Category: Emergency fund

Baby Boomer Without A Retirement Portfolio

My mother, bless her heart, has “some” idea of how investing works. She has a basic idea of how compound interest works, but has no $ to put to it. She makes a small income enough to make ends meet at the end of each month. She knows that she SHOULD invest, but doesn’t know [...]

GOOD Decisions I’ve Made On My Investing Journey

I’ve had 2 posts worth of BAD investing decisions so far (1, 2). I didn’t want people to think I’ve not made any GOOD decisions, because I have, just not as many yet. I’m still young, had no financial education, and had some bad financial advice early in my career. But I’m riding the wave [...]

Bad Decisions I’ve Made Along My Investing Journey

I thought I had some good points to contribute, and stories to tell even though I’m nowhere near retirement. I really have had a few bad investment mistakes along the way, and I’m sure I’ll run into more in the future, but that’s one of the points of MyInvestingBlog.com – figuring this stuff out! The [...]

How Is What We Are Going Through Now Different From The Great Depression in the 1930’s?

How Is What We Are Going Through Now Different From The Great Depression in the 1930’s?

I’ve been mulling this post over for about a month now and have been taking notes back and forth to come up with valid info to ease people from getting too worked up about it. Yes, you should probably be “worked up” if you are 55-60 and wanting to retire in the next 2-3 years, [...]

365 Days of Statistics On My Finances, My Blog Stats, And My Revenue Here @ The MiB

365 Days of Statistics On My Finances, My Blog Stats, And My Revenue Here @ The MiB

I’m a fan of numbers, but I try not to get too wrapped up in them.  They’re good markers, but the main point is to drive through with them and continue improving them.  They can go up and down and really frustrate you if you let them. I’ve more than paid for my site but [...]

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 4 of 4)

In continuing the series on debunking these most popular and 12+ pages being too much for one post – here is part 4 of 4 on the series Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths.  Part 1 can be found HERE.  Part 2 can be found HERE.  Part 3 can be found HERE.

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 3 of 4)

In continuing the series on debunking these most popular and 12+ pages being too much for one post – here is part 3 of 4 on the series Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths.  Part 1 can be found HERE.  Part 2 can be found HERE.

How Bad Is The Housing Market? Home For Sale: $1

How Bad Is The Housing Market? Home For Sale: $1

I came across this article while stumbling around this weekend.  It’s worthwhile and certainly hits home in todays US housing market woes that we’re seeing.  Granted it is in one of the more traditionally poor performing areas of America, but nonetheless still interesting.

Are Stay-At-Home Parents Setting Themselves Up For A Big Fall These Days?

I grew up with a stay-at-home mother that took wonderful care of us and provided what we needed. She cooked, cleaned, cared, and loved all 4 her kids as well as anyone could on the single income Dad brought in. Anymore it is tough to get along well with just one income; love can help [...]

How Do You Save Your Money? (revised repost)

I’ve been posed this question off and on over the past few years, so I figured it best to say the order I put my cash away. If you’ve realized that you DO need to save it, you’ve already jumped the first snag; now the question is WHERE to put the money? There are so [...]