From the time I was 5 years old to about age 18, I had an uncle that would buy me shares of stocks every year for birthdays and Christmas. He was pretty good at it. By the time of the start of my junior year, the portfolio was worth about $15,000. Unfortunately, I was short on cash… Continue reading A Stock Market "What If" from My Youth
Advice for Spendthrift Friends in Debt
While reading a post on GetRichSlowly.org, I came across an article called: “You are your own worst enemy“. We all have friends like the “Gillian” that is described in the article. Often time (at least in my case), we are too polite to say “What is wrong with you! You can’t afford that!!! Well, I finally… Continue reading Advice for Spendthrift Friends in Debt
The Warren Buffett & Bill Gates TV Special
Last night didn’t disappoint! Warren Buffett is such a clever, intelligent speaker!The I was going to comment on the CNBC special last night that I mentioned yesterday, but Financial Samurai beat me to the punch! Click here for Financial Samurai’s excellent summarization of the tv special that happened last night at 9:00pm ET. So instead, I thought… Continue reading The Warren Buffett & Bill Gates TV Special
Good Cheap Lunches
When going out for lunch, I use to eat whatever I wanted without regard to the price. This was good, but usually once I found something I stuck to it, and whenever going to that restaurant, I would buy that menu item over and over. Unfortunately, what the food that I liked was also typically… Continue reading Good Cheap Lunches