Archive for May, 2006
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Work Dilemma or How Do I Ask for a Raise
I’m a pretty competitive person by nature. I don’t really know why that is, but I am. As you can figure out by now, I’m fairly frugal and I’m looking to make enough money to retire early – really early for most people.
The last few days at work have been a bit [...] -
When is frugal too frugal?
Money and Values asks the question Are you naturally frugal or not? Penny, the author, seems to be frugal to the point where it costs her more money to “re-buy” a product after the first has failed. I have to say that I’ve probably been guilty of this more than a few [...]
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Groceries Savings in Boston
[Grocery stores seem to be fairly regional, so if you are from New England you'll probably get more from this post than others.]
I made an interesting discovery a few months ago. It seems that Wal-Mart has excellent prices on some food staples. It’s generic brand of cheese, milk, canned vegetables, and beef [...] -
Palm Treo 700P announced
I’ve always been a huge fan of Palm Treo’s cell phones. If you are unfamilar with these phones, they are like carrying a PC in your pocket. As Trump would say, “I love them, they are they best.”
Palm has announced their latest phone today. It’s nothing revolutionary compared to the Treo [...] -
My “Comfortable Lifestyle” defined
I’ve been posting for a week now and I have an apology for all my readers. I have been glossing over my goal, copping out by just saying that I’m looking for “a comfortable lifestyle.” I already live a pretty comfortable lifestyle, but I want to be able to do it with [...]
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad revisited
I’ve been thinking a bit more on the Rich Dad philosophy of the “I don’t want to clean toilets” people. I’m going to paraphrase, but he seems to think that people who view this way are narrow-minded. He doesn’t want to clean toilets either, so he solves that problem by having his [...]
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Google Trends
Google unleashed a new service called Google Trends yesterday. This makes it very easy to compare what people are searching for on the Internet. If that doesn’t excite you and get the creative juices, I think you are beyond my help. Seriously, there’s got be about 100 ways to monetize this. [...]
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Condotels part 2
I got some of the numbers related to the condotel purchase I was considering. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to get all the numbers. If they were to make estimates on how much you can rent it out or project vacancy rates, it qualifies as a security to the SEC and gets regulated much [...]
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Fed Raises Rates Again
For those of you with credit card debt or home owner equity debt look for a bigger payment in the next month or two. I’ve never carried credit card debt, but I do have an Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC). So while I’m sure this should encourage me to try to [...]
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Baseball Mogul – what’s that have to do with money?
I play a game called Baseball Mogul. You play the general manager of a baseball club. Your responsibilities are drafting players, trading players, and managing the financials. Provide your team with the right resources and you’ll be winning World Championships. However, make bad trades, and overpay free agents and you’ll make Tampa [...]
