone tell me how hard it is to build a house? We continue to make progress on the lake house. A lot has happened since the last time I posted about it. We’ve been hard at work every weekend and have finally gotten to the point that we are ready for flooring and cabinets. The sheet rock is done, the painting is done
Wow. This woman worked for Taco Bell for 30 years. She started at $2.85 an hour and ultimately became a store manager. In the end, she speculates that her high base pay, from being there so long, caused her to be forced out. Please Lord, give me the skills to avoid working at Taco Bell for 30 years. Frankly, I admire her work ethic. Other
Our friends entered a contest for an American Standard new heating and cooling system and have been chosen as one of the 7 finalists. Their 10 year old daughter drew a picture of their house and their dad, Jeff, wrote a short essay about why they needed a new home cooling/heating and filtration system. If they win, they receive a $15,000 system for their home. They
You know something? Blogging is a strange existence. I’m not nearly as connected to many of the other PF blogs out there as some are but I still feel a bit of camaraderie or connection to many of them. My blog is far less about the numbers than it is about the emotional existence in a world where money makes pretty damn much everything go
I’m sure, if you are like me, you’ve read more than a few articles about whether money buys happiness. I happened to read the latest version on Newsweek. I particularly liked their comments on each consumer being trained to want more and earn more. It is true that our economy thrives on increased growth and production. Anyway, here’s a quote from the article that I
Prostitutes aren’t exactly known for their good money management skills or financial knowledge. Most of them are in a vicious earn, give to pimps and spend cycle. In India, a group of over 900 prostitutes has started their own bank so that they can start saving and, hopefully, pull themselves out of the vicious world of prostitution. Many of them have the same dreams as
It’s done. I sold my 2006 Toyota Tacoma and am now driving a 2000 Toyota Tacoma. While it was a bit stressful to do, I don’t regret it one bit. The 2000 has only 55,000 miles on it and should last for quite some time. I ended up getting about what I wanted for the 2006. The check has cleared and the money is in
I posted about a week or so ago about the fact that I bought an older used truck and am selling my 2006 Toyota Tacoma. I need some advice on how to handle the transaction. Here are the details: Received a token few hundred dollars via Paypal to hold the truck Buyer is from Vancouver BC (a few hours north of where I live)
Everyone likes an instantly wealthy person. I have a special fondness for the newly rich. No, I don’t have a business proposition for you. Nope, don’t need a loan either. I just care about you and your pile of cash. I want you to be successful like my good friend Brad Duke. (okay, he’s not my good friend and he doesn’t even know me, but
Happy Sunday morning to you. Here are a few links I came across this morning: Retire in paradise, whatever that might mean to you: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003948199_overseas14.html Not enough to retire? Start a home based business. 10 million other people are: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003948225_sellathome14.html 1 in 5 families are struggling to make ends meet: http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/even-jobs-41-million-americans/story.aspx?guid=%7BC5F1A412%2DD153%2D4477%2D96DE%2D9CEA8CA63DCB%7D Are credit cards the next major crisis? http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.hancock10oct10001523,0,987590.column?coll=bal_business_util MadameX