The interesting thing about interest, is that it acts as our frenemy (friend/enemy). It’s often a major player in wealth building, but also one of the driving forces behind the ‘paycheck-to-paycheck’ lifestyle. It can work for or against you. The choice is yours. To kick things off, I thought I’d start with a chart I’m [...]
Investing
Am I the only person that doesn’t understand why some people choose to live a life of fear? Few good things come without risk. I think the world would be a better place if anyone learned to step out of their comfort zone and take some risks every now and again. Here are a few [...]
One of my favorite things about authoring this blog is getting to read the various emails people send me from time to time. Yesterday, I received a simple, one question email… I am fairly new to being financially savy and PF blogs. I just wanted to get your opinion. At what age/income should you open [...]
Muwahahaevillaughhahaha. For those of you that come here for my lame sense of humor, and not so much for the finances, prepare to be a little disappointed. I’m actually going to blog about money (well kind of) so bear with me. Do you know what a Roth IRA is? If you love finances, then you [...]
I made a pretty impulsive move yesterday. I decided to reduce my 401K contributions from 8% of my gross salary to 5%. *Gasp* Yes, that does mean I am going to have less in my retirement accounts, but don’t worry, I have a ninja-riffic plan in the works. If you read my post on Monday, [...]
After a great deal of thought and a little bit of fear and insecurity, I decided I’m going to do it. I am going to intentionally not complete one of my 2009 goals. It’s actually much more serious than a one-year-goal. This was a lifetime goal. My first year out of college (2007) I committed [...]
So I’m a little weird and have a slight obsession with HGTV. I’m not particularly fond of the decorating shows, but when it comes to shows on the home buying process I’m pretty much an addict. I was watching “My house is worth what?” last night when I had an epiphany: I don’t want my [...]
