The Psychology of Money
One of the better things I’ve read recently — from the fine folks at The Collaborative Fund: The Psychology of Money
Rolling up cheap houses
There’s a real estate development project on my street that hinges on the developer being able to sell each of three houses for almost $690,000. That’s a lot of money for my street. I have a partnership that owns a rental property in another part of town that we bought for a little less than
Savings Rate – May 2018
Early calculations put my May 2018 savings rate right around 33%, bringing my 2018 average to close to 26%. That’s not an incredible number but it’s an improvement. This is the first year I am specifically tracking the savings rate metric, so I am interested to see where we end up.
Maxing out Roth IRA
Today I moved a few thousand dollars from a savings account and into my Roth IRA in order to max out my contributions for 2018. Intellectually I understand this is a good idea. Emotionally I feel ambivalent about it. I like maxing out my retirement contributions. I suppose I’m trying to make myself comfortable with
Summer meals
Here’s a typical summer meal for us. Some delicious vegetables on the grill. Not pictured – beer.
Pay As You Go
What a time to be alive! Several months ago I changed cell phone providers – from Ma Bell to Ting. For talk/text/data service for my wife and me, my bill went from approximately $130/month to anywhere from $40-75/month, just depending on how much data we use in a particular month. My service has been great
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I envision this serving as a bit of a repository for my brain — all those things that would otherwise be lost. Quick thought snippets, idea flashes, interesting things I read, etc.