Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
Despite what you might think about the rash of posts this week, I haven’t had a lot to say. I’ve been ignoring my finances, just trying too keep my head down low and appreciate the silence in the office at work. I’ve been working pretty late into the evening and I appreciate the quiet while [...]
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Usury is unChristian. It used to be a sin. In our current economic state of affairs, is it still a sin or a necessary evil?
I avoid religion in my blog, and that’s as far as I’ll go. Think of it as a philosophical question instead of theological and continue forth with the rest of the [...]
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I netted out about ~$14,000.00. I was hoping to net ~$18,000.00, but I’ll take it. I can genuinely say that my Save-O-Meter, FSA and 401K totals that $14K, so I think I’ve accurately hit my personal goals for 2006, despite going over budget.
I drafted up a recap of 2006 with some goals for 2007, but [...]
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Surprisingly, there were some good things in my budget.
On the income side, because I made an effort to save, I made ~$100.00 in interest by doing nothing but saving! I like that! I don’t think 2007 will see a comparable number unless people want ING referrals from me. The ones I got from 2006 were [...]
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How did I do? Not very well. I overspent on my budget by ~$3000.00.
I was about $1000.00 off on my income due to my budgeting healthcare benefit expenses off my old employer and not adjusting it to actual costs with my current employer.
Specific category notes:
The rising price of gas definitely shows on my budget. I [...]
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Some thoughts on Christmas without presents.
A feature on Eli Broad, philanthropist. Listen to how he kept his college expenses down. Good advice, even today. I like the idea of his underfunding of projects to encourage participation.
Marketplace has a great story about balancing development with quality of life in Thailand.
They also have story on an really [...]
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I finally got around to adding some folks I’ve been neglecting. I really had the piss taken out of me with the migration last month and I haven’t wanted to diddle anymore with PHP or OPML till now.
Ricemutt!
J.D!
Savvy Steward!
We’re in Debt!
Hooray!
Meanwhile, Rob can stop bugging me to add him back to the new site. Dude. [...]
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This one is old, but overlooked. Assets & Liabilities has it spot on. Strangely, I did this for one of my doctors and found a coupon to a restaurant I will have to try. This goes back to that fatally awful meal at Wild Ginger in Seattle.
Lifehacker on DIY giftwrap. It clicks through to Curbly. [...]
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Minister Johno, who still owes me a photo from Christmas LAST YEAR, fancies himself a singer. Check out this song, but don’t listen at work. It’s not very work friendly unless you’ve got on headphones. I laughed. It’s fun stuff for the curmudgeon in you. Sometimes, chuckles at work are in order when you are [...]
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Kira writes about sacrificing a kidney for a relative (theoretically, not literally). I find it a really interesting question.
A dear friend gave up a kidney for her hairdresser. And she doesn’t regret it at all. She’s a bit older, without children, and for her giving this person the gift of life was an incredible thing [...]
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