My Top-Secret Investing Secret
I have something of a reputation among associates at work and in my community. People may have heard me mention a fortuitous experience investing in a stock, or something that impacted the market on...
View ArticleWho Wants to Be a Used Car Millionaire?
Bugatti Veyron I had an interesting Twitter conversation that turned into a fascinating demonstration of how seemingly small choices can end up having major impact on wealth and progress toward...
View ArticleI Don’t Need the Money, So Why Do I Continue to Work?
I’m pretty healthy – maybe a little sedentary but shaped like a 44-year-old Greek god. I don’t smoke or drink, so I figure there’s a good chance that I’ll live to be 90. I’m making my financial...
View ArticlePrivate School and Opportunity Costs
The opportunity cost of private school My wife is pretty great. We mostly agree on our finances, at least in general, if not on all the details. So, I was right with her this last weekend when she...
View ArticleAutobiography – A drive Down the Scenic Route of My Life
My life as viewed from above. I originally wrote the following article for my friend, Cash Flow Cop, and his Humans of Finance series. It is one of my better pieces, because Cash Flow Cop made me...
View ArticleAdventures in Investing
Adventures in Investing In early 2000, my wife and I were poor college students eagerly anticipating graduation that spring. We had been married for 2 years and were living on a budget of one...
View ArticleThe Curse of a High Income
The Income Curse Regardless of income level, the vast majority of people spend very nearly everything they earn, if not more. Most people know that living paycheck-to-paycheck is a problem. What...
View ArticleEarly Retirement – The First Two Months
The Dawn of Early Retirement? The sense of time in my last post may have been a bit misleading. I wrote most of the article just a couple of days after I was laid off, but a month and a half passed...
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