Budget Snob

When There’s Movement – Stuff Happens

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Goals

I had a whiny, way below my age breakdown yesterday. I’ve been putting in a lot of time with BudgetSnob but I haven’t seen the results I had planned by this point. So, I was a little lot down. I felt like I was staring at the Himalayas standing at the bottom of a dry lake bed in Death Valley. 

Then I read something that profoundly changed my outlook. It was a newspaper article about a little (or maybe not so little) obscure blog called TheAwl. I knew the rest of the article would be good after reading this…

If you were going to assemble a business plan for a Web site, you would look closely at everything The Awl (theawl.com)

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Common Investing Mistakes

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Of course we all make investing mistakes. Whether it’s buying a stock based on an eavesdropped conversation at dinner last night or making grossly inaccurate choices with a business transaction, we’ve all had our doozies.

Have you ever stopped to think that maybe these bad choices have something in common? That you’re making the same mistakes each time without knowing it?… Read the rest

Lessons in Cash Money

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Cash Money

Forty bucks. Forty bucks burning the proverbial hole in my pocket. I’ve been a debit card guy my entire working life. But not this week. For the first time in more than 10 years, I have a small wad of cash strapped to my wallet.

I’ve been frustrated for just as many years with my inability to sock away much of anything. I don’t have a lot of debt but not much in savings either. In fact, if it weren’t for my company’s generous retirement plan, I would have exactly zero saved.… Read the rest

Retirement for Young’uns

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If you’re under the age of say 45, have you ever stopped to think about what your retirement will look like? With the recent mulling over of raising the Social Security eligibility age (to 70 in case you didn’t know), maybe it’s time to take a reality based look at our golden years.

The good people over at FrugalDad are questioning the typical retirement rules.

As our economy shifts away from manufacturing (something I personally find very sad), and into service, I think people will be more likely to change jobs dozens of times in their lifetime.

I personally have worked for 5 different companies in the span of 10 years—not including the 5 legitimate and as many illogical businesses I started over the same period.… Read the rest