A Frugal And Fun Trip To The Park

This past Sunday, my family (wife and 2 kids) decided to go to the nature park.  Actually, it was more my wife’s idea, but since the temperature this past Sunday in our neck of the country was almost 80 degree, it sounded like a wonderful idea. So we went a park close by that was… Continue reading A Frugal And Fun Trip To The Park

On Ground Whaler Flip and Host File Check For Identity Theft

I’ve seem some pretty cool gymnastic tricks since my daughter started taking gymnastic lessons, especially since the older girls practice in the same gym. But one that I’ve never seen is anyone doing the diving move called a “whaler” on the ground.  But the guy in the following video can!  It’s an amazing video, the… Continue reading On Ground Whaler Flip and Host File Check For Identity Theft

Is Buy And Hold Investing Dead?

  On TV and other channels of financial communications, I keep hearing that the “Buy and Hold” strategy is dead or no longer works, but I beg to differ! The chart above is my 401k balance over the past 8+ years, and as you can tell, my overall balance has almost doubled (97.6 %)!  Now… Continue reading Is Buy And Hold Investing Dead?

The Mercedes Driving Coupon Clipper

Last weekend, I took my family to “Steak & Shake” Restaurant.   We had a coupon from one of those ever popular entertainment books.  I was proud of myself for remembering to use it, at least until I noticed the “Mercedes Driving Coupon Clipper“!  Over the past few years, we decided to keep our entertainment books… Continue reading The Mercedes Driving Coupon Clipper