Life of an Investor Archives: Invest:Saving Money
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30 November 2009
Stepping Up
I want to write about a surprisingly happy event that culminated today for me.
A few weeks ago, we decided to let a professional rebuild our staircase for us. This was a very smart decision, as the original plan was for me to do it myself. So far, he has installed the skirt board (boards on the [...]
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5 October 2009
I’m proud of my wife
This is not the first time that I’ve been proud of my wife with regards to financial matters, but I really don’t write about it a lot. This week, she made two very wise financial decisions.
Recently, we were at a get-together with friends and a couple of other moms were discussing how they [...]
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23 September 2009
Another case of the Duh’s
Below is the first paragraph of an article on AOL’s auto section…
According to a survey of new-vehicle buyers who participated in the recent Cash for Clunkers programmore than 17 percent now harbor “some” doubt or “serious” doubt about letting a government subsidy convince them to go further into debt. CNW Research of Bandon, Oregon, a [...]
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23 September 2009
BofA amends checking overdraft fees
Bank of America is modifying some of it’s policies regarding overdraft fees. Well, I guess it’s a start, although it wouldn’t have helped much with my situation.
Should we really be praising them for limiting their fees to only $140 per day? For someone who doesn’t check their account regularly, that could really add [...]
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22 September 2009
An Alternative to a Cash Envelope Budget – Sorry Dave Ramsey
Once long ago my family went on a cash only, envelope system budget. For those of you who don’t know, this involves withdrawing from your bank account all of the money that you would normally spend while out and about during the month. This would include things like dining out, groceries, clothes, etc. These are [...]