Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
FMF serves up the chuckles. His advice is spot on, “Come on, people, control your spending!” Just the reminder I needed before splurging on a trip to London for NYE with friends. I have to remember to keep my pennies tightly clenched in my fists. What is it he says in Croupier? “Hold on tightly. [...]
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Totally free.
Go to Google News and type “gnome”.
Garden gnomes make me laugh.
For more, watch Amelie.
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Did you guys ever play Fortunately/Unfortunately when you were a kid? This was an imaginative story exercise I did in first or second grade. I had a lot of fun and I still remember it. You start a sentence “Fortunately” or “Unfortunately” and then write something to move the story along. For instance, “I was [...]
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Hat tip to Boston Gal for pointing out an article in USA Today about homeowners who can barely afford their homes.
The person in question is Sydney Lasry of Severn, MD. After doing a public records search and checking Google Maps, I know where this guy lives and I can guess who his employer is. It’s [...]
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Apparently he’s been notified by the FBI of a criminal investigation.
From my very limited experience, he’ll probably only go to jail for 3 years and then like the defendant on whose case I worked before, he can get out of jail and go right back to fraudulent practices and get indicted again about 5 years [...]
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In fairness, I give you this article on where to find the cleanest water at North Bend Middle School in Oregon. (Which is near Mt. Bachelor, a brutal place to ski in deep powder if you are a novice like me. I wrenched my knee there many years ago.)
Heh heh… Makes me laugh, but this [...]
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A new exhibit of his papers in Jerusalem.
More prosaic documents on display show Newton keeping track of his income and expenses while a scholar at Cambridge.
Fancy that. A student mindful of his money.
If you didn’t know. He was also Warden of The Mint and engaged with finding counterfeiters, often wearing disguises to gather evidence.
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OMG! KAWAII!
I am going to enter the Personal Finance Haiku contest at Make Your Nut.
Though traditionally it’s a 17-syllable poem of three lines 5-7-5 syllable count, in Japanese culture class, Kaneko-san told us that haiku is about “the moment”. It’s evoking a feeling in the reader.
So please look for an entry or two from me [...]
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Use the Meebo window on the left to chat with me this evening from 10pm EDT to 11pm EDT. (That’s right now for Cap, who can’t tell timezones.)
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The Washington Post has a free stuff resource guide that was published last Thursday. I don’t know if you need a log in. You might. Try Bugmenot.com if you do.
It’s focused mostly on DC area stuff, but there is plenty in there for people who live all over the US.
With that, let me plug my [...]
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