Business has it rough compared to the government! So I have this question “Is it Okay for the Government to Cook The Books”? First let me say what Businesses aren’t allowed to do! Manipulate the bookkeeping records to alter their financial statements. In Accounting, this was called “cooking the book” or creating accounting, and this… Continue reading Is it Okay for the Government to Cook The Books
My Secret Wealth Goal
Okay, obviously this isn’t going to be much of a secret wealth goal soon, but here it is anyway… My “Secret Wealth Goal” is to have a Net Worth amount that is larger than the total amount of my “After College” income amounts for each year that I’ve been working. An example would be if… Continue reading My Secret Wealth Goal
Why I Bought Some Facebook Shares
Yep, that’s right I finally broke down last month (in December) and bought some shares of Facebook. Previously, I wrote an article called (Why I Passed On The Facebook IPO) where I described why I decided to skip purchasing shares of Facebook during the IPO of the company. History proved that skipping out on the… Continue reading Why I Bought Some Facebook Shares
Financial Thoughts Spinning in my Head
Today, I thought I’d break out of my normal style of writing and openly think out loud the current set of financial thoughts that are spinning and bouncing around in my head. All too often, we read a direct organized list of things to consider and while this will be similar, it will also me… Continue reading Financial Thoughts Spinning in my Head