This is not a post about how to recession proof your investments. That’s a different blog post. So. Retirement planning. Yeah. I really need to get on that. Don’t get me wrong, I have a defined benefit pension plan that will happily pay out a percentage of my yearly working wage until the day I die. The only thing I have to do is work
I’m a big fan of Chris Guillebeau and his Unconventional Guides series. I love his unflagging optimism and his appreciation for the weird and wonderful ways people find meaning in their lives. Recently, he teamed up with J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly (GRS) fame and put out a GRS Guide for purchase on his website. I had been in a funk lately and was
A rapidly changing economy and greater focus on quality life is causing many people to look at career changes in 2014. In some cases, technology is displacing people. Even workers with stable jobs are growing weary of low employee morale and sacrifices to personal time. Healthcare and technology are fields that tout promising careers. However, the training to be an IT analyst or physical therapist
I don’t know about any of you but the concept of investing in stocks (or anything) seemed like it should be reserved for a “certain” kind of person. You know the kind, the Monopoly-mustachioed “rich guy” that exists in the section of most people’s brains earmarked for stereotypes and gross generalizations. The stupid thing about relying on this kind of idea is the fact that’s
Welcome to debt payment progress for year 2013. Meh. Debt payment progress. Without the progress part. Yeah, sorry, no trumpets or fanfare here. Not even a parade. I’ve read a lot of other personal finance blogs with some pretty great reports on what they accomplished last year but that’s not really going to be me. My debt payment progress has been not stellar. Some of
Hi readers! This week I’m combining the Weekly Review: July 15 – 21 and Saturday’s Sweet Savage Love #4: July 21st Edition because I took yesterday off from blogging. Enjoy! Weekly Review: Spending Well, this week’s spending was far more conservative than last week’s spendaholic fesitivities! I spent $70 ($67.00) on entertainment – down from my usual $100. Under blog costs, $50.00 went to a winner
By Phil S., part-time contributor and all-the-time husband As long as there have been video games, there have been people questioning their effect on the player and society. Did pong translate into mad tennis skills? Was Pacman an indictment of the Korean war? Is Grand Theft Auto giving our youth sound financial advice? Wait, what was that last one? Yes, hidden not so subtly throughout
