Archive for September, 2007
« Previous EntriesJLP’s Weekly Roundup (Week of September 24, 2007)
Sunday, September 30th, 2007Here’s a quick look at some of the posts from the MoneyBlogNetwork and beyond over the past week:
NCN continues his 33-day series. Day 22 is aboutemergency funds. Wow! $20,000 seems like a lot of money to just be sitting in a bank account earning interest.
MBH’s thoughts on Maxed Out – I wasn’t too [...]
My Response to a Comment on My Equity-Indexd Annuity Post
Saturday, September 29th, 2007Commenter Chris left this response to my post, A Look at an Equity-Indexed Annuity:
O.K. I’ve read through all of this and the fact is that we’re talking about several different things.
First of all we’re talking about investment vs. insurance. To everybody trying to compare an FIA (Fixed Indexed Annuity), it shouldn’t be done. An [...]
How We Found Our Contractor
Saturday, September 29th, 2007A commenter in one of my previous kitchen remodel posts asked how I found a contractor.
It all started several years ago. We bought our house in 1999 and almost immediately we started dreaming about the stuff we wanted to do to it. Our house is nearly 50 years old and nearly [...]
Kitchen Remodel Update – New Cabinets!
Friday, September 28th, 2007Here’s the latest pictures from our kitchen remodel. They started installing the kitchen cabinets on Thursday. You can click on the pictures to see more detail. The pictures don’t do them justice because they look incredible.
That’s my son’s hand sticking out from behind the plastic and my daughter’s yogurt sitting on the floor. [...]
Check Out U. S. News and World Report’s Alpha Consumer Blog
Thursday, September 27th, 2007I received an email yesterday from Kimerly Palmer informing me of a new blog she is hosting for U. S. News & World Report called Alpha Consumer. It looks like an interesting blog, similar to what The Consumerist but with a little more focus on personal finance.
According to their “About” section, their [...]
Kitchen Remodel Update: Installing Cabinets Today!
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Most of the destruction is complete (except for the fireplace, which they are tearing down today) and today they are beginning to install the cabinets. They look AWESOME! I’ll add some pictures to this post later today after the crew has gone home.
It’s funny during the demolition, I was wondering what [...]
The Changing Face of Health Care
Thursday, September 27th, 2007One of the cover stories, A Turning Point For Health Care ($), in today’s Wall Street Journal is about how the GM-UAW deal is a turning point for health care. From the article:
The shift isn’t only about dropping coverage or making workers pay more of the bill. Like GM, many employers want to immunize [...]
A Preview of the 2008 Federal Income Tax Brackets
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007Here’s a look at the expected Federal Income Tax brackets for 2008. The official brackets from the IRS won’t be available until later this year. I found these numbers in an article in today’s Wall Street Journal, which has the following three individuals listed as the source for their information:
William Massey, RIA tax [...]
GMAC Bank’s Website is Down
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007I haven’t been able to access GMACBank all morning. I wish companies would throw up a “Sorry, we’re experiencing problems” landing page instead of the standard Internet Explorer message that makes it look like the website doesn’t exist.
I remember this happening once before. It’s not a big deal, I just wanted [...]
Jonathan Clements’ Recession Advice: Cash is King
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007Today’s Getting Going column (free) by Jonathan Clements is pretty interesting. He talks about the fact that current signs point to a recession or slowdown of some sort and that one of the ways to weather the storm is to have cash on hand for two reasons:
1. In case you get laid off
2. [...]