By the third day of their honeymoon in Las Vegas, the newlyweds had lost their $1000 gambling allowance. That night in bed, the groom noticed a glowing object on the dresser. Upon inspection, he realized it was a $5 chip they had saved as a souvenir. Strangely, the number 17 was flashing on the …
Riddle Me This, Part 1
Let's say you go out and buy a car for $40,000. Since everyone overreacts when it comes to purchasing a brand new car, we'll assume it's slightly used (maybe it was test-driven). This car is sick. A sun roof to gaze at the sun, moon, and stars. Heated seats to warm your wedgie. It even has the TV in …
Observations from New York City
At the risk of sounding like a complete n00b, I'll let you in on a secret. My lovely lady and I spent the holidays (and my 26th birthday) in New York - which was surprisingly my first trip to the City. I wouldn't normally include personal details as I'm attracted to anonymity, but Miss Blinkin and I …
Weekend Reading
Here are a few interesting articles to glance at this weekend. Towards The Paranormal Bill Gross - Pimco The New Normal, previously believed to be bell-shaped and thin-tailed in its depiction of growth probability and financial market outcomes, appears to be morphing into a world of …
Should I Cancel My Credit Card?
Over the last few years, Credit Reporting has gotten a lot of attention in the media. Part of it due to the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, but I also give a lot of “credit” to the jingles of Freecreditreport.com. Although I love the commercials, I’m not a huge advocate of the website. Their idea …
December Blog Earnings Report
As I have mentioned previously I didn’t get into blogging for the money. Even now that I’ve collected some coin, I’m still not focusing too much on income which is most likely why I’m still having a blast. Ho, Ho, Holy Crap! Santa was quite generous this month. You may remember I received such …
One Funny Superhero – ECONOMAN
The year was 1987. Although I was only 2 years old at the time, I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the first time (of many) I heard Gordon Gecko speak. I didn't only hear Gordon, I listened to him. I hung onto his every word. He said, "Greed - for lack of a better word - is good." This line …
