Archive for 2007
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Twelve Posts of Review – February 2007
[In this series, I'm reviewing some of my better posts of 2007. If you started reading this blog in the middle of the year, this is a good time to catch up.] I started February off with $71 of alternative income. I asked if I was crazy to own a plasma TV. Many responded that [...]
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Weekend Personal Finance Links
Today I’m off to Napa Valley for wine tasting with my wife’s mom and sister. It sounds like a perfect activity for dealing with the in-laws – if I didn’t have to be the designated driver. My first article of the round-up is my own… I wrote an Do You Need a Budget for my [...]
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Nintendo Wii Now Has An Options Market
I couldn’t believe this story today. Jim Goldman of CNBC is reporting that an options market for the Nintendo Wii has sprung up from nowhere. Jim says: A source at Best Buy tells me those tickets — think of them as “warrants” — can command prices from $300 to $1,000, according to what he’s witnessed [...]
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Surprise Honey, I Just Added $60,000 to Our Debt
It was really difficult to decide on a title for this article. My other thoughts were “Surprise Honey, I Decided to Postpone Our Retirement” or the much more boring, “I Still Don’t Like Lexus’ Holiday Commercials.” Last year I wrote about how I will boycott Lexus for likely the rest of my life. I thought [...]
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Announcing the Carnival of Peer-to-Peer Lending
Now that I have some spare time, I’ve been trying to get a few projects off the ground. One of those projects is launching a Carnival of Peer-to-Peer Lending. Today, I can finally say that I’ve made some headway. I’d like to announce the Carnival of Peer-to-Peer Lending. The website currently is a little short [...]
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Twelve Posts of Review – January 2007
[In this series, I'm reviewing some of my better posts of 2007. If you started reading this blog in the middle of the year, this is a good time to catch up.] I started last year with $50 of alternative income for the month. I’m amazed to realize that I’ve made $1800 for the month [...]
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What’s Your Definition of Retirement?
From time to time, I chat with other readers and bloggers. The other day, I had an interesting chat with Steve from Brip Blap. While we chatted about a number of topics, two really stuck through in my mind… blogging and retirement. For the last two and half months, I have not worked a steady [...]
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Save Money On Wine
From time to time, my wife and I enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner. In the summer we tend to drink white wines, but in the winter we lean towards reds. It’s very relaxing and studies show that it’s healthy in moderation. However, there’s no escaping the fact that wine can be expensive. [...]
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Converting Your 401(k) to a Roth IRA
[The article below is from Dollar Guides. Dollar Guides is a paid directory of financial resources. I haven't looked at or used many of those resources and can not recommend them one way or the other.] As most of us know, your 401(k) is a retirement plan that many employers offer. Simply, part of your [...]
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Net Worth Update – December 2007
It’s the middle of the month, so it’s time to review my net worth – or lack there of. Fortunately, despite not having a day job anymore, I was very pleased to see some gains in the bottom line. Last month I finished with $214K. This month, my net worth is $219K. Here is a [...]
