Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
I’m running off to the last of my weddings for 2006. (Unless someone viciously decides to elope and make me join them on the adventure. If so, I am making them pay for it it, literally.)
I will be back to regular posting approximately on Wednesday unless someone in Seattle’s got a computer I can use [...]
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“If you’re living comfortably, what’s the point of having more [money]?” Newmark said.
Ok. I have to tell you upfront. I love Craig. I’ve always loved Craig. I’ve exchanged emails with him to pretty much tell him this because Craigslist found me a job in 10 days, a place to live in DC, furniture for my [...]
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I’m still thinking about Seattle Simplicity’s post about Julia Child and breaking geographic ties.
A long time ago, I was backpacking (Where else? in Europe!) where I met a young couple in their mid-20’s. They were from CA, Silicon Valley area, like I was. They were lots of fun. We stayed in touch in that shallow [...]
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Debt Hater commented, “My guy and I are starting to homebuying education journey now. I am afraid of ARMs, but pushy salespeople make it sound like they’re brilliant. How do you know if an ARM is right for you?”
This is a really long response and doesn’t get to the point till the end. I’m still [...]
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Working in the IT and finance fields for work, I find security issues very interesting for their unintended impacts on business. Sarbanes-Oxley compliance is more of a bureaucratic headache than fraud prevention mechanism. For what I do, it simply wastes my time, thereby costs my company money.
I rarely venture to the hard investing blogsites, but [...]
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Tiredbuthappy at Tired but Happy asks if you have an FU fund. Single Ma asks the same question. Both of them come out with the same answer, YES. It’s good to have one. (Miguel’s comment on Single Ma’s post is particularly good. It’s a MasterCard commercial-style list and you can guess what comes out priceless.)
My [...]
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MSN MoneyCentral has an update on their Women In Red. Hat tip to Jane Dough for this article. I agree, accountability makes all the difference, which is why I guess my net worth tracking ended up on Wikipedia. (Still in shock over that one. Whoever posted that, many thanks!)
Hazzard, whom I don’t read enough because [...]
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Sign up at Commission Junction for Verizon FIOS referrals.
And if someone uses your referrals, I’d better get a finder’s fee! *winky*
I personally don’t have a TV which is why I’m not planning on putting this up myself.
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You didn’t like my ghetto Lenten Piggy Bank? You don’t like red gingham Chinese containers? But I repurposed it from it’s original job as a gift box! I think that’s pretty darn frugal!
If you want a hip, stylish one, try these piggy banks out. (WaPo. Probably requires login. Get it from BugMeNot, but WaPo doesn’t [...]
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Canadian Captialist has it available now. I haven’t been participating lately since I think I’ve wandered off the generally applicable path for submissions. But eventually I’ll join again.
Articles that caught my eye:
Donna Jean on comparing two job offers. She’s got an amazing analysis that really breaks it down for you. It’s an excellent point-by-point comparison [...]
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