Archive for the ‘Basics’ Category
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
With high school and college graduations drawing near, I've been thinking about what advice I would give to the newly minted graduates. This also ties in with one of my long term goals to write a finance book for my children. I don't have any children yet, so I've got ...
Posted in Basics, Career | No Comments »
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
I tend to think more about the past and future than I do the present for some reason, and today I was thinking through some of the financial mistakes I've made. This could be a long post if I tried to list them all!
One of the items I was thinking ...
Posted in Basics, Self-Improvement | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Yesterday several of my fellow bloggers had some interesting comments on Emergency funds, including Advanced Personal Finance and Frugal Dad. Please take a look at both of these posts, as they show two completely different but equally valid views on emergency funds.
From my perspective I think and emergency fund should ...
Posted in Banking, Basics, Saving | 4 Comments »
Friday, May 9th, 2008
Index funds are a commodity. Buy the one that is least expensive.
I’m a big believer in marketing and the value of name brands. I love my New Balance running shoes, and I wouldn’t trade them in on a pair of Nike’s for anything (except perhaps a free pair on Nike’s!).
I ...
Posted in Banking, Basics, Index Funds, Investing | 3 Comments »
