Best Jobs in America
CNN has an article today that lists the Top jobs in America. The #1 job listed was Software Engineer, which is essentially what I do for a living. I’ve also noticed that a pretty good chunk of …
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Realistic Rate of Return - Part III
In Part I of this series I talked about how important it is to come up with an accurate rate of return when doing financial planning. In Part II I talked about my asset allocation being 100% stocks …
Read MoreFestival of Frugality #18
The festival of frugality #18 is posted over at Canadian Capitalist . Go check it out there are tons of great articles on how to make your money go the extra mile. There’s also a useless rant …
Read MoreRealistic Rate of Return - Part II
As I mentioned in Part I in the comments, I am invested 100% in stocks. My rationale for this, which could be flawed, is that stocks have historically without a question been the best long term …
Read MoreRealistic Rate of Return - Part 1
In producing the many excel spreadsheets that I have that tell me how much I need to save to in order to get x dollars x years down the road, I’m always kind of curious as to what I should put …
Read MoreWill my frugality send my kid to the hospital?
Today I had the pleasure of dealing with the door to door salesman for ChemLawn. After analyzing my yard he came up with a list of things that needed immediate attention. There was gaping hole next to …
Read MoreMarch 2006 - Retirement Nest Egg Report
This month was actually another pretty good month for me. Individually I made up a ton of ground on my wife in my Roth IRA account. Before last month she was nearly $600 a head of me in her Roth IRA …
Read MoreOur HELOC
I know I don’t include my debt when it comes to figuring out my net worth, and I think my reasons for that are still valid. However by not tracking it on my blog, it is not on the forefront of …
Read MoreMoney Blog Network Forums
The Money Blog Network recently opened up a forum at http://forums.moneyblognetwork.com/ If you are a personal finance blogger check it out, the forums just started but there is already tons of great …
Read MoreWriting content for a Personal Finance Blog
I’ve only been blogging for about 3 months now, so I’m still trying to find the best method to go about maintaining this site. One of the issues I struggle with is what to post and how …
Read MoreCarnival of Personal Finance #40
I’m participating in the Carnival of Personal Finance for the second straight week. Tons of excellent articles being hosted over at All Things Financial. Go check it out!!
Read MoreAm I saving too much in tax-advantaged accounts?
Kind of feel weird even suggesting such a thought, because as a personal finance nut it is my job to fully take advantage of every possible edge I can use to stretch my dollars. Whether it is signing …
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