I am traveling this week for work so I won’t be posting new stuff for a few days but I’ve got plenty of stuff for you to read while I’m away! The Two Types of Money People Tightwads and Spendthrifts over at A Wealth of Common Sense. Is Maximizing Credit Cards Worth It over at…
Author: Rich Slick
Retiring With Millions At 34 Then Running Out of Money?
There is a great cautionary tale about retiring early, even with millions, and running out of money, from a personal finance blog I read, Financial Samurai and you can read the article here from yahoo finance. In the article the Sam Dogen managed to amass $2.5 million by 34 and decided to retire but is…
Happy Father’s Day
To all the Dads out there, Happy Father’s Day!
Inflation At Home May 2024
The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases their Consumer Price Index report monthly and the one for May came out this week. It’s one of the few government statistics report that I actually look at to see trends and do personal finance forecasting. So what’s happening with inflation? Household Insurance Home owners (and renters) insurance continues…
Flood Insurance Double The Cost
We got our flood insurance bill this week and the cost doubled from around $500 last year to $900 this year. It is important to note that we have never filed a flood insurance claim. Actually we haven’t filed any kind of claim in the 30 years we’ve owned our current home. Our home owners…
My New Parallel Medical Ecosystem
I’ve embarked on a journey to build my own parallel medical system that is somewhat outside the current medical ecosystem which I believe to be fundamentally broken. I’m not talking about alternative medicine such as herbs, teas, magic crystals or copper bracelets but new startup medical firms that have a science based but different perspective…
Air Conditioner Cost About To Skyrocket
I recently wrote about my Mother’s Day fiasco with our air conditioner unit so it got me thinking about what it would cost to replace the unit. Our current AC unit is approaching 10 years and that’s about the time it starts failing or need constant repair of some sort. In looking for the latest…
Apple’s WWDC A Big Flop!
I watched Apple’s WWDC and I thought it was a huge flop. The only redeeming part of the program was the “Apple Intelligence” but that’s a huge problem for Apple because they seem to be entirely dependent now on OpenAI and other AI players for “innovation” because Apple has none. The “new” stuff apple debuted…
I’m Buying $30,000 in Municipal Bonds (Taxable Bucket)
As a result of my $15,000 tax debacle I had this year for the 2023 tax year, I decided I needed to do something drastic and sensible so I’m buying $30,000 in municipal bonds to generate tax free income. I already bought $10,000 of ETF NEA which is a municipal bond ETF that is currently…
Pizza For 3, $75!
I work from home and I generally cook most meals after work because the kitchen is just a few feet away. Last my daughter asked why we don’t order pizza any more. I looked at her puzzled. I hadn’t really thought about when the last time it was that we ordered pizza. After starting my…