Archive for January, 2007
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My Financial Week in Review #2
I had almost forgotten about this series. Let’s jump straight to the bullet points.
I continue to not fill up full gas tanks as energy prices drop. I’m expecting that the next time I go to the gas station gas will be a few cents cheaper. This is a very small [...]
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How to Beat the 10% Compounding Myth
I had mentioned previously that for a number of reasons, it’s very difficult to earn 10% interest on your money. However, I think I found a way to do it. Of course there’s some risk involved. For those who get squeamish about the possibility of losing money, you might want to [...]
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Today Lazy is Young and Broke…
Young and Broke has included Lazy Man and Money in the 83rd Carnival of Personal Finance.
While I’ve been too busy to read these due to a work deadline, I’ll be checking out Scott on Money’s Prosper success and TyroInvestor’s ideas on making some side income. It’s been no secret of mine that [...] -
Comments on the State of the Economy
Since I’ve moved to the west coast, watching CNBC has been a bigger part of my morning routine. Typically, I find out a few details about companies, but nothing that enormously helps me in making better financial decisions. Essentially, it’s entertainment for me – yes, I’m a big nerd, but you knew that.
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Net Worth Update – January 2007
Another month is over and that means it’s time for another net worth update. Like last month, the bottom line doesn’t look too good. I’m up to $184,349.19 a gain of 1.4%. The biggest gain was in my standard checking account. I have yet to contribute to my 2006 Roth [...]
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Back from a Weekend Trip to Boston, here’s the Damage…
Energi Gal found some $290 tickets from San Francisco to Boston for this weekend. I have no idea if that’s good or not, but she says it is, so we’ll go with that. We had to get back to see my new nephew and her father’s 60th birthday. We also had [...]
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My Financial Week in Review #1
I’ve decided to do another series looking back in the last week and what I’ve done financially. The hope for me is that it’s going to motivate me to do something every week. This is will allow a small glimpse into my day-to-day financial thoughts.
Watched CNBC as I got ready for work. I do [...]
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Advice for New Personal Finance Bloggers
From time to time, a new blogger comes across Lazy Man and Money and sends me an e-mail. Typically they have only a handful of posts and are looking for is a link to their site. I like to see a plethora of posts before giving my stamp of approval. Instead [...]
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A Victim of the 10% Compounding Myth
A couple of weeks ago I presented you with The 10% Compounding Myth. A few people brought up in the comments that the examples are used as a tool to encourage people to save. I applaud that endeavor, but I wish we could do it with real math.
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I am the Green Lantern…
J.D. at Getting Rich Slowly has released the Carnival of Personal Finance Super Heroes Edition. I’m not really the Green Lantern in the article, but I’m going to close my eyes and pretend. As long as yellow wasn’t involved, there was nothing that ring couldn’t do. It’s an excellent read, [...]
