Archive for September, 2009
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009I found this quote in an article in today’s WSJ about the surge in student loan borrowing to be interesting and troubling: …the rising levels of borrowing may ironically be contributing to the accelerating cost of college, say some college-finance experts. Loans can give colleges an artificial sense of a family’s ability to pay tuition. [...]
August Was a Good Month for the S&P 500 Index. What Will September Bring?
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009August’s 3.61% total return for the S&P 500 Index was in the top 25 in the history of the index. Since 1926, the avearage total return for the S&P Index for the month of August was 1.30%. This August’s 3.61% total return was well above average. What can we expect for September? Of course it’s [...]
Cutting Back on Eating Out – Progress Report
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Back on August 5, I confessed that my family and I eat out too often and I pledged to cut back. Well, nearly a month later, I’d like to share our progress report. I’m happy to report that it’s much better than it was: We spent an average of $10.11 per day during the month [...]
GIVEAWAY: The New Coffee House Investor
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009I have an extra copy of Bill Schultheis’ excellent book, The New Coffeehouse Investor* to give away today. This is one of my favorite basic investing books. It’s written in an easy-to-understand format but is deep enough that people will have a pretty good idea as to the basics of investing after they read the [...]
Yesterday’s Book Giveaway Winner
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Not many entries for yesterday’s book giveaway. I’m sure it had to do with the focus of yesterday’s book. Anyway, the winner of yesterday’s giveaway was commenter #2, Nate at DebtFreeScholar.com. Congrats to Nate! I’ll announce today’s giveaway in a bit. Stay tuned…
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