Ever attuned to the needs of my readers, I have decided to match my posting frequency to equal your holiday season interest in reading personal finance blogs. In other words, I’m wrapping it up for this year 🙂 I hope you have a wonderful holiday season and get to enjoy time with family and loved […]
This may come as a shock to long-term readers, but I can be rather cynical at times. Dealing with the flotsam and jetsam of humanity for many a decade has taken its toll. There are some truly wonderful people in this world (and yes, I’m talking specifically about you), but there are also a lot
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Today I’m guest posting for Sean over at My Money Wizard. Sean truly is a money wizard: he’s a twenty something who saved $100,000 by the time he was 25 and is on pace to retire in his thirties. He definitely has his financial house in order, and he is a great writer. His site
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Graduate school was good for me on many fronts. I had a welcome break from the grind of work. I added a credential that helped my career. I even met my future wife! And I actually learned some stuff too. My professors were brilliant, I was diving deep into new subjects, and I was experiencing
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Most experts agree that you should never, ever attempt to time the market. Mere mortals aren’t capable of identifying when the stock market will go up or down, so your best bet is just to stay invested in equities. Over the long term you’ll probably be just fine. Of course, some of the experts who
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For the last few months, the TV in our den has been having some trouble. At first, the power button wouldn’t turn on the TV, but if you cut the power to the TV and tried again, it’d work fine. Then it started needing the power cut twice. Then three times. Then finally it was
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I’m not going to win any handyman-of-the-year awards, but I am reasonably competent about do-it-yourself tasks. I think a lot of DIY folks are keenly interested in how things work. They’re either professional or amateur engineers, and their endless curiosity helps them really understand the world around them. Not me. I’m totally comfortable not understanding
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A dark day long feared finally arrived this week. We had to say goodbye to our family dog, Bamble. For those who have lost dogs, no words are needed to describe our sorrow. For those who haven’t, no words can adequately describe what we’re feeling. At a time of bitter sadness when I’m struggling to
One of the best engagements of my consulting career was in Switzerland. I thought I would be there for just a few weeks when I was sent to help the engagement team. However, as soon as I got there, a longer-term role presented itself, and I ended up spending over 18 months on the engagement.
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At the highest level, success in personal finance can be pretty straightforward. If you spend less (preferably, a lot less) than you earn and invest those savings wisely, you’re well on your way. However, the devil is in the details. There are some basic truths in personal finance, but after a certain point, things get
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