Analyzing Wealth

In my neverending quest to find the best way to save for retirement, I've given some consideration to the 72(t) SEPP (substantially equa...

I was talking about my pappaw over the weekend, telling my girlfriend that he retired at 55. Of course, she asked, "what has he been do...

The "latte factor" has been well documented in personal finance circles, but I thought I'd bring you another example of the ef...

In October, my girlfriend and I got our first puppy. We went down to a local animal shelter, where we were lucky enough to find an adorable ...

I've been doing some reading this morning and thought I'd highlight some posts that I enjoyed . . . JLP of AllFinancialMatters shows...

I have to say that I'm thrilled with how quickly I'm progressing toward my annual net worth goal. It was an aggressive goal and it l...

I've been giving early retirement a lot of thought lately. Specifically, I've been trying to figure out which investment accounts ca...

It seems, every week, there are a lot of PF bloggers talking about renting vs. owning, and it's a subject I love to comment on. This mor...

Okay, so I'm on the 1st of the month now. I'll try to keep it here from now on, but it will certainly test my patience. It was a goo...

I was exchanging emails with a former coworker yesterday, and we have had mutual frustration with my employer. Not that this is rare; I thin...

Ah yes. All fund companies have something to offer you that nobody else has-- funds that will beat the market! Or so they will tell you. You...

I'm a big fan of the Net Worth metric. I think it paints a nice picture of what position you are in financially, and gives you an easy w...

I've danced around it a bit, partly because I knew I had more changes to make, but I think it's time to go ahead and post my allocat...

Conventional wisdom says everyone needs some bonds. If you don't need them for income, you need them for a diversifier, to balance out ...

JLP at AllFinancialMatters has a disagreement with some arguments on the virtues of paying off a mortgage early . I agree with JLP, and it c...

I try to catch up on all the blogs first thing Monday morning when I can. My Money Blog reveals some misinformation (or at least misleading ...

Think about dividing your expenses in this manner: 1) Necessities. Housing, food, gas, clothes, etc. 2) Personal and financial betterment. T...

I currently drive a Honda Pilot. It's a good value, as SUVs go, and I got a decent deal on it when I bought it new in the Fall of 2005. ...

A few great personal finance blog posts from the last couple of days: Trent at The Simple Dollar talks about the all-important tradeoff bet...

So I'm impatient! I keep telling myself to wait a full month before updating my net worth, but it's fun to update, so I haven't ...