I love when people say “Bigger is better.” I mean, we all know the popular Texan slogan “Everything’s bigger in Texas.” We are told we need to make a BIG income, so we can buy a HUGE house, with a LONG driveway, to park our EXPENSIVE cars in. Unfortunately, success is often measured by appearance [...]
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Another blog post about Roth IRAs
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 [...]
It’s not what you make, it’s what you spend (seriously)
The proof is in the pudding suckers… whatever that means. I did some hardcore number crunching over the weekend and realized something: I’m totally stoked on my financial progress over the last 12 months. Sometimes I get so focused on what lies ahead, I forget to take a little walk down memory lane and reflect [...]
What are you worried about?
I’ve never really understood why asking people about money is off limits. What are people worried about? Why is it offensive to ask someone how much their new car cost, how big their mortgage is, or how much they are contributing to their 401K? Finances are often a “don’t ask, don’t tell” gig.
Now I’m not [...]
“Good debt” is for dumb people
I was facebook chatting yesterday with one of my loyal readers. She was discussing her car loan, when I mentioned my student loan. She said “At least your student loan is ‘good debt’.” She put good debt in quotes because she knows (and I know) there ain’t no such thing as good debt (did you [...]
