It’s that time of the month. Your stomach is in knots. You’re in a horrible mood. Your underwear looks like a crime-scene. Leona Lewis can’t even describe the bleeding that’s going on. Grossed out yet? Well you shouldn’t be. It’s not what you think. I’m simply describing a 25-year-old male …
Liar’s Poker Favorite Excerpts
I just finished reading Liar's Poker, a hilarious book I would strongly recommend to any potential investors. I thought it would be useful to share my favorite excerpts from the book. Michael Lewis takes you through his adventures as a Bond Salesman working on Wall Street (Salomon Brothers) during …
Week In Review: Occupy Wall Street
There is much buzz around the recent protests known collectively as Occupy Wall Street. Most of it I get annoyed with, but this week I found 3 gems around the cause. Retireby40 goes journalistic on us and makes a visit to Occupy Portland Darwin's Money combats the "we are the 99%" with "we are …
How To Win Words With Friends
I’m not super strong and I’m not overly quick. What I am blessed with is a knowledge of numbers and a voluptuous vocabulary. Years after many lost races, I’m finally getting my revenge. I’m coming off a 17-game win streak. All I want is a quality game where I feel challenged. In the spirit of …
Ridiculous Money-Saving Tips
This is a guest post from Moneysupermarket.com. In these times of economic downturn, everyone is looking to save and every nickel and dime counts and many people try to cut back on the big expenses, such as cutting down on their living costs. Using a mortgage repayment calculator can help you to …
The Cost of Renting vs. Buying
Should you buy or rent? No… I’m not talking about housing (that’s an overplayed topic). Rather, I’m referencing everything else. Is there a correlation of cost to rental price? Case Study #1: Surfboard Because my car is too small to carry a longboard, I’m forced to rent one when I go …
Have You Ever Faced Blogger Burnout?
Is There More To Life Than Money? Rhetorical. Don’t answer that. The reason I pose the question is because I’m facing Personal Finance Blogger Burnout. For someone that eats, sleeps, and breathes money – I think I have the equivalent of food poisoning. I just quickly read 20-30 blogs and now my …
