Planning for the Future
I have been on a work conference call all morning. The purpose of the call is to do some planning of our projects for the next quarter. It reminded me of how important planning is. Especially planning for your future.
Being prepared for life is the most important thing you can do. Bad things sometimes happen. [...]
Back to Business
I just returned from a trip to California to visit family. I wasn’t able to do much posting other than those that I had written ahead of time. So now I’m back and I’ve got to get my blogging brain moving again.
While I was in California I stopped by the mall one day to see [...]
Fuel Prices Have Dropped… Time to SAVE!
I just drove by the gas station and regular unleaded is down to $1.89 a gallon. To think, just a few months back analysts were saying it was passing $4.00 and headed $10.00 very soon. Now that the fuel prices are back down and there is a little more money in our wallets, what do [...]
Anniversary of a Turning Point
This month marks a turning point in my life. Five years ago I signed up for my first credit card. Just as many college students had before me I fell victim to one of the many credit card offers that came my way. I signed up saying “in case of an emergency” and within a [...]
Tricking Yourself in to Saving
I came across this video from “The Early Show” and thought it was worth sharing. There are some good tips here that will help you put a little money aside even in these tough times. The figures in the video yielded a savings of over $5000 a year. You could put that in a ROTH [...]
Teach Your Kids Early
“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6
I don’t have children, but I have observed a few things in my life and the lives of those around me. Most of the time, kids view money the same way that their parents [...]
Words of Wisdom- The 10 Cannots
I found this link on Dave Ramsey’s page and thought I’d share it. I think it is especially interesting today with the election of Barack Obama. It seems to me that some of the things in here are exactly what he is trying to do.
The 10 Cannots
By William J. H. Boetcker
(wrongfully attributed to Abraham Lincoln)
You [...]
The C Word
Credit. You hear it all the time these days. Credit Cards, Credit Crisis, Credit Scores, Credit Checks. We’re a nation that revolves around credit and it has gotten us in to some trouble. The average American carries over $9000 in credit card debt. I’ll admit, I just recently dropped below that average and when I [...]
Insurance
Insurance is a fact of life. We are required to have it on our cars and any home with a mortgage on it, but there is at least one type that everyone should also have. Life insurance is even more important than home or auto insurance and yet not enough people have it.
Life insurance protects [...]
Squirrels in the Attic
A recent situation has reminded me of the cost associated with owning a house and the importance of an emergency fund. My mom has squirrels in her attic. She has put off getting them removed for years and suddenly she has been forced to deal with them. Not only have they gnawed holes in her [...]
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