I’ve decided to pay myself an experimental Adult Allowance! Currently, as I mentioned in a previous post, I pay my kids an allowance. A few months ago, joking around, I told my son I was going to start to pay myself an allowance too. That got me thinking about potential savings from my lunch expense. … Continue reading Paying An Adult Allowance, A Lunch Experminent
Author: Money Reasons
A offbeat personal finance blogger that comes from the tech world.
Mortgage Free Idea #1
What is my next move after I’m mortgage free? I’ve been thinking about this a lot, I’ve had a lot of different ideas pop in my head. My latest idea, the one I keep coming back too is going to sounds a bit crazy… I’m seriously thinking about moving into a larger house and taking… Continue reading Mortgage Free Idea #1
Roth IRA Emergency Fund
I don’t have a traditional emergency fund, so I decided once my mortgage is paid off, I’m going to use part of my previous mortgage payment savings to fund into my Roth IRA as an emergency fund. My Roth IRA previously was used just for active trading in a few high beta stocks. This… Continue reading Roth IRA Emergency Fund
Pre-Vacation Nightmare!
Let’s travel back in time to last Sunday 11/01/2009, it’s 4:39 am in the morning and I’m about to get my son up to leave for our vacation flight. Being half asleep, I bumped my son’s hamster cage by accident, but his hamster doesn’t move… Hmmm, I bumped it harder this time ( intentionally), but again the… Continue reading Pre-Vacation Nightmare!