Back in May you might remember I decided to take $250 from the Sunk Costs Are Irrelevant coffers and “invest” it in a poker player. Well, the experiment is over. Here’s how it turned out. The single share I bought was spread across multiple events so there was some diversification involved, and the kicker was …
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Welcome to the Q3 2013 edition of Maximizing What’s in Your Wallet! Apologies for the tardiness. As a reminder, this post is for all the credit card deadbeats out there looking to maximize cash back rewards. So, if you never carry a balance on your credit cards, have them set to auto-pay in full every month, …
This represents an update to my review from earlier this year. As a reminder the US Bank Cash+ VISA is one of my core cards. I use it exclusively for paying my cell phone bill and eating at restaurants. The rewards structure used to look like this: Earn 5% Cash Back on two categories – YOU CAN …
The job market really seems to be opening up, at least where I live, and I have been doing a lot of interviewing lately looking for a new job. What’s wrong with my current job you may ask? There’s several things, but for the purposes of this article let’s just say I’m not confident about the …
Stocks For Your Kids Series: How to Choose Year 1 Update Year 2 Update Dear Son, Well, it’s just a few days past your 7th birthday and it seems we’re buried in Chima LEGO’s over here. What strides you’ve made this year in math and reading. The other day you even asked me if you could take …
OK, I know the words investing and poker really should not be in the same sentence for any prudent investor, but who said I was prudent! I play poker occasionally. Mostly small home games where we play a hold’em tournament or a cash game. $10-$20 buy-in’s with re-buys. Small stakes. On very rare occasions I …
Guest Post Being a homeowner can get expensive. Not only are you responsible for your monthly mortgage payment, owning your own home means being responsible for your own maintenance and repairs. A new roof, water heater or an HVAC unit can cost thousands of dollars. For this reason, many homeowners start a savings account to …
Yesterday, on top of my daily earnings, I also earned almost $6,000 in my 401k account due to the final piece of my company match vesting. Five long years I’ve waited to have full ownership of this money. It feels really good to see it now in writing. I’ve been counting it towards my net …
Guest Post From ugly sweaters to boring books, we’ve all received gifts at some point or another which we wish we hadn’t. Some people find that women are easier to buy gifts for than men are. There are so many great gift options for women, from jewelry to toiletry hampers, so you can’t really go wrong. Buying …
I read this article in the NY Times yesterday, and I have to say I come down pretty strongly on the need to keep housing down payments high. The arguments made by Professor Roberto G. Quercia clearly demonstrate that data supports the notion that certain groups who cannot afford to put a down payment on a house …
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