Category: Traditional IRA

Ode To The 4 Hour Work Week – A Book Review

Ode To The 4 Hour Work Week – A Book Review

So I just finished up the book 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss.  It has the standard self-promoting fluff that you have to dig through and weed out, but once you get through that, he’s actually got some pretty ingenious ideas that I think I may find myself implementing in the very near future…

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.

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 [...]

Net Worth Update July 16, 2008 [$102,416.87(-9.57%)

Net Worth Update July 16, 2008 [$102,416.87(-9.57%)

Welp, the landscaping and deck building this past week dug deep into the e-fund and overall numbers so they’re not really as bad as they show up because they should both pay off more than the 8k-ish spent on them.

Money Hacks Carnival #18 — The History Of Money!

So I did some deep undercover investigation for this weeks carnival digging back in time to bring you The History of Money! Did you know that China was the first to use paper money around the year 1000. It was made from the bar of mulberry trees. Leaves from these trees, you may recall, are [...]

Net Worth Update June 6, 2008 [$113,261.38(-3.08%)]

Net Worth Update June 6, 2008 [$113,261.38(-3.08%)]

June wasn’t as bad as the numbers make it out to be. Yes, I lost about 3k on the net worth, but I bumped up my 401k contribution to 15% this past month along with my wifes. The 3k loss can most likely be contributed to the landscaping addition I tacked on that sucked 3.5k [...]

How Much SHOULD You Be Putting In Your 401k?

How Much SHOULD You Be Putting In Your 401k?

First thing is first, I’m a big fan of the 401k and not contributing to it if your company offers it is your first big mistake in investing. Your company is giving you a raise every 2 weeks when you use it. Who doesn’t want FREE money? You’d be surprised…

Net Worth Update May 9, 2008 [$120,697.64 (+3.55%)]

Net Worth Update May 9, 2008 [$120,697.64 (+3.55%)]

We’re looking up again this month – looks like the mutual funds are coming back a little bit this month. Both the wife and I had good 401k returns this month. The house dropped a bit, but that’s to be expected, but overall we’re looking up again.

Hanks Weekly Hangouts #22 (March 22, 2008)

Strange how that works out, Hangout #22 falls on the 22nd. Must be a sign! Go buy a lottery ticket, quick! Another good week at MIB, readership via RSS increased 13% I believe due to a few new advertising structures I’m bouncing around including Entrecard and StumbleUpon Ads. I’ll be discussing those a bit more [...]