Archive for 2006
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Happy Self-Appreciation day!
Even though I’ve been writing for about seven months now, there are probably still a few things you don’t know about me. Today, I’m going to cut that number down by one. For whatever reason, I believe the grass is greener on the other side. I know a lot of you are nodding, thinking, “yeah [...]
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Goldman Sachs Average Employee Earnings… you might be surprised
The Boston Globe has crunched the math on what the average employee is making a Goldman Sachs this year. It’s an outstanding $622,000. I think there are probably more than a few employees getting multiple millions and many more getting nothing. Here are a couple of numbers from the article: “Anne Wass, president of the [...]
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The Evils of Emotional Spending
I am gracious that Lazy Man (and yes he is indeed lazy!) clued me into his blogging world and has allowed me to post about some experiences I have with saving for retirement. Basically, I have none. My parents did not teach my sister and I anything regarding saving (my mom actually cleaned my sister’s [...]
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Monday Morning Random Thoughts
Here are just a couple of the random thoughts that I have going through my head. Trent at The Simple Dollar has the answer to my newborn conundrum. Here’s a reminder of the conundrum. If you haven’t added the Simple Dollar to your RSS reader, stop reading this site and do it now. It’s that [...]
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I’m at a Carnival
I’d like to thank The Frugal Duchess for including my post on saving money on razors at Ebay. There are a lot of other great tips at The Festival of Frugality. My favorite is the list of Amazon hacks. I’ve also been included in The Carnival of Personal Finance.
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Prosper is Just too Much Fun
One of the reasons why I find Prosper.com appealing dawned on me this morning. It’s not a good reason, but I’m not so sure it’s bad, either . It’s probably just a feature of their business model. The fact of the matter is that Prosper is just fun. Here’s why: The Human Connection. You get [...]
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Welcome Five Cent Nickel Readers!
If you are coming from Five Cent Nickel, welcome! I’m a 30-year old software engineer originally from Boston, but recently relocated to Silicon Valley. I aim for a balanced philosophy of saving money and growing income. So while “a dollar saved is a dollar earned”, I like to say that “a dollar earned is a [...]
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Welcome Energi Gal
It’s my pleasure to announce an addition to Lazy Man and Money. The elusive fiancee that I’ve talked about in passing is going to be bringing her own financial thoughts to the site. Initially she might only post once or twice a week. There may be weeks where she doesn’t post at all. Energi Gal [...]
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I Made a Very Risky Investment
I had talked about my dissatisfaction at my old job, which eventually lead me to relocate to California. My old company was a start-up and like most start-ups, early employees get stock options. Unlike public stock that most people are familiar with, my options were in a private company. This means that I can’t simply [...]
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Best Financial Gift for a Friend’s Newborn?
I have several friends who either have had or will have a baby in the next coming months. I’d like to get a gift that would give the child a good financial start. Bonds have been the traditional gift for years, but I’m not sure the return on them makes for a very good long [...]
