Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
The Wall Street Journal featured an article about retirement accounts rebounding.
If you’ve looked at your investments lately, you might be surprised at how much they have rebounded as the Dow Jones Industrial Average has climbed back above 10000, especially if you’ve got a healthy mix of stocks and bonds and you’ve continued to make new [...]
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One of the benefits of working for a large company is that they offer free financial education courses and advising through a third party company.
A few nights ago, I had my first money coaching session. I don’t think of it as financial advising since they don’t offer specific investments as suggestions, but they talk about [...]
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I love my fellow blogpal, Ted of Rocket Jones. He left me this comment the other day. (Congratulate him too on his new granddaughter. She’s very sweet.)
What in the world makes you think that was free? The company paid for it, and the money they spent on it isn’t available for other purposes, like bonuses, [...]
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Apparently my new company (which is not so new to me anymore since it’s been 10 months now) offers flu shots for free every year. This is awesome because I had to pay $20-25 at my old company, but at least it was on-site during the work day.
My new company also offers a tetanus booster [...]
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I went to Jaleo again with work. I tried a Pedro Jimenez for the first time. I’m not a huge fan of sherry, but Jaleo wins because they have appropriate cordial glasses for about $4-5 bucks, depending on the wine. I tried their mussels, a squid with black ink sauce, and their asparagus. I had [...]
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I’m sorry I didn’t post earlier today, I’ve been in training camp for work and without email access during the day. I’ll probably be spotty on the posts for the next few days for that reason. I’ll be lucky if I get to post at night.
The upside? I’ll have three No Spend Days. (Well, almost. [...]
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I have $26 left in my wallet today. I bought lunch on Monday for $6.50. Dinner, beverage and lotter ticket for about $8.00. Tuesday was Korean buffet for $7.50. Tuesday night was awesome Cheesecake Factory dinner. FOR FREE. YAY!
One of the South Asian gentlemen at work is getting married. He’s leaving for his home country [...]
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BostonGal says, “Seeing how many people are on the Millionaire in the Making list due in part to secure state, government, or military pension plans is becoming a bit of a downer for me. Should I try to start a second career as a state or government employee? Just so I can get guaranteed income [...]
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Here’s a few more thoughts on the matter.
#1: HC made a great point about waiting for your first paycheck to arrive. Sometimes, you get caught short for a month when you start work because you’re waiting for direct deposit to kick in, etc. I’m rethinking how I budget stuff due to changed pay cycles. I [...]
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To elaborate a little more about my job and what I hope it will be:
1. I wanted to reduce my carbon footprint. I know it sounds cheesy, but I will be able to commute via public transport for my first engagement with this consulting firm. I find that pretty exciting to get a portion of [...]
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