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By Jeff, on February 14th, 2011 Generally speaking, women are nuts for Valentines Day. Generally speaking, men don’t get it. We participate, frequently against our will, but we don’t really get it.
Why is there a specific day when everyone in the world is supposed to buy flowers/chocolate/some other extravagant gift for women? Do they deserve these things? Absolutely. Women (just like men) deserve to feel special and wanted. But why turn it into a commercial event?
That question answers itself, . . . → Read More: Valentines Day!
By Jeff, on December 11th, 2010 Well, I had planned on another retrospective post to celebrate 5 years of typing random things into this blog, but the day passed a few days ago and it doesn’t look like I’ll have time to do it any time soon. Between back issues that have kept me away from anything but short bursts at the keyboard outside of work, and the pressures of trying to deal with the pre-holiday rush of work and other . . . → Read More: 5th Blogiversary
By Jeff, on June 9th, 2010 Back in January, there was a major disaster in the world. Perhaps you heard about it? There was lots of media coverage.
This isn’t a trick question. I’m talking about the earthquake in Haiti.
Lots of attention was paid to the disaster, and lots of money was paid to charities and other support groups trying to help. And that’s great. People were helping other people, as they should.
In February, I was talking to a . . . → Read More: Walking the talk
By Jeff, on June 4th, 2010 Earlier this year I had the windows in my house replaced. This cost more money than I had on hand, so I took the loan offered through the company who sold me the windows. Aside from an 11% interest rate, there were terms that would give me time to get a better loan at a lower rate, at which point I was going to pay off the original loan.
So, life happened and time went . . . → Read More: Saving money thru the power of cluelessness
By Jeff, on November 17th, 2008 Vanguard − The “Dilbert” guide to personal finance
This list from Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, is about 2 years old, but I just saw it for the first time, and I think it’s an excellent distillation of the basics of personal finance. It really focuses in on exactly what I’ve been reading about in the couple of years that I’ve been getting more serious about personal finance.
Everything you need to know about . . . → Read More: Personal Finance advice from “Dilbert”
By Jeff, on October 20th, 2008 I’ve got a swirl of thoughts going on in my head at the moment. This one’s gonna ramble. Hopefully it comes out making some kind of sense.
I want to end my life. Well, part of it anyway. I would prefer to continue breathing, let’s just get that straight right away.
I want to excise the part of myself that wants “stuff.” Wanting stuff is the pursuit of temporary pleasure. As soon as I get . . . → Read More: I want to end my life, but I’m too lazy
By Jeff, on July 26th, 2008 I just saved myself 12% in interest fees in a 10 minute conversation.
I’ve been working in earnest to get myself out of credit card debt for a few years now. Back when the economy was doing a bit better, I found a great deal with CitiCard to pay 3.99% on my balance transfer per month for the life of the balance. Naturally, I put as much of my existing debt on that card as . . . → Read More: Saving 12% in interest in 10 minutes
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