This is my most important Resolution for 2010. If I fail at all other 2010 Resolutions, I must not fail at this one! Here are the Reasons why: My weight is a health risk. While I’m not huge, my weight has raised my blood pressure, and needs to be lowered. High blood pressure puts too… Continue reading 2010 Resolution #1, Losing Weight While Saving Money
Author: Money Reasons
A offbeat personal finance blogger that comes from the tech world.
My 401k Is Still Under Water So I’m Using Dollar Cost Averaging To Bring It Back Up
I confess, my 401k portfolio was invested too aggressively in 2008. I’m still down big as the chart shows below: (Ouch, yes it hurt me just to look at it) Yes, the cumulative rate-of-return from the beginning of 2008 to the end of 2009 is -18.6%. Looks pretty bleak for me huh… So what did I… Continue reading My 401k Is Still Under Water So I’m Using Dollar Cost Averaging To Bring It Back Up
Top Blogger Financial Goals and Predictions
I found a lot of great writeups about 2009 results and 2010 goals! Since I didn’t have any 2009 goals to review myself, I was at a loss. So instead, I’m just highlighting some of the other top financial bloggers that have excellent goals and predictions. While I have created 2010 goals for myself, I… Continue reading Top Blogger Financial Goals and Predictions
Happy New Year!
Year 2009 was tough, but it was also the bottoming (or turn around) year for many important economical areas. Last year, we saw a lot of bottoming happening: the Stock Market bottomed in March 2009 the Housing Market started bottoming in the Summer of 2009 In fall 2009, housing prices started to recover. The labor… Continue reading Happy New Year!