It's mid-October and your company is already asking you to make decisions regarding next year's benefits. My wife's open enrollment period ended last Wednesday and my open enrollment period ends this coming Friday. I'm assuming, if you work for a large corporation, you're all in the same …
My 3 Favorite Credit Cards
I love credit cards. I don't think I can say that enough. I think too many consumers: (1) Blame credit cards for their behavioral problems and (2) Don't put enough thought into the credit card they use Today, I want to assist with #2. As I have stated in the past, credit cards are a …
Why Delta Gave Me $200 and How You Can Get Free Stuff Too!
It was a perfect April morning. The birds were chirping, the coffee was brewing, and my beautiful wife (of 2 days) reminded me that it was our honeymoon. As if I could forget... Our bags had been packed for weeks so minimal preparation was required. This was the moment we had been waiting for. …
7 Simple Ways I Could Steal Your Identity
Last night, my wife and I watched Identity Thief, starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, and it was surprisingly entertaining. I would give it an overall rating of "not bad." The movie follows a man, from Colorado, as he tracks down a woman, in Florida, that has been racking up …
Q2 Review – 2013: Is Good News Bad News?
Since 2008, the Federal Reserve has reached beyond the traditional tools of monetary policy in an effort to fulfill its’ dual mandate of achieving maximum employment and stable prices. Most recently, the Federal Reserve introduced a third round of quantitative easing, purchasing a combination of $85 …
How I Started Investing in the Stock Market
I'll never forget the first time I sat in a casino. I specify "sitting" as an achievement because there were several prior visits when I was afraid to sit down. I was of legal age to gamble, but the whole casino experience was overwhelming. There were so many tables representing so many games. …
Pictures From Our Honeymoon: Santorini, Greece
I married my beautiful wife (still getting used to this) on April 20, 2013. We took off, a few days later, on a 2-week, fairy-tale honeymoon. We visited Athens, Santorini and Crete in Greece; and we visited Istanbul, Turkey. In case you missed it, I quickly covered our stay in Athens and shared a …
