Archive for March, 2008
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Net Worth Update – March 2008
With the middle of the month comes the update to my net worth. Last month, I was very happy to break even. This month that would have been a pipe dream. With the stock market dropping, my retirement accounts nearly dropped to less than $100,000 in value. In total, my net worth dropped roughly $4,500 [...]
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Bear Sterns Sold For $2 a Share? Fed Drops Interest Rate…
It looks like JP Morgan is going to buy Bear Sterns for $235 Million dollars. I put the question mark above because I can’t it would drop that much – Bear Sterns closed on Friday at $30 a share. It seems that JP Morgan is getting Bear Sterns at more than 90% off. Even more [...]
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Weekend Links – Baseball Season Soon Edition
Baseball can’t get started soon enough for me. My interest in baseball grows with the lengthening of the day. It literally brightens my day and injects me with fresh motivation to get things done. While I work on those things here are some links. I encourage tenants and landlords out there to take this survey [...]
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Lazy Man on Location: San Diego
I decided to take the show on the road to San Diego for the week. I’ve heard San Diego is German for a whale’s… well let’s say that it doesn’t sound right ;-). I’ve never been here and I’m sure the week will fly by. It’s been great fun thus far – almost too much [...]
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Am I officially cheap?
Personal finance writers often make a distinction between frugal and cheap. I’ve read two great definitions of each: I Will Teach You To Be Rich: Cheap people care about the cost of something. Frugal people care about the value of something. The Simple Dollar: a cheap person will always take the route of least financial [...]
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If I had a Million Dollars (Linkified)
Personal finance can be a dry subject for many people. I find it enjoyable, but as my regular readers know, I’m very weird. For those who aren’t like me, here is my attempt to bring some fun. If I Had A Million Dollars by Barenaked Ladies If I had a million dollars – (If I [...]
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Defining Alternative Income
Money might not be able to buy us happiness but we sure can’t live without it too. Everyone’s yearning for financial security, to fortify our livelihood and savings. One way that I’m doing this is by looking at my alternative income. What is alternative income, read on to find out. I caught Moolanomy’s 40 alternative [...]
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Door-To-Door Salesmen: If You’re Selling, I Ain’t Buying
I live in the nexus of salesmen – or so it seems. At least once a week, we get a visitor looking sell something. Two young ladies knocked on my door the other night. When I answered, they introduced themselves as Beth and Jenn. They had me guess why there at my door. I guessed [...]
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Weekend Links – Things Aren’t Always What They Seem Edition
I’m a member of a diverse group of people with a common interest. I’ve found that situation often leads to one or two people who are “a little too different” than the rest to be openly accepted. There was one guy in our group who always brought up really bizarre topics that the majority would [...]
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McDonald’s Eat-In Tax
Last week McDonald’s had a special promotion for their new McSkillet Burrito. On Thursday and Friday, they were giving away a free burrito. The commercial promoting it didn’t seem to have any fine print. I’ve never been one to turn down a burrito or a bargain, so there was little doubt that I would be [...]
