The other day I alluded to the fact that while my individual stock-trading days are over, I still do own quite a lot of shares in companies that need to be kept somewhere. I mentioned this in that post because a reader emailed me the other day asking where my brokerage account was, because I [...]
Last week I held a giveaway for a copy of the book Frugillionaire: 500 Fabulous Ways To Live Richly & Save A Fortune by Francine Jay and got quite an overwhelming response! Well, the winner has been chosen at random by random.org and her name is Annie Jones! Annie runs a website called [...]
I know it’s not going to be a popular opinion, but I kind of think this recession needs to go on for a little bit longer. The job losses suck, I get that – I hate that part of this whole thing. BUT, I am hopeful that the recession will bring back some sense [...]
Those of you who have read this site for a while have probably realized that I am mostly a “set it and forget it” type of investor. While I have a regular brokerage account at Scottrade (more about this in an upcoming post), I no longer buy individual stocks – I am an all-mutual [...]
What’s your first thing to do when you need some advice on a retailer, a product or a deal? Yeah, most of us just go ahead and ask friends and relatives – people we can trust. They may be biased but they will share their real experience and sincere thoughts – and this way you [...]
Friday night I watched the movie I Love You, Man for the second time when it arrived in the mail from Netflix. I really enjoyed it in the theatre, and I REALLY enjoyed it at home where I could laugh as loud as I wanted to. If you haven’t seen it, I do recommend you [...]
“Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners.” — E. Joseph Crossman
Now if that isn’t a truthful statement, I am not sure what is. Have a fantastic weekend!
Online shopping can be done for almost any market today and at a much cheaper price, due to the drastic decrease in overhead costs online retailers can generate. This commercial medium has paved the way for many new and innovative business opportunities, creating a healthy level of competition between businesses, and reaching a wider and [...]
Sure, your salary agreement may say $50,000 per year…but how many hours are you working to attain that $50,000? If you are working a straight 40 hour week and taking 2 weeks off per year, you are making a very decent hourly wage of $25. If you are working a 60 hour week and [...]
This giveaway has ended. It’s time for another book review and giveaway, and I think some of you guys are really going to be interested in this one! Frugillionaire: 500 Fabulous Ways To Live Richly & Save A Fortune by Francine Jay is a book about just that – being frugal, learning how and [...]
