I think the desk attendant at my apartment building thinks I’ve been doing some crazy online shopping as of late. It seems like every day, I’m getting another package. Well, he’s partly right, but partly wrong. This week I got a bunch of boxes that I shipped to myself. Some held Christmas gifts that I …
And we continue on with quarter two. April I thought about retirement planning. I got a number of comments on a post about the plight of the twenty-somethings. I ran another ten-mile race. (And no, I’m not going to try barefoot running – I pick enough glass out of my running shoes to know that’s …
So seeing as we’re already well into 2009, it’s time to start my year in review. Who’s ready for some time travel? Here are some highlights from the past year. January Well, the year started out with a net worth drop for 2008. I talked about my new Kindle, which I still love, though I’m …
Well, since it’s already 2010, I should probably figure out my financial goals for the year. 1. Match my Charitable Contributions from last year. I was really pleased with my charitable contributions last year and want to be able to give the same amount this year. One change though – I want to be able …
Well, this post isn’t as exciting as the title makes it sound. My net worth did not grow in 2008. In fact, it is down 3.09%. My goal was to grow my net worth by 25%, which was a lofty goal to begin with, but I never thought I would fail this spectacularly. What happened? …