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Lifestyle Inflation - When Does It Become A Problem?
2007-06-12 17:00:00 The idea for this post came after observing my brother graduate out of school, and his efforts to “upgrade” his lifestyle according to what he deemed “proper” for a professional engineer working in multi-billion dollar firm. I shouldn’t really single out my brother because 99% of the students I know have gone on ... More About: Lifestyle , Inflation , Problem , Flat
The Sunday Review #24: Hair Raising Facts Edition
2007-06-10 16:21:00 Here are a few interesting money facts about some hairy business (quoted from these sources). It’s just wonderful to know the incredible number of ways the east meets the west. Every year hair worth about $136 million is shipped from India, one of the largest exporters of human hair, to factories in China. ... More About: Facts , Review , Sunday , Hair , Edition
Mind Games - Guaranteed $500,000 Or A 50% Chance At $1 Million?
2007-06-08 21:59:00 You are at some juncture in a television show where you have been given a choice - take $500K right now, or face a situation in which you either win $1 million or you lose it all (well, you get to keep $25,000 but that’s almost like losing it all). What would you choose? Personally, this ... More About: Games , Chance , Mind , Mind Games , Million
What Have You Got Against Credit Cards?
2007-06-07 18:23:00 OK people, bring it on. Let’s throw some arguments from both sides of the table and discuss this issue. I have got more than one reader say something to this effect: What?s dumb about credit cards? There?s no emotional connection when using plastic. If you go to Lowe?s with a credit card vs. cash, studies indicate ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Cards
ING Electric Orange - Overdraft Is Not ?Spending Power?, It Is ?Borrowing P
2007-06-06 21:25:00 I had this on my mind ever since I activated my Electric Orange account at ING Direct. Whenever I log in to my account, it adds my overdraft line of credit to my available balance and happily displays the net result as “Spending Power ”. Here is how it looks: Now, I am all for personal ... More About: Rowing
How Would You Like Some Crap With That Burger?
2007-06-05 16:30:00 If this doesn’t make you stop eating those burgers, I don’t know what would. Here is an excerpt from a conversation in the movie “Fast Food Nation” - the movie is based on Eric Schlosser’s 2001 book with the same title. [Background: Mr. Anderson (Greg Kinnear) is sent on an investigative trip, by his ... More About: Crap , Burger , That , Like , Would
What Would You Do With A $50,000 Windfall? Treat It Differently Than Hard-e
2007-06-04 19:07:00 So you suddenly won/received $50,000 through some source (lottery, inheritance, etc.); how would you invest it? You have the following constraints: You don?t need the money for at least 10 years, you?ve already maxed out 401k and Roth IRAs. Pretend that the windfall (lottery, inheritance, etc.) came under a couple conditions: 1) You can ... More About: Hard , Treat , Rent , Would , Fall
The Sunday Review #23: What Is Wrong With These Photographs?
2007-06-03 12:02:00 Here are some more interesting photographs from our Philly/NY trip - photos which did not belong in the last post containing money photos from New York City. The first two snaps were taken in NYC (right below the National Debt Clock shown in the previous post) ~ without more words, I will let you ... More About: Review , Sunday , Photographs , Wrong , These
Interesting Money Photos From New York City
2007-06-01 18:00:00 We spent about half a day in New York City during our little vacation getaway last weekend. Like the last time we were in the city, we enjoyed just aimlessly roaming around - observing (and appreciating) landmarks, and people, and food. Trying to capture the soul of this great city in a tiny camera ... More About: Interesting , Photos , Money
Is David Bach?s Math Misleading?
2007-05-31 17:00:00 I was reading Davi d Bach ’s book “The Automatic Millionaire” on the flight back home from our Philly/NY trip - except for some little excitement (for the wrong reasons) while reading his views on real estate, the book almost put me to sleep (sorry Bach fans). May be it’s not Bach’s fault here - ... More About: Math , Leading
Simplify Your Life To Get Ahead
2007-05-30 15:30:00 This is a guest post by Leo @ Zen Habits. More information about Leo and his blog is available towards the end of this post. Life has a tendency to get complicated. We have more to do, more to keep track of, more possessions, more places to go, more paperwork, more incoming information, more to ... More About: Ahead
Practicing Basic Tax Diversification
2007-05-29 15:30:00 This guest post is by KMC @ Advanced Personal Finance (while I am still on vacation). More information about KMC and his blog is available towards the end of this post. When investors talk about diversification, they’re typically referring to diversification of investments for the purpose of reducing risks. But there’s another kind of diversification. ... More About: Basic , Divers , Diver , Diversification , Dive
Open Letter to a High School Graduate
2007-05-28 15:30:00 Money, Matter, and More Musings will be featuring some guest bloggers while I am on vacation for the next few days. This is the first of such guest posts by PT @ Prime Time Money. More information on PT and his blog is available towards the end of this post. My brother-in-law is graduating ... More About: Graduate , Open , School , High School , Letter
The Sunday Review #22: It?s Been Declined! It?s Been Declined! Edition
2007-05-27 16:00:00 Give a moment to this video on credit cards titled “It’s been declined”. If you can’t see the video, click here.It’s a tad long at 4 minutes and 22 seconds, but it’s amusing ~ totally worth it. :)Now for some review articles. Are we Living Larger or Living Differently? by Lazy @ Lazy Man and Money. ... More About: Review , Sunday , Line , Edition , Been
Procrastination Is Sometimes Good For Your Wallet
2007-05-25 20:59:00 Procrastination has been my #3 enemy for a long time (#1 is debt, and #2 is cockroach). It has given me financial scares a few times in the past (click here to read about how I almost missed a scholarship deadline, and how the cost of my brake repairs inflated to insanity) and caused innumerable ... More About: Good , Proc , Wallet , Procrastination , Some
What Percent Of Your Income Do You Spend On Housing Costs?
2007-05-24 22:06:00 One of the things that allow us to live within our means is cheap housing ~ courtesy of small university town (it’s growing larger by the hour, but it’s still small compared to some bigger cities around). I was trying to see how our housing expenses compare to other Americans , but couldn’t ... More About: Income , Housing , Costs
Forcing Credit Card Awareness: There Should Be A Credit Card Qualifying Tes
2007-05-23 15:59:00 I was reading up some articles at CBS News, and came up on this interesting one: Meet “Generation Plastic”. It’s about students who get caught up with credit card debt. Apart from some sad stuff about credit card marketing strategies, there is something else to notice in the article. Read this: “I had Visa, Visa ... More About: Card , Credit , Qualifying , Awareness , Credit Card
Questions And Answers Session With The Authors Of ?On My Own Two Feet?
2007-05-23 15:49:00 The authors of “On My Own Two Feet : A Modern Girl’s Guide to Personal Finance” have expressed their interest in conducting a Q&A session for folks who have personal finance related questions. The session will be facilitated by Wanda over at Well-Heeled. So if you have some nagging money doubts for the authors, feel free ... More About: Questions , Answers , Authors , Sion
My Almost-All-Cash Portfolio: Cautious? Or Under Accumulator Of Wealth?
2007-05-22 19:14:00 Last week, a few fellow bloggers shared their investment portfolios as an answer to a money question asked by SVB @ The Digerati Life (part 1 and part 2). Initially, I was reluctant to share my story, but on second thoughts I decided to let the cat out of the bag - just because ... More About: Wealth , Portfolio , Cash , Olio , Under
Reader Having Trouble Opening A FNBO Direct Account
2007-05-22 18:19:00 Here is a question I received yesterday by John Wilks: I?m having some trouble creating a FNBO direct account. Firefox 2.0.0.3 - Your Application Timed Out For security, your application has timed out. Please click the button to retrieve your application. If you are unable to retrieve your application, you will need to start over. Internet Explorer ... More About: Reader , Direct , Opening , Count , Account
Investors Blog Network Festival #7: Men, Women, and Investing Edition
2007-05-21 13:42:00 Let’s start this edition of the Investors Blog Network (IBN) Festival with some interesting statistics about men and women and their attitude towards investing. The image is *supposedly* based on Sharebuilder’s second annual “Women and Investing Survey” as reported by Seattle Post-Intelligencer (I tried to search for the original survey on Sharebuilder.com but could ...
The Sunday Review #21: Minimum Wage Questions Edition
2007-05-20 14:22:00 A couple of days ago, on this food-for-thought post, a reader left this comment (italics are quoted from the post): ?Education is a Great Economic Leveler? -I have a college degree and earn minimum wage. Where?s all the extra money I?m supposed to be making? ?Yes, There Are Educated People Who Think Like This? -I think I ... More About: Questions , Review , Sunday , Quest , Minimum Wage
The Sunday Review #21: Minimum Wage Questions Edition
2007-05-20 14:22:00 A couple of days ago, on this food-for-thought post, a reader left this comment (italics are quoted from the post): ?Education is a Great Economic Leveler? -I have a college degree and earn minimum wage. Where?s all the extra money I?m supposed to be making? ?Yes, There Are Educated People Who Think Like This? -I think I ... More About: Questions , Review , Sunday , Quest , Minimum Wage
Extreme Frugality: Growing Tomatoes In A Bra And Other Interesting Frugal I
2007-05-18 22:29:00 I was reading this book “Living Well on a Shoestring” the other day and came across some amusing penny-pinching tips. The almost-400 page book is full of smart and frugal things to do, but at times, some of the tips made me exclaim - What!? Here 10 frugal solutions from the book that ... More About: Interesting , Extreme , Wing , Sting , Rest
Extreme Frugality: Growing Tomatoes In A Bra And Other Interesting Frugal I
2007-05-18 22:29:00 I was reading this book “Living Well on a Shoestring” the other day and came across some amusing penny-pinching tips. The almost-400 page book is full of smart and frugal things to do, but at times, some of the tips made me exclaim - What!? Here 10 frugal solutions from the book that ... More About: Interesting , Extreme , Wing , Sting , Rest
Stock Trading Contest
2007-05-18 22:28:00 The 6th edition of the stock trading contest, hosted by Stock Trading 101, kicks off today; here are the registration details. How to participate To register, simply leave a comment on this post with either one or all of the following, before Sunday May 20th 9:00 PM EST: Your guess of what you think the NASDAQ Composite ... More About: Contest , Test , Contes
Stock Trading Contest
2007-05-18 22:28:00 The 6th edition of the stock trading contest, hosted by Stock Trading 101, kicks off today; here are the registration details. How to participate To register, simply leave a comment on this post with either one or all of the following, before Sunday May 20th 9:00 PM EST: Your guess of what you think the NASDAQ Composite ... More About: Contest , Test , Contes
Some Food For Money Thoughts
2007-05-17 23:17:00 Below are some articles from this blog’s archives that reflect my thoughts from the past. Feel free to comment and/or criticize - reasonable arguments are a great source of learning moments. Education Is A Great Economic Leveler Though we came from different financial backgrounds, education provided us with almost equal opportunities when we later started thinking ... More About: Food , Money , Thoughts , Some
Some Food For Money Thoughts
2007-05-17 23:17:00 Below are some articles from this blog’s archives that reflect my thoughts from the past. Feel free to comment and/or criticize - reasonable arguments are a great source of learning moments. Education Is A Great Economic Leveler Though we came from different financial backgrounds, education provided us with almost equal opportunities when we later started thinking ... More About: Food , Money , Thoughts , Some
What Is The Worth Of *Net Worth* If It Is Not Usable?
More articles from this author:2007-05-16 21:21:00 Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones. ~ Benjamin Franklin. Beyond such philosophical implications, I have been thinking about the issue of usability of net worth since the last Sunday Review - in which I mentioned it with reference to Super ... More About: Net worth , Worth , Wort 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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