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June 29, 2016
Working Our Way to a 15-Hour Work Week
We’re all familiar with the idea of escaping the rat race; that endless, self-defeating pursuit. You work more hours, to buy more stuff, to bring you greater joy … . But of course, because you’re working more hours, you don’t have time to enjoy the stuff that more money made available. The key, of course,... Read Article →
June 28, 2016
Food Chain$
Documentary: Food Chain$ (2014). There is more interest in food these days than ever. Regular readers of this blog know that I often speak of physical fitness being a strong, and necessary complement to, fiscal fitness. That is a significant reason why I have morphed this space into a personal finance and lifestyle blog. It isn’t enough... Read Article →
June 27, 2016
Are You a Tough Mudder?
I have run one marathon, a team marathon, a handful of half-marathons, and lots of 10k and 5k runs. In fact, the wife and I are registered to run a 5k on the 4th of July, sponsored by our alma mater, Wayland Baptist University. If you are like me, and have participated in a number... Read Article →
June 26, 2016
Cream City Hustle: Chapter Four, Part I
Cream City Hustle. A Personal Finance Thriller. Available at Amazon A listing of released installments can be found at the end of each installment Startled awake by the blare of his alarm clock, Marcus rolled over and smacked the snooze button. Seven minutes later, although he wanted to hit snooze again, he hit the off button... Read Article →
June 25, 2016
The Feel Rich Project – A SavvyReview
The Feel Rich Project: Reinventing Your Understanding of True Wealth to Find True Happiness Paperback: 211 pages Publisher: The Career Press, Inc. (2016) What is feeling rich? Is it about possessing consumer goods, various things and lots of stuff? Is it about having a certain amount of money in the bank? Perhaps it is about providing a high... Read Article →
June 24, 2016
Understanding Required Minimum Distributions
Certainly by the time you are within five years of retirement, if not sooner, you should be developing an order of withdrawal plan for your various retirement accounts. A part of that withdrawal plan will include your Social Security pension and it would behoove you to be aware of the RMD requirement. RMD Requirement Even... Read Article →
June 23, 2016
Cream City Hustle: Installments Listing
Cream City Hustle A Personal Finance Thriller Available at Amazon I will be sharing a half chapter or so of my first personal finance thriller each Sunday. A complete listing of each installment can be found below … Cream City Hustle – Installments Prologue Chapter One, Part I Chapter One, Part II Chapter Two, Part I Chapter... Read Article →
June 22, 2016
Education Department Recommends Killing Accreditor of For-profit Colleges
By Annie Waldman, ProPublica A much-criticized college accreditor that regulates hundreds of for-profit schools should have its oversight powers terminated, a U.S. Department of Education staff report has recommended. There are several more steps before the government could actually strip the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools of its authority. But the department’s unprecedented... Read Article →
June 21, 2016
Back in the Saddle … Finally
A little over a week ago, I was in the middle of an interesting week … and not in a good way. Whammy number one was a corrupted OS on my desktop computer. A visit to my local computer shop revealed that all was lost – I had key data backed up elsewhere – and... Read Article →
June 20, 2016
How Much Money is Needed to Invest?
The following is a guest post, courtesy of Jordan Niefeld, CPA, CFP® Before you decide how much money you need to begin investing, first start by having an honest conversation with yourself and see what exactly you are trying to achieve. Ask yourself questions like: What specific financial goals are most important to you? Do... Read Article →
