Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category

If You’re Getting a Refund, You’re Doing Something Wrong

Friday, April 13th, 2007

For a lot of people, tax season is all about getting that nice fat refund check from the Federal Government and, to a lesser extend, from your state as well.  While it's certainly nice to get this "unexpected" sum of money each and every year, it's probably not the best way to go.  By getting ...

Confessions of a Miser

Monday, April 9th, 2007

I have a confession to make - I love money more than almost anything.  Don't get me wrong, my family and friends come first, but I don't know if I can think of anything else that would be ahead of money on my list. And because I'm this way, I've been ...

Money Rule #1 - Be Accountable for Your Actions

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Look, I know I reference MSN Money and Yahoo! Finance on here all the time, and I'm always talking about good articles that I find on the sites - but today, I seriously found the single greatest money managing article of all time. I'm not kidding. A while back, I wrote about ...

Does $1 Million Still Get it Done?

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

Remember when you used to think $1 million meant you could afford anything?  When it meant that you'd have a gigantic house with the nicest cars and essentially you'd be able to do whatever you felt like doing whenever you felt like doing it? It turns out that if you asked ...

How Much Does March Madness Really Cost?

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Today I came across a pretty interesting article on MSN Money, which was about the amount of money employers lose thanks to the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament.  When you look at the numbers, it really is pretty staggering, and it may explain why your boss always seems to get pretty grumpy ...