Want what I want, when I want it I read so much about saving money and living a frugal life but I must admit, I wonder how sustainable that lifestyle is for many. I’ve lived that life. Like… “hardcore”. Since
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Online access to Social Security
Online access to your retirement benefits This is a follow up post to my original post regarding my investigation about why my social security estimated benefit statements stopped arriving. The last one I had received was in 2015. One of
I just want to say one word to you…plastics
It’s about the future Anyone who remembers that line from the movie “The Graduate” might have mixed emotions about it. If you’re not familiar with the scene or the movie, take a look here. Was he correct? Did the young
Your deepest personal reason for financial motivation?
This is personal Way back in 7th grade, I’ll never forget how I felt that day. My desk neighbor and I were kicking around our bank account balance totals. Don’t ask me why, but I think it had something to
Do you ever just go with your gut feeling on a stock pick?
Watching the grass grow I enjoy most of the financial blogs that I follow. However, I must say, most of their advice centers around the basic “Buy Low and Sell high” theory. Actually, it’s even worse than that. I call
Sharing financial responsibility with your partner
Time to think Lying in a hospital bed for 4 days, I had a lot of time to think. I thought mostly about my wife of 27 years and how she would get along financially, without me. You see, I’ve
What is the best way to shift a blog topic niche and focus?
It’s hard out here for a…..writer When I launched this blog over a year ago now, I must admit, I thought it would be a little bit easier. At least to get random traffic. Boy was I wrong. I was
How would you invest a cash windfall?
An unexpected boost Well our net worth just got a happy and unexpected boost this past month. My wife used to work for a major bank, but left that job a couple years ago. They are currently making buyout offers