Money, Matter, and More MusingsMoney, Matter, and More MusingsDiscussions on money making, money management, personal finance, debt, credit cards, interest rates, and other financial matters. The blog focuses on financial issues related to youth. Articles
Need For Internet Income Regulations Reform
2008-05-04 10:33:00 I won’t go in to the details of what prompted this topic since it might get a little too bitter for my own taste, but there is a serious need for reforms in the way the government looks at internet income. To put it in a concise way, I am regretting that this blog ever ... More About: Internet , Reform , Income , Regulations
Lifestyle Deflation
2008-02-04 07:48:00 Finally, it’s time to implement what I have been talking about on my blog over the last year or so - it’s time to address lifestyle inflation! The first salary after getting a job is always a tempting excuse to indulge in a shopping spree. Plus, a new unfurnished apartment cries desperately for a several-hundred-dollars ... More About: Lifestyle , Deflation
The Stupid Passport Photo Ripoff
2008-01-15 04:40:00 I don’t know what to call this passport photo business, so I am just going to stick with “stupid ripoff” for now. During the weekend, we went into a CVS Pharmacy Photo Center to get some passport/ID photos. We wanted a specific size (as they say “from chin to crown”), so we asked the dude ... More About: Stupid , Passport
?The People?s Car?: The $2500 Tata Nano
2008-01-10 10:10:00 I thought this was pretty interesting. Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile company, unveiled the world’s cheapest car today - according to a press release on the company’s website. This brand new two-cylinder vehicle is priced at INR (Indian Rupee) 100,000 equivalent to $2549 US dollars. Image source: www.tatapeoplescar.com Honestly, when I heard about this concept more than ... More About: People , Nano , The People , Tata Nano
Coming Back To Life
2008-01-09 07:43:00 Lost in thought and lost in time While the seeds of life and the seeds of change were planted Outside the rain fell dark and slow While I pondered on this dangerous but irresistible pastime I took a heavenly ride through our silence I knew the moment had arrived For killing the past and coming back to life I took a ... More About: Life , Back
Bought A Brand New Honda Civic
2007-12-23 22:59:00 There are so many things happening in our lives right now that I don’t really have the time (or the patience) to elaborate on all of them. However, I just wanted to post a few words to say that I am still alive! Here is the latest development. After a few days of research into ... More About: Honda , Brand , Honda Civic , Civic
Ah Ha! The Value Of An Asset Is Better Appreciated When You Lose It
2007-12-10 20:04:00 This is rather obvious, but not much appreciated in day-to-day life, so I thought of giving it a shout-out. Over the last couple of months, I have been in the process of eagerly seeking a change in my current graduate student lifestyle. A part of this change, would come in the form of a real-life ... More About: Asset , Reci
Money Links For 12-10-07
2007-12-10 19:53:00 Ten Things I Hate About Monster.com?s Job Search by Lazy @ Lazy Man and Money . “So When You’re Rich, You Won’t Have To Be Frugal,” He Told Me by Sharon @ The Frugal Duchess. Thoughts on the Subprime Mortgage Bailout by Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel. Dealing With Setbacks, My Two Cents Worth by Rob In Madrid ... More About: Links
There Is No Such Thing As Bad Debt
2007-12-06 11:48:00 Let’s sing a slightly different tune with this post - instead of the usual debt bashing. When I say “bad” debt, I am referring to the “good debt, bad debt” terminology that’s gathering some attention in financial circles - I am not referring to it in a classic technical definition point of view as ... More About: Debt , Thing
Around The Financial Blogosphere
2007-12-03 21:57:00 What Should Individual Investors Do With All the Fear in the Stock Market Right Now by David @ Money Ning. Invest in Yourself by Learning Things of Value by MBH @ Mighty Bargain Hunter. Idiots Who Cause Car Accidents and Block Traffic Cost You $18 Million A Year by Nick @ Punny Money. A Visual History of the ... More About: Financial , Blogosphere
Lessons From My Job Hunting Expedition
2007-11-30 13:56:00 A couple of weeks ago, I described a particularly interesting interview that I faced during my ongoing job hunt. Throughout the entire job search process, I had several other interesting learning experiences and thought it may be appropriate to condense some of them in this blog post. Below is a compilation of some salient points ... More About: Job Hunting , Expedition , Lessons , Hunting
New Orleans - The Big Easy Still Rocks
2007-11-27 15:29:00 We spent our Thanksgiving weekend in New Orleans and did what people are supposed to do in New Orleans - eat jambalaya, eat beignets, travel in trams streetcars (see Lauren’s comment below), walk on Bourbon Street, watch alligators, and just take it easy. There were a few interesting episodes regarding our stay - ... More About: Easy , Rocks
The Sunday Review #47
2007-11-26 08:59:00 Women are not aggressive with Money @ Moneymonk. Something in this short post really got my attention: I hate to say, but for as money, I think like a man. I’m always finding ways to make money, invest money and grow money!!! Exactly HOW I Pay Off Debt, Mortgages And Credit Cards Early by NCN @ ... More About: Review , Sunday
The Sandwiched Generation
2007-11-22 13:30:00 A few days ago, CBS Evening News ran an article titled “Caregivers Rise to the Challenge” which featured some families that were struggling to keep up with taking care of their aged parents (in terms of time and money). Here is an excerpt from the article: Winchell’s family may be America’s new norm. An ... More About: Generation
Testimonial Bullshit
2007-11-19 13:15:00 One of these days I am going to throw up on watching/reading testimonials from “real people”. I haven’t really understood the fundamental purpose of these testimonials. Do they really impress people into buying shady stuff? Are people really so dumb uninformed that they easily get suckered into emptying their pockets after hearing testimonials from ... More About: Testimonial , Bullshit
The Sunday Review #46
2007-11-19 08:52:00 It?s Time for Generation X to Grow Up by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance. Pondering Financial Risks In Our Retirement by Super Saver @ My Wealth Builder. How to Make Ends Meet When You Can?t Find a Good Job. by David @ My Two Dollars. Short Term Disability Insurance is for Old Married People by Ben @ ... More About: Review , Sunday
An Interview From Hell
2007-11-14 11:03:00 Over the past couple of weeks, I have been very busy applying for jobs and preparing for interviews and some such related stuff. I was expecting to steal a couple hours each day from myself to post something on this blog, but it looks like I totally underestimated the amount of time and energy ... More About: Interview , Hell
Top Posts From The Month Of October
2007-11-08 14:08:00 Call me naive, but I always thought that hosts of late-night talk shows made up their own jokes and funny stuff. So, this writers’ strike has brought some new disappointing knowledge to me: Late-night talk show and comedy shows, including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “Late Night ... More About: Posts , October , Month , Mont
How Much Would You Pay To Bring Down A School?
2007-11-07 16:13:00 Too much homework and all? No problem! Just call a demolition squad: Feed readers click here for the video. Stole the video from NKu @ 1001.0010, who is a long time reader of this blog. odds and ends More About: School
Illustrated Cash Flow For Dummies
2007-11-05 15:32:00 Observe and understand. 1. In debt 2. Living paycheck-to-paycheck 3. Sucked by money leaks 4. Frugal living 5. Frugal living with multiple income streams 6. Stingy 7. Happy Peace out. personal finance More About: Dummies , Cash , Flow
The Sunday Review #45
2007-11-05 08:00:00 Here are some interesting articles published over the week: Why Are Some People So Ignorant About Money? by Ben @ Money Smart Life. Seven Ways to Find Time to Invest in Yourself by MBH @ Mighty Bargain Hunter. The Minimum Budget: The Cost of Living For A Family of Four by SVB @ The Digerati Life. Should Parents ... More About: Review , Sunday
Will You Spoil Your Children If You Give Them Substantial Economic Gifts?
2007-11-02 15:36:00 This question comes up when the authors of The Millionaire Next Door discuss the concept of “Economic Outpatient Care“. Simply put, Economic Outpatient Care, is the *help* parents tend to give, in the form of economic gifts, to their children - in the hopes that such gifts will help the children accumulate more wealth ... More About: Children , Gifts , Give , Subs
Things You Should Know About Percentage Traps
2007-10-31 14:30:00 The issue of percentages comes up almost every time we talk about any kind of numerical data. This is especially true in the investment world where people generally tend to talk in terms of percentage gains and losses - rather than the absolute values. That’s simply because it’s easier to interpret financial changes on ... More About: Things
MP3 Players For Nine Year Olds? Whatever Happened To Simple, Inexpensive Fu
2007-10-29 14:49:00 This past week, a faculty member casually asked me about my recommendation for a MP3 player for her son… so I casually asked how old her son was. “He is nine years old” was the answer!! Man.. I never felt more outdated in my life… I still don’t have a MP3 player. Here ... More About: Players , Simple , Year
The Sunday Review #44
2007-10-29 04:16:00 Our Journey To Financial Freedom #4 - Lifestyle and Spending Choices by Super Saver @ My Wealth Builder. You Don?t Need to Save Money?Just Use The Equity in Your Home! by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance. Financial Incentives To Being Healthy (For Insurance Purposes, Anyway) @ I’ve Paid For This Twice Already. Is It Better When You ?Win? ... More About: Review , Sunday
Saving It For Later: Slow Nibbling On Chocolate
2007-10-25 14:30:00 A couple of weeks ago, I discussed about my default habit of leaving the original plastic covers on consumer products … for as long as they keep sticking to the shining surfaces. Along similar lines, here is another “save it for later” habit that I have developed over the years. I nibble on chocolates for ... More About: Chocolate , Saving , Slow
The Tale Of Two ETFs
2007-10-23 22:17:00 More than a month ago, I discussed certain features of my slow but steady investing progress, and expressed concerns over owning two different ETFs that essentially track the same markets (EEM - iShares Emerging Markets ETF and VWO - Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF). At that time, a few readers suggested that I should choose VWO ... More About: Tale
Sale Sale Stupid Sale
2007-10-22 14:36:00 Very soon, I am going to add words like “sale”, “discount”, “deal”, “clearance”, etc. to the list of the most abused words in the US … right after words like “values”, “children”, and “integrity” (watch for gross misuse of the latter set of words in the upcoming political debates). For me, the words sale or discount ... More About: Sale , Stupid
The Sunday Review #43
2007-10-21 21:00:00 I?m Investing Regularly, but How Do I Know if I?m Doing Well? by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance. My Financial Success Story - I Spend Less Than I Earn by Patrick @ Cash Money Life. The Clearance Craze by Melissa (as a guest blogger) @ I’ve Paid For This Twice Already. Save Money By Making Your Own ... More About: Review , Sunday
What A Financially Painful Childhood Can Teach You about Money
More articles from this author:2007-10-19 15:00:00 This is a guest post by Dough Roller - a happily married, father of two, on a path to achieving financial independence. Want to know how people fight their way out of $55,000 in debt? … head over to his inspiring blog to read all about it. Earlier this month, this blog published a ... More About: Childhood , Money , Ally 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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