Thursday, October 21, 2010

Debit vs. Credit

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I am not a fan of credit cards, but while I don't use them on a regular basis I do recognize that there are times when it makes sense to...
Sunday, October 17, 2010

The Three D's

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Somewhat similar to Dave Ramsey in both the goals of the program and the spiritual basis. This CNN article describes a church's "...
Friday, October 1, 2010

Stock Gamble Update

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Well, it has been a month since Mr. Sam undertook his first non-tax advantaged (i.e. 401K, IRA) stock purchase (or gamble as some of you hav...
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Thursday, September 30, 2010

A Follow Up to Definition of Rich

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Well, the New York Times picked up on the same question I raised - whether it is fair to define a professional couple who earns $250,000 as...
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Big Ticket Layaway

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I thought this article about big ticket layaways from CNN.Money was interesting. I also realized that my most expensive piece of art was ...
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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Mid-September Numbers

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(1) Max out 401ks - $33,000 (2) Max out IRAs - $10,000 (3) Prepay mortgage - $1200 (4) Add to baby fund - $3500 (5) Add to emergency fund - ...
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

How Do You Define Rich

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I have been reading a lot about the income tax cut/tax increase debate recently. One proposal that seems to be gaining ground is to keep the...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Economics of Pants

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As a professional person, I normally wear business or business casual attire (i.e. suits, dress pants, dresses, skirts, sweater sets, etc.)....
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