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Friday, November 6th, 2009Back in August, my wife and I went to see Chris Isaak in concert. It was awesome! If you get the chance to see Chris in concert, GO! Anyway, below is a live video of my favorite song from his newest CD, “Mr. Lucky.” Enjoy…
Liz Pulliam Weston – Debt: And you think you’ve got it bad?
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Interesting article by Liz Pulliam Weston over on MoneyCentral titled, Debt: And you think you’ve got it bad? The article compares the United States’ bankruptcy system to other systems around the world. People in the U.S. have it made in comparison. For instance, check out the Islamic system:
You also can get loans [...]
Anyone Out There Have a BlackBerry Bold?
Monday, October 26th, 2009I upgraded from my BlackBerry Curve 8310 to a BlackBerry Bold 9000 last week. My first impression of the Bold:
AWESOME!
I had been debating with myself as to which phone I was going to get next. I had narrowed my choice down to either a BlackBerry or an iPhone. My wife got an [...]
Are People Really This Stupid?
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Jeremy at Gen X Finance posted this on his facebook page and I thought I’d share it with you. It’s Jay Leno talking with people about finance:
My question is:
Are people REALLY this dumb or are they just trying to get on the Jay Leno Show?
OT: Music Video I Want You To See
Thursday, October 15th, 2009The violin intro to this song is awesome (the entire piece is good but the intro is really cool):
It Feels Weird…
Thursday, October 15th, 2009to be 40-years old.
Something about that number just seems strange.
Interesting: Colorado is Reducing Minimum Wage…
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009Colorado’s minimum wage to drop as living costs fall. It’s dropping from $7.28 to $7.24. According to the article, Colorado is one of ten states that ties minimum wage to the inflation rate.
From the article:
Colorado voters approved an adjustable minimum wage in 2006. Supporters of that amendment said they did not intend for [...]
Is it Irresponsible for Dave Ramsey to Assume a 12% Rate of Return in His Examples?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009My church participated in Dave Ramsey’s “The Total Money Makeover Live!” event a couple of weeks ago. I did not attend the event but did pick up a copy of the workbook that went along with the event.
I have never counted myself among the Dave Ramsey fans. Sure, his advice is better than [...]
Resources for ETF Investors
Monday, October 5th, 2009Today’s Wall Street Journal’s Quarterly Funds section, contained an article on Resources for ETF investors. Some of these websites charge for services but most of them offer some free information. Their choices:
MORNINGSTAR (morningstar.com/goto/etfs)
YAHOO FINANCE (finance.yahoo.com/etf)
MARKETWATCH (marketwatch.com/tools/etfs/html-home.asp)
INDEX UNIVERSE (indexuniverse.com)
ETF TRENDS (etftrends.com)
ETF GUIDE (etfguide.com)
ETF DATABASE (etfdb.com)
I’ll also add these two sites, which I think are [...]
“The Rude New Tip-Jar Economy”
Monday, October 5th, 2009Liz Pulliam Weston is mad at how crazy tipping has become:
“I pride myself on knowing how to tip and on being a generous tipper. But a recent encounter left me reeling.
“I got a massage from a chain that offered a $35 special rate. It was a good massage, so I’d planned to tip 20% of [...]