Minding My Own Business

I recently discovered Blog Carnivals reading a post over at Free Money Finance.  These are not the carnivals we went to as a kids  You know the ones with the strong man, the bearded lady and where you secretly plotted running away to when your parents didn’t let you have your way.  Rather they are [...]

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.

One of my goals for 2008 is to purchase my first investment property.  I view real estate investment (REI) as one way to help me break free from my traditional methods of saving (401K, IRA’s etc.) and establish a retirement worth having.  The more I dwell on my life’s purpose and what I want and [...]

On May 9th, 2008 my stimulus check arrived, right on time, just as forecast.  There was no fan fare, there was no congratulations.  Just the quiet whir of my computer’s fan.  There it was, staring at me in my money market account, $1800 that wasn’t there the morning before.  Should I tell the money spender?  [...]