Minding My Own Business

SquawkFox is hosting this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance.  SF has a fun approach to personal finance that I think you’ll find refreshing.  While you’re reviewing the carnival, be sure to spend some time in the sections that equate directly to minding your finances like a business.  The categories I enjoyed include:
Money Mangement - This [...]

A new job opportunity forces a new approach to becoming a real estate investor for this military officer.

Scott Burns’ and Larry Kotlikoff’s book “Spend ‘Til the End” poses some unconventional wisdom that challenges the typical advice offered by the established financial planning community. Everything from retirement savings and investing needs to life insurance is addressed with the aim at insulating your living standard from significant ups or downs.

If you haven’t heard by now, the Federal Government closed down IndyMac Bank late last week.  Most (dare I say all?) banks and credit unions insure depositors up to $100K with either the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and IndyMac was no exception.  Regardless of my confidence, [...]

From the Halls of Montezuma,
To the Shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country’s battles
In the air, on land, and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
Of UNITED STATES MARINES.
Now that every US Marine presently surfing the internet is standing at attention, I’d like to draw [...]