Let’s face it. We as individual investors are very afraid right now. Did you notice all the articles from us personal finance bloggers about the market throughout the year and the lack of them right now? Part of it is because we all want to cover the thanksgiving spending etc etc, but it is also […]
My Uncle buys gift cards from coffee shops for his own use. He told me that it is very convenient because he goes to the coffee shop everyday and can just order his latte and charge it on the card. When the card runs out of money, he can just reload it with a credit […]
Recently, my dad quit smoking after years of us encouraging, motivating, persuading, yelling, and cussing (you name it, we’ve done it). It was a struggle for so many years, but the fear of sickness finally convinced him to quit smoking. Many of us smoke (in fact, one third of all male in this world do), […]
I will feel rich, I will feel happy, and I will feel obligated to spend some money. Or will I? I actually get a paycheck every 2 weeks, and other than feeling richer on paper, there really isn’t much different on this day. First thing in the morning, I visited Wells Fargo’s website to make […]
We listen to TV, radio shows, and podcasts mentioning it. We read websites, blogs, and newspapers discussing it. We talk to our colleagues, friends, and family about it too. We are living through it, and we will survive past it. All we need to do is calm down and forget about it. Yes, I said […]
Many of us that frequent personal finance sites are passive investors. We buy index funds because we aren’t convinced that anyone can outperform the market in the long run. However, some of us still buy stocks because we believe beating the market by taking on more risk is possible. Some of us fail, but even […]
