As the saying goes, you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family. That is especially true when it comes to your parents. After all, it is the lottery of life which decides which family you are born into. For some, this can be a blessing as they are literally born with a…
To start out the week right, a small collection of money comics that have made me laugh recently. Not always in a good way…
Sometimes in life you just need a playlist to budget to. Or make a net worth statement. Or get your hustle on. In honor of Friday’s post, here are 10 hits to groove to while getting your financial genius going. Money – The Flying Lizards Money Makes the World Go Round – Cabaret Walk the…
I was visiting two old ship friends last week when one of them asked if I’d ever noticed how noncommittal our generation is, and actually, I had. We were planning to do something and she had sent a friend a text to join us saying: “We’re thinking about doing whatever this afternoon.” While the conversation…
Earlier this month I wrote about my mini money challenge idea and how I was going to live on just my per diem. I thought – I’m not going to have any problem doing this. I’m pretty much a golden god of saving anyway, especially after a year of living in NYC. So I nailed…
I guess it’s not that surprising that I’ve spent the last few days thinking about the past year and what has changed in my life. From the sort of posts I’ve seen popping up on other personal finance blogs, I’m not the only one – and there’s one change that actually makes me really happy.…
Disclaimer: You probably shouldn’t follow my stock picking advice. I really have very little idea what I’m doing. But almost everything I read about how to pick stocks is super overwhelming to me and I thought I might not be the only one who feels the same. So… from someone equally overwhelmed, here’s what I…
Up until now we’ve talked about some of the money mindset hook-ups that people have, developed a net worth statement and distinguished between needs and wants. Lots of those things aren’t fun at all, and can actually be quite depressing, but today is the day to start dreaming. Studies show that most people have never…
Wallstreetsurvivor.com – my new favorite toy. It gives you $100,000 to “play” the stock market. You invest in what you want and watch it grow – or not. So far, I am not doing great. I researched a few stocks in two markets I was curious about – one was value/discount chains (I read an…