Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
Here’s to a lackluster 4th of July. I have a 3-day weekend and will NOT be taking advantage of it.
Most likely I will be cleaning the dust out of my condo and sleeping in a lot.
There might be a fireworks show if I can find a decent spot for viewing. A bike ride perhaps. The [...]
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Someone pointed out a budget travel article to me sometime last year, but I didn’t care much for it, so I’m not going to link it here. But it got me to thinking about my last backpacking trip to Europe. This post is an old draft from October 2007. I’m just now getting around to [...]
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I just got finished reading Save Now or Die Trying by Mark Bruno and for the first time, I realized that there are different ways of reading a personal finance book.
1. Read a book from cover to cover. Just sit down and plow through the material like you were reading Marx in college. Dry and [...]
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Mark Bruno’s book, Save Now or Die Trying is a modern, up-to-the-minute book on retirement. It was published in 2007. The author has been covering the retirement industry for Crain’s Pensions and Investments for the last few years. As a newbie who learned everything on the job, he can relate to most of his Generation [...]
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I realize that it’s summer, but last week, I was able to move my hocket seats to a better spot in the Verizon Center.
How did I do it? EASY!
I’ve got a friend who is leaving DC for California, who didn’t renew his seats. The new ticket rep I have has both of our accounts. I [...]
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I just paid out $3084.00 to the contractor for my apartment. It’s done. It looks great.
Total cost was $5684.00. Not bad for a DC area bathroom remodel. They’re between $7K-12K for a low-end estimate. But since my bathroom is exceptionally tiny to fit in my studio, I saved some money by ripping out a tile [...]
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One of my more popular posts is about a former co-worker who lost everything in a rental fire on St. Patrick’s Day.
Well, insurance is back on deck as today’s topic because last evening there was a fire and boyfriend had to call 911 and knock on doors to make sure some neighbors got out of [...]
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Every once in a while I have some money to buy art. Not all art is expensive either.
I don’t care much for knickknacks around the house because my apartment is so small. I have a few stuffed animals that I care about for sentimental reasons and some special figurines, but that’s about it. Most are [...]
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After a deluge of rain this spring, my windows are still leaking. I tried to tell the HOA about this 2 years ago when we had a crappy representative from the property management firm. However, they’re only taking action on it now.
So now that I’m done the bathroom, I’m going to have to move out [...]
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Yes, being away from Quicken for the last 60 days has been a very serious problem.
I just found out that I am eligible to participate in the company’s stock purchasing program. This means I can buy company stock for a fixed discount and pay little to no fees for the privilege. I thought I wouldn’t [...]
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