WARNING: This post contains math. My car was hit the other day. We got a freak snow storm here in normally-rainy Portland, and people do not know how to handle driving in this weather. (To be fair, Oregon doesn’t salt … Read More … Read More
With the new year upon us, most people are detoxing from too many holiday parties, too much holiday travel, and and way too much holiday food/drink/board games (or whatever else you did to excess). I don’t begrudge anyone excess, … Read More … Read More
In this new year, I continue to post twice a week, every week, as I’ve done since I started this site. I do this because I believe that consistent application of effort is the best way to achieve any … Read More … Read More
I wrote about my favorite posts for this year. But what about yours? I ran a report and came up with the ten most frequently visited posts fro this year, just like I did for 2014 and 2013. Very … Read More … Read More
Well here we are at the end of the year. At a rate of two posts per week, there have been over a hundred posts on this site since this time last year. I’m sure you haven’t read them … Read More … Read More
I will continue to tell everyone to not put your every day spending on a credit card. Many of you will continue to not listen to me. So let’s assume that you’re convinced you need to use a credit … Read More … Read More
Did you ever notice how when you move and submit one of those change-of-address forms, your new mailbox is automatically inundated with tons of ads for unnecessary crap? Entreaties to sign up for services like the Gravel of the … Read More … Read More
I currently have a “day job”, as my own projects, such as my integrative financial coaching service, aren’t self-sustaining (yet). As part of this day job, I’m sometimes asked to travel. It’s always on the company dime, but nevertheless, it’s … Read More … Read More
Dollar cost averaging (DCA) can help you weather a bear market and make money in the long run no matter how the market performs. I just fired up the local news website and saw that the Dow, that oddly insufficient … Read More … Read More
So the papers are signed and the move is complete. I’ll be living out of boxes for what feels like forever, but that doesn’t matter. I’m a homeowner now. I’m also back into debt, as I have a mortgage now. … Read More … Read More
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