The Importance of an Emergency Fund I believe in the saying that we should always plan for the worst and hope for the best, and when you relate this to your finances it means having an emergency fund. An emergency fund is exactly what it says on the tin, it’s a source of funds where… Continue reading The Importance of an Emergency Fund
Year: 2011
Dividend Stocks, Free Lunch Experiment #8
Dividend Stocks, Lunch Experiment Update: This month, long with the Stock market overall (the DOW is above 12,000 again… hooray), I gained in both EVEP and CIM! The stock ANH didn’t move staying the same price. If I could, I would like to get rid of ANH and buy something more conservative. So far, I’ve been impressed… Continue reading Dividend Stocks, Free Lunch Experiment #8
Superbowl XLV Win, Packers Had An Awesome Game!
Part of my family is from the Pittsburg area (although we don’t live in Pennsylvania now), so I’ve been a Pittsburg fan as long as I can remember. But even I was rooting for the Packers (Packers won 31-25)! It’s great to see the old 2nd oldest franchise team in the league back on top! The Packers… Continue reading Superbowl XLV Win, Packers Had An Awesome Game!
MR Cache 2011 Feb 6, Ice Storm Edition
West Winds Blow While I’ve been through some freezing rain storms before, never have I experienced something like this before (at least as an adult). Quite literally, my driveway was (and currently is) a 3 to 4 inch slab of ice! I had to use both salt and sand on my driveway so my kids… Continue reading MR Cache 2011 Feb 6, Ice Storm Edition