Warren Buffett's Schizophrenic View Of The Internet

Warren Buffett made big news recently what it came out his company, Berkshire Hathaway, sold almost its entire position of Wal-Mart stock in the last quarter of 2016. There had been news in the past that he was selling his Wal-Mart holdings, but the scope of just how much he sold has just been fully disclosed - he sold virtually all of it - almost 90%. I'm willing to bet we'll see the last bit has been sold when Berkshire files its Q1 2017 disclosures. The...

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I'm Interviewed At Rockstar Finance

The team over at Rockstar Finance did an article on the types of cars personal finance bloggers drive. I was pleased to be asked to participate. Sadly, when they asked for pictures, I was out of town, moving my wife to Washington, so that's not actually my car in the photo, but it looks pretty darn similar. My wife has a silver one and mine is blue. And Jesse from You Need A Budget - I am soooo envious of your Tesla Model S!!!...

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The Sneaky New Trick Banks And Credit Unions Are Using

As my family gets ready for a move to a new state, I've spent some time looking for a new bank or credit union to handle our finances in our new location. Currently, I use a local credit union for my day to day banking needs and, although it is possible to perform most transactions at out of state credit unions through a program called Shared Branching, I don't want to use this as a long term solution for my banking needs after I relocate. (One...

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Goal Update: End of February 2017

At the end of each month, I post an update of my goals, including a brief discussion of any notable events that might have occurred during the month. The latest month's figures can always be found under the Featured menu in the menu bar at the top of the blog. Last updated: End of February, 2017 Current value: $29,975 Change from last month: +$688 Percent of Goal:  27.56% Note that the funds in this account...

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