Why bother with a budget?
It’s not a rhetorical question; I’m just not a fan of putting too much time and effort into budgeting. What I do think is immensely valuable is creating a list […]
2015
The dangers of average
When you read financial advice, you may feel like the author is talking directly to you, but often times articles are geared towards a minority of the population that makes […]
The $14,000 pizza stone
I was recently given a pizza stone for my birthday, this specific one from Amazon, in fact. According to the price tracking site camelcamelcamel.com, the price of the stone fluctuates […]
Why it’s not possible to live on $200,000 a year
It used to be that a household making six-figures was quite an accomplishment. Nice house, fancy cars, and faraway vacations. Now look at how far (or short) that salary goes. […]
Building an electric brewery
Wait, this is supposed to be a website about gaining insights into financial decisions for a secure retirement, right? Where does brewing beer come into the picture? The better question […]
One man’s trash is another man’s trash
On a recent walk around my neighborhood I was astounded at the number of houses with garages full of junk. One house really stood out because of the piles of […]
Without data, all you have is an opinion
You only need to spend a few minutes online to discover that people are willing to share some pretty strong opinions on just about every topic imaginable to whoever will […]
Should you prepay your mortgage?
Perhaps no topic in personal finance causes people to make strong opinions as much as the topic of prepaying a mortgage. One of the reasons this topic might come up […]