Archive for the ‘Ask the Readers’ Category
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Tenant Troubles: Update
I want to thank those responding to my article on Friday. I had some tenant troubles, and you helped me out by giving your advice. In fact, it was the most advice I’ve ever gotten. Overwhelmingly you said what I thought was right - let my tenant break her lease without penalty. [...]
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Tenant Troubles: What Would You Do?
I have a bit of a problem on my hands. I haven’t talked about it in some time, but I’m a landlord. I kind of fell into the position when my fiancee and I headed west to pursue great career opportunities. I was a little leery of becoming a landlord. The job doesn’t have a [...]
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Weekly Financial Review #16
There was a lot going on this week this week, so let’s get to it:
Last week, I mentioned Energi Gal and I were going to have a Financial Day. The idea was that we were going to pour through our financials. Well we got through a portion of the financial planning. I [...]
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Let’s Play “Invest Lazy Man’s Money”
The deposit for my Tax Year 2006 Roth IRA just went through. So now I have $4000 sitting an account waiting to be invested. I’m looking for an ETF to invest in. I have $8000 in Vanguard Small Cap ETF (VB). I have another $8000 in Vanguard Total Market Index (VTI) [...]
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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 [...]
