Yep, it’s true! I bought a lottery ticket, the value of the potential prize was multimillions of dollars. This is not a frugal way to get money! In fact, it’s very wasteful. So why did I do it? Well, last night I went out to eat and to see a movie (Sherlock Holmes) with both friends… Continue reading Bought My First and Last Lottery Ticket
The Cost Of Twisting Opportunity Costs
While reading https://financefreelancelife.com’s post on Opportunity Costs, I decided to write about a concern I have on Opportunity Costs. In economics class in college, students learn of the concept of “Opportunity Costs”. Opportunity Costs questions where it’s worth the time and money to do an activity, and if there isn’t a better way to spend… Continue reading The Cost Of Twisting Opportunity Costs
My Financial Pyramid
My Personal Financial Pyramid Just for fun, I thought I’d create my interpretation of a hierarchical “Financial Pyramid” (modeled after Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs). Financial Pyramid Level Details (Top Down analysis): Uber-RICH Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, and similar people dwell here! I don’t know what it would be like to have a Net Worth… Continue reading My Financial Pyramid
Hilton Head Daydreaming
This past summer, we vacationed in Hilton Head for a week. As I look out my wintery window (This post was written on January 23rd, 2010), the weather which reminds me of a grey cloudy horror movie setting, I keep daydreaming of the great time we had at Hilton Head Island in SC. Hilton Head has… Continue reading Hilton Head Daydreaming