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 [...]
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 [...]
So in regards to my post How Much Is Too Much I have been back and forth with my possible new insurance agent, and she has offered me an interesting tidbit: “…regarding the home, currently you have it insured for $516,000. Home insurance covers the dwelling itself and not the land because in the event [...]
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 [...]
I was sent this email a few weeks back but haven’t gotten to it yet, and I let it stew a little bit before digging in on it because it really dos hit on a few levels. You’ve got to step back though and realize that the banks are in trouble too. They’re out looking [...]
I’ve mulled this over for a while now – yes, I’m in the personal finance realm and am supposed to tout the benefits of owning a home, but if you really step back and look holistically at the entire process, is it in your best interest?
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 [...]
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.
I thought I’d take WriterDad’s advice in cooking this one up thinking that [My] Baby’s Born in the Rough Draft. You raise it in the Rewrite“. I’ve been working on this post for cumulatively about a month. A change here, a new post here, realization here, but I’m done. I could come up with 2,380 [...]
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.
