Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
The lottery frenzy is starting to die down now that we’ve all heard three people won the largest jackpot in the history of the world. I’m sure those three people haven’t slept much in the past couple days but I’m also sure there are plenty of people that didn’t win, that haven’t slept much either. In the build up to last Friday’s drawing, every news
I always enjoy the photo streams that Business Insider puts together and today’s was definitely interesting. It’s a series of photos of people playing the scratch Lottery. Look at who’s buying and scratching them. The don’t exactly look like The Millionaires Next Door. It reminds me of the saying, “The lottery is for people that aren’t good at math”. http://www.businessinsider.com/who-uses-scratch-tickets-2012-3
Geesh. Just a few weeks ago, there were lots of houses for sale in my area. I even made an offer on one but, being the amateur that I am, didn’t make the offer attractive enough for the bank. I had a few others that I was eyeing hoping they’d drop a bit in price so I could make the numbers work on one of
In case you haven’t seen this, Amazon is trying to increase interest in their daily deals site and are offering a $10 gift card for $5 but it’s not going to last very long. You better get over there quick!! http://local.amazon.com/bellevue/B007KCX25Q
I’ve always used an electric razor and was shocked to find out how much razor blades cost. Well, someone’s trying to do something about that and making me laugh my butt off in the process: Watch the movie. It’s hilarious. Then tell me if this seems like a good deal!
Well, this is kind of depressing for our future (with the exception of the military). There sure doesn’t appear to be a lot of opportunities for people in their 20’s these days. They’ve got one of the highest unemployment rates and there are many with college educations: http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/top-5-employers-of-us-twentysomethings Here are a few interesting facts: Almost 50% of all people age 16-29 are unemployed. 25% of
I watched a great interview with JD Roth from Get Rich Slowly today. I was surprised to find out the interviewer was Ramit’s brother. I have to say I was impressed with Maneesh’s questions and he’s clearly an intelligent guy. So, now I’ve subscribed and will keep my eye on Maneesh’s site (Hack the System). Both Maneesh and JD Roth are doing a great job
If you happen to follow me on Twitter, you know that I put an offer in on a house last week. It was the first time I’ve actually attempted to buy a rental property and I definitely learned a few lessons. I keep a constant eye on all the properties in my area to get a sense of the real estate values, but also in
Have you seen this? It’s GREAT! Vanguard has a very “simple to use” tool that lets you slide a few bars and get an idea of whether your nest egg will last long enough to fund your retirement. They use the Monte Carlo simulation, which is a basically a really big math equation with lots of variable inputs. Since I have a bachelor of arts
If you haven’t already done so, now would be a good time to check your retirement accounts to ensure they are balanced appropriately and that you are contributing as much as you can. The maximum contribution amount for 2012 is $17,000 and if you’re 50 or older, you can contribute up to $22,500 to your retirement account. I have tried to keep our contributions maxed