Tag Archive: saving

My Net Worth

I last did a net worth update in August.  I don’t worry  much about tracking my net worth, but I’d like to know where I sit at the beginning of the year.  If I’m going to track it, I’m going to share it. This is where I was sitting in August: Assets House: $252,900 Cars: $19,740 Checking…

Living the High Life

This post is part of the Yakezie Blog swap. I have swapped this week with Eric at Narrow Bridge Finance. This is a post from Eric discussing the theme: What Motivates You to be Financially Responsible?  Please take a moment to read my post, Monsters, at Eric’s site. Unlike my blogger buddy Jason here at…

What Happens When You Save

Image via Wikipedia I’m a debtor. I’d like that to be otherwise, but I’m pretty close to the limit of what I can do to change that.   Don’t get me wrong, it’s changing, but there is a limit to how many side projects I can take on at one time.   So, I’m in debt and…

5 Reasons to Quit Saving and Start Living

Image by owaief89 via Flickr Live is all about trade-offs.  You trade your time for a paycheck.  Your trade your paycheck for food, rent, and security.  Don’t get so obsessed with saving and security that you forget to live your life.   There are many good reasons to put your savings on hold in order to…