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 …
Why I Love (and Hate) Gift Cards
Have you ever had that someone that is impossible to shop for? Either they already have everything they want or you know they won't like anything you get them. We all have these kind of people in our lives to shop for - and for most of us - gift cards are the solution. This year I had an amazing …
It’s Beginning To Link A Lot Link Christmas
It's almost Christmas day and I still haven't finished my shopping...WHOOPS. I blame it on the blog. In order to hit the stores before it's too late, I'm going to give you some weekend reading from some of my favorite articles of the week. Money Mamba - App Mania Financial Samurai - Beautiful, …
