Yes, I know, I didn't quite get this done at breakneck speed.  But here you go. July I had a great experience with the CEO of Carbonite.  I'm still recommending them to friends, even though the service didn't work on my Mac.  I bought some new tires.  Exciting, I know.  I discovered Alice.com.  Still love them.  I talked a little about collecting.  I also read and wrote about someone who was living on nothing. August August was my … [Read more...]

And we continue on with quarter two. April I thought about retirement planning.  I got a number of comments on a post about the plight of the twenty-somethings.  I ran another ten-mile race.  (And no, I'm not going to try barefoot running - I pick enough glass out of my running shoes to know that's a bad plan for me.)  I got sick of my local pharmacy and started using an online pharmacy.  I went on vacation, which was fun, but probably a … [Read more...]

So seeing as we're already well into 2009, it's time to start my year in review.  Who's ready for some time travel?  Here are some highlights from the past year. January Well, the year started out with a net worth drop for 2008. I talked about my new Kindle, which I still love, though I'm a little jealous of the newer version.  I thought about keeping your stuff safe and discussed CYA files.  I felt a little survivor's guilt over still … [Read more...]

Taking a break from taking down Christmas decorations to post my final 2009 Net Worth Update.  In December, my Net Worth increased 1.44%.  It was a great month for my investments. 2009 was a much better year than 2008.  Of course, this is likely due to the market rebound, but I'm definitely pleased with the numbers.  For 2009, my net worth increased 20.24%.  I like those numbers.  I've managed to put a lot of money into my retirement accounts, … [Read more...]

Around a year ago, I set up my 2009 goals.  Anyone else curious about how I did?  Probably not, but let's go for it anyway. 1. Increase savings by 10%. Close.  9%. Admittedly, I didn't bother to calculate how much this would be, so I wasn't working towards it. 2. Fully fund Roth IRA for 2009. Done!  Now to figure out my contributions for next year.  Automatic contributions make this pretty awesome. 3. Save at least half of this … [Read more...]