Minding My Own Business

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 [...]

I came across a question on NetworthIQ that asked about people’s experiences with investment advisers.  This individual has been paying a former colleague to manage his investments but is not happy with the results.  In one account he’s lost 15% over the last two years and in another he’s basically at break even over four [...]

What would happen to your family and your finances if you were to fall over dead right now?  No time for a phone call, no last minute instructions, you just died.
Do you think this couldn’t happen to you?  It almost happened to me several years ago.  I had an unexpected brush with death where I came [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything.  I apologize for being so lazy, but I was out of the country for week in mid-April and then we had a family emergency right on the heels of that.  Needless to say, my priorities have been elsewhere and not focused on MMOB.
I came across an article [...]

I can’t wait for my economic stimulus check. I’m not going to run out and spend it. Nope, not me. Remember, I’m the Money Earner, not the Money Spender on my team. I intend to sock it away in my money market account. I’m trying to kick off my investments in real estate, so the [...]