Archive for September, 2007
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A Lazy Portfolio
Investing can seem very complex if you are new to it. There are so many options out there. How is one to choose between stocks, mutual funds, CDs, corporate bonds, treasury bonds, savings accounts, and even more exotic options like lending on Prosper. With all this complexity it may be worth [...]
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Afternoon Links: More Difficult than I Thought Edition
Last week, I had mentioned that I planned to post a little more and link to some other great reads that I’ve neglected sharing in the past. My idea is that I’d write about some short story, lyric from a song, or a money quote that made me recently think. It sounds [...]
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Net Worth Update – September 2007
It’s the middle of the month and as regular readers know, that means it’s time to calculate my net worth. Last month, my net worth dropped from 207K to 206K – pretty good performance considering the drop in the stock market hurt my retirement accounts. This month, I’m up $4500 for a [...]
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Save Money on Housing
Housing is the highest living expense for most people, so this is an area where saving money can have a huge impact.
Consider Renting – This is controversial advice for those who believe the “American Dream” is home ownership. In some areas it’s become the American Nightmare as resetting mortgage rates are forcing people [...]
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Personal Finance Review – Egg on My Face Edition
Sometimes there’s just not enough wood in the world to knock on. I found this out the hard way earlier this week. It took less than a week for my post about the 2001 Patriots to come back and haunt me. For those living in closet, or not interested in sports, [...]
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Is 2X Your Salary a Good Retirement Goal?
Boston Gal’s Open Wallet asks do you have two times your income saved for retirement? The most interesting part of the article was concept of a crossover point your retirement savings. The crossover point is when you make more from compounding interest than you do from new contributions. This happens when [...]
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On a Diet? Watch Your Wallet.
Over at Lazy Man and Health, I wrote an article that should be of interest to Lazy Man and Money readers. Science Daily has a report about how being on a diet can affect your money.
This should be of interest to a few of my favorite financial bloggers who occasionally write about health. [...] -
Some Minor (hopefully positive) Changes at Lazy Man and Money
For about a year now, I’ve been posting fairly reliably, every weekday – usually at the same time. I’ve probably missed 2-3 days total in that time.
I don’t plan on changing that any time soon. However, I’m thinking of adding a couple features each week. You may have noticed on the [...] -
Some Ways That We Are Thinking Small
I’ve previously mentioned the outstanding Mini Cooper billboard that I pass everyday on the way to work. While it’s no longer functioning, it used to flashes new quotes. A couple of examples would be, “The Next Big Thing in Small” or “Small is the New Big.” I like to think that [...]
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Get Rich by Thinking Small?
Ever wonder how much money you spend on stuff you don’t need? I never did – at least not until I started this blog. Eighteen months ago, I actually hoped to get a 3000+ sq. ft. McMansion. Why would we need a place that big? It is simply because we [...]
