Wednesday, July 26, 2017

It's Moving Week!

No post this week. We're moving to Washingt...

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Two News Stories That Illustrate How Stupid People Can Be With Money

Look, I know not everyone is a financial genius. I'm certainly not. But I would like to think that most people have some basic level of knowledge, some grasp of rudimentary concepts of what constitutes a good or bad financial decision. A financial equivalent, if you will, of common sense. Like "poking yourself in the eye is bad." Sadly, the astoundingly high levels of credit card debt the average American carries (over $8,000!) seems to indicate...

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

The Model 3 Is Released! Prepare For The Negativity!

The Model 3 officially went on sale last Friday. Prepare yourself for a flood of negative press for the next couple of weeks or months. I don't expect the car to be bad. In fact, quite the opposite. I expect the car will be very high quality. But I am expecting a lot of news stories about problems with the car. Furthermore, I'm betting almost all of these so-called "problems" will be driver-related. When Model 3s start rolling out their new...

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Goal Update: End of June 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 June, 2017 Current value: $32,282 Change from last month: +$697 Percent of Goal:  29.69% Note that the funds in this account are...