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Thursday, August 2, 2007Want to Make Sure Your Children Succeed?Then make sure you start them out right. How do you do that? You give them a name that sounds prosperous, has all the numerology gunk in order, and isn't too trendy or over-used. Sound like a lot to research. Have no fear. This is America after all and if it's stupid and time consuming, there is... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, August 1, 2007Net Worth for JulyMy net worth shot up in July because I added my wife's 401k for the first time and because the car was an asset and we paid down the van as much as possible. It will probably revert back to it's normal climb from here. As useless as I think net worth is, it has been fun to track. Here's a couple of... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, July 31, 2007Weekly Meeting: Bouncing Off the MirrorThis is a beautiful picture of the correlation between spending money on debt vs. spending money on debt and also shows wonderfully what awareness can do. I showed this chart to my wife this morning. Again, it's something that she (and all of you) already knows but to have it stare at you like this... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, July 30, 2007Hypothetical Question of the Day: Oil and Global WarmingThat subject line sounds like I do this everyday. Well, I do but I just don't blog about it. Today, I'll share. Let's say that the world continues to warm up (easy to pretend here where we've had about 4 weeks of 100 degree weather) and that oil continues to run out (not an "if" but a "when"). Do... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, July 28, 2007Sword Point Saturday - Peak OilThe availability and price of oil affects everything in our lives. Transportation being the most obvious but it also includes plastics and everything that is stored in plastic or moved from one place to another. How about pesticides that are kept in plastic barrels and transported 1,000 miles.... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, July 27, 2007Comfortable? And a New Term - "Credit Crunch"I learned a new term today that I thought I would pass on for those of you that have never heard of Credit Crunch before. If you've been reading this blog for a while, we've talked about the condition but now it appears there is a name for it. A Credit Crunch is what happens when house prices don't... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, July 26, 2007Preparing for RecessionI was reading an article last week on the possible recession and it had tips for preparing yourself for recession. You already know what the number 1 tip is, don't you? Get out of debt. Of course it is. Your financial life is like playing dodgeball. Different things are going to be thrown your way.... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, July 23, 2007Joining the KMA ClubThe object of my game right now is to join the KMA. In the police world, the KMA meant that you had your 20 years in so you could retire at any time. If you didn't like something, you could tell them, "kiss my ass," and walk out. Of course, most of them would immediately have to go out and get... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, July 22, 2007My House PaymentI've been paying on my mortgage for a year now and here are some things that I have learned: I paid $16.96 less in interest this month than I did a year ago. If you don't count insurance and taxes (because you have to pay them even if you don't have a mortgage) 83% of the remainder of my house... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, July 21, 2007Sword Point Saturday - Odd MoneyI will be working on the index page this week. There is a lot to put on that page as I go through all the old posts. If there is anything in particular that you think should be there, let me know. Any posts about money that you think people should be able to go back and find quickly will be listed... Sign in to see full entry. |
