During the winter of 2008, I was amazed when gas prices crept over $3.50 a gallon (not to mention when it went over $4.00). When this happened, I asked a buddy from work if he wanted to start car pooling. We have the perfect scenario, he only live 2 miles from my house, and his house was… Continue reading Carpooling to Save Money and Reduce Gas Prices
Re-Using Printer Paper At Work
A few months ago, when I was walking by a fellow prisoner, erh… cube dweller, I noticed that he had a stack of paper that was about 1 foot high. I was perplexed… what was it for? So I asked him, he told me it was scrap paper. I thought that was a pretty good idea. … Continue reading Re-Using Printer Paper At Work
Kids Allowance Amount
I decided to start a weekly allowance for both of my kids after they had their 5th birthday. I basically decided to keep it simple. I just give them $1 for each year of age ($5 for my 5-year-old, $9 for my 9-year-old). Depending on how well I’m doing financially on down the road, I might increase the amounts for both kids… Continue reading Kids Allowance Amount
Investment Losses
Well, we are finally in the 4th quarter of 2009! Time to start looking at any losses in our brokerage accounts (this past year was bad for me, too many high beta stock). Beta is the risk factor the stock is rated at, 1 being average risk, and anything higher than 1 being more risky. If… Continue reading Investment Losses