I just turned 2!

Update: Over $500 in prizes! Yesterday was my second anniversary here. For the last two years, I have shared my thoughts, feelings, and finances three times a week and you have been there to watch and share as I figure out my financial future. I appreciate it. To show my appreciation, I’m giving stuff…

Refinancing Your Existing Loan to Purchase An Investment Property

Many people are looking at the housing market slump right now as an investment opportunity. Here are a few of the things that you need to know before getting a new home loan or refinancing your existing loan in order to make that happen. Amount You Want to Borrow A lot of borrowers go shopping…

Future Me Returns

This is a conversation between me and my future self, if my financial path wouldn’t have positively forked 2 years ago. The transcript is available here. What would your future self have to say to you?

Black Friday Mayhem

On Friday, I pepper-sprayed a small crowd of people so I could get a cheap XBox 360. Well, I didn’t, but some woman in Los Angeles can truthfully say that today. On Friday, I slept in a bit, had some breakfast, and played with my kids. I only shopped at stored whose name ended…