Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
Digging one out of the draft archives for your entertainment. I am busy busy so I have nothing new for you guys. So enjoy. The Moby DJ set was late last September. (OMG I was out of my head with the old songs too. Really some DJ’s can make you cry with their awesomeness.)
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Go read this article by Anya Kamenetz to understand the source of my ire.
I already know not to cash out my 401k. I but I had to do it anyway because of the stupid way the plan was set up not to transfer shares from one institution to another (which I would have done with [...]
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With the closing of my old 401k plan and the purchase of BRKB, I’ve had to rethink my entire portfolio allocation.
I was overexposed to international stuff before, like 50+% of the old 401k plan. The remaining money was in either an S&P500 index fund or a domestic large cap fund. Either way, all of it [...]
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Hat tip to boyfriend, the DC resident. I have no other details about this other than the source of this information was his ANC rep via the ANC newsletter.
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You can save money on your electric bills with the help of the District Department of the Environment (DDOE). By joining with other residents and businesses who [...]
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Last week, I finally rolled over my old 401k account. The reason I closed it 7 months after leaving my job was that my last paycheck triggered account activity in two of my funds and I would have had to pay a penalty to move that money out within 60 days of the last transaction. [...]
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I’m starting to think I’m turning into a bit of a skinflint. I don’t mind spending money on food. (Our spendy dinner last Friday night at the Evening Star Cafe in Del Ray in Alexandria is a good example.)
Two perfect examples from this weekend were the purchase of a bathmat and some ironing supplies.
I was [...]
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A friend of mine was killed on Sunday morning on his way to work. He was run off the road on his motorcycle. He got airlifted to the hospital and went into surgery. Afterwards a clot formed and caused a stroke. He is an organ donor and he will continue on helping other people survive, [...]
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I pulled out a huge allowance on Saturday morning. More than usual, but I have a few social events coming up. First, I got two rolls of quarters for laundry and dropped off my dry cleaning and got a 20% discount. Then I drove to two different shops to get one of my out of [...]
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Tom Konrad at AltEnergyStocks.com emailed me to let me know of a new post he has on a Wind ETF called FAN. Personally I have some issues with wind power. The turbines are louder than you think and can shred a bird pretty bad. On the other hand though, wind power farms aren’t usually in [...]
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