Well, I finally bit the bullet and set up an account with DreamHost to host AllThingsFinancial . I'm excited and nervous at the same tim...
Let's Talk About Risk
In the investment world "risk" is defined as fluctuation. Of course, we are really only concerned with DOWNWARD fluctuation. Anywa...
Carnival Submissions for Week 11
Man, it is hard to believe that we have done 10 carnivals already! Time flies when you are at the carnival! Anyway, AllThingsFinancial will...
Gas Prices
First off, I hate paying high gas prices. I hate it with a passion. However, that doesn't mean we should be rash and blame whoever and w...
This Week's Carnival of Personal Finance
Dawn at FrugalforLife has done a great job hosting Week 1 0 of the Carnival of Personal Finance. Stop by and check it out. AllThingsFinancia...
Building Wealth Doesn't Get Any Simpler Than This
I'm a fan of Scott Burns. When he writes, I read it. Anyway, I noticed that he had an article on the Money Central website today. In...
AllThingsFinancial Mentioned in the Wall Street Journal
I just want to say thanks to Andrew Blackman at the Wall Street Journal for thinking of AllThingsFinancial when he wrote this column that ...
Posts Organized by Topic
Last Update: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 Blogger does not offer categorization so I have to do it manually. Also, you can use the Google Se...
Are Hybrid Vechicles Worth it?
First off, let me say that I am not talking about the economy car hybrids like the Toyota Prius and the Honda Civic. What I am talking abou...
Interesting Article About Blog Readers
This article was mentioned on Instapundit . The article talks about a survey called " Behaviors of the Blogosphere " that was con...
Sorry for the Lack of Blogging
I have been really busy today. We have a fair coming up in October and I am on a committee in charge of finding volunteers to help park car...
Tips on Cutting Gas Prices
Tonight, as I was catching up on my reading, I saw this article offering tips on how to cut your fuel costs. We spend enough at Kroger to g...
12 Years Ago Today...
My wife and I were married! A lot has happened in those 12 years. I'm sure the next 12 years will be just as much fun.
We've Come A Long Way
I was out perusing the 'net when I saw this post . I'm so glad technology has improved so much since then. I can think of a lot be...
Taking a Proactive Approach With Your Finances
I'm currently re-reading Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People . It is the kind of book that is good to read ever...
College Funding Math - Part IV
This is the last post in the College Funding Math series. Hopefully, by following the previous three posts, you have an idea of how to use m...
College Funding Math - Part III
I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get this follow-up post done. I was basing my calculations for this exercise on an example from a f...
What if Everyone Saved 10% of Their Income?
This is an interesting question raised by Hazzard over on the Everybody Loves Your Money (ELYM) Blog. Here's my 26.4 cents worth: Firs...
My 26.4 Cents!
Okay, this is going to expose the "weird" side of me. My friends who read this blog (all 2 of them!) are already familiar with my...
College Funding Math - Part II
With the last post , we figured out that four years of college was expected to cost $105,655. Now we need to know how to reach that goal. So...
College Funding Math - Part I
Today, I'm going to show you how to calculate how much you should be saving to meet future college expenses. It isn't that hard to d...
Ten Tips to Help You Avoid Investment Fraud
I saw this earlier and thought it was worth sharing. I put a link to the actual site so you can download and print out a PDF version of thi...
The Pitfalls of Annuities
This comes from today's Wall Street Journal in an article ($) about how states are cracking down on annuity sales. They list three pitf...
The Seven Common Denominators of Building Wealth
I'm on a The Millionaire Next Door kick. In the introduction, the authors list the seven common denominators among those who successfu...
The Millionaire Next Door - Part III
The most popular posts I have done were in relation to the book, The Millionaire Next Door . Since the posts are now buried in the archives,...
Off the Topic of Personal Finance: JLP Asks...
What are some good books to read to boys in the 8-10 year-old category? I enjoy reading to my boys. I'll read to my daughter as soon as...
Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda - JLP Laments
I read in today's Wall Street Journal that Adidas is buying Reebok. A look at the latest quote shows Reebok is trading at nearly $57 p...
Another Cool Blog to Check Out
One of the things I love about blogging is all the cool stuff I come across. Today I came across a blog called CausticMusings by Maggie Wa...
Alternatives to 529 Plans
The 529 Plan is still a great way to save for college. Parents can sock a lot of money away and the account can grow tax free (for now). H...
Female Personal Finance Bloggers
There are several personal finance-related blogs that are authored by women. Here's the list I have so far (the newest ones are marked ...
When to Fire Your Financial Advisor
Flexo at ConsumerismCommentary posted a link to an article on when to fire your financial advisor by Liz Pulliam Weston. I have written a...
Look Before You Leap Into the Roth 401(k)
Could there be potential pitfalls to the Roth 401(k)? According to this article by Jeanne Sahadi on the CNN/Money website talks about some ...
Top 6 Reasons to Participate in Your 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan`
My wife's company sent this out today and I thought I would share it with you. I agree with all of them except number one. I think num...
This Week's Carnivals
Steve at the InCashFlowWeTrust blog is hosting week 7 of Carnival of Personal Finance. Stop by and check it out. Michael at SmallBusinessM...
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