I’ve been reading the Yakezie scholarship essays recently, and I have to say that while I have enjoyed all of the essays that I have read so far, there are a few that have touched me personally and have left me spending some time thinking and self-reflecting about life in general. To me, that’s the [...]
Archive for December, 2010
23 Comments Kevin on Dec 28th 2010
Merry Christmas, everyone! Thank you very much to all those who have stopped by and commented, left invaluable feedback, and have helped my site grow and prosper along the way; I am deeply grateful. If you ever have any questions, comments, or feedback, just let me know! Here’s some reading for the holidays:
16 Comments Kevin on Dec 25th 2010
I’ve read a lot of great and interesting articles lately; there are too many to share! Here are some of my favorites from the past week or so:
17 Comments Kevin on Dec 23rd 2010
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Real Estate,Saving Your Money
Don’t Get Suckered by the Banks: How Much Can You *Really* Afford to Spend on a New Home?
When you go to the bank to look at getting a mortgage pre-approval, they will often quote you a ridiculous figure as the maximum amount you can borrow. This number is usually based on a simple metric, such as “debt payments should be no more than 40% of income”. Such simple metrics can lead to [...]
65 Comments Kevin on Dec 20th 2010
The shortest day of the year (for those of you in the northern hemisphere) is almost here… and so is Christmas! Is anyone tired of the snow yet? This is actually the first Christmas I spend at home in four years (the last three were overseas), so I’m actually enjoying it so far! Posts of [...]
21 Comments Kevin on Dec 19th 2010
Filed under Book Reviews,Growing Your Wealth,Guest Posts,Miscellaneous,Saving Your Money
Importance of Financial Literacy Education – Get Some Here with Ramit Sethi’s Book, I Will Teach You To Be Rich
The following is a guest post by Jesse Michelsen of PFFirewall.com. Education is important to me. In fact, I don’t ever plan to stop learning, regardless of the subject matters that come and go in my life. Knowledge really is power and without knowing, how can you go forward and do? That’s why ever since [...]
62 Comments Guest on Dec 15th 2010
Credit cards get a lot of hate around the PF blogosphere, and not all of it is undeserved. With easy credit on tap, it is easy to bury yourself in debt, and credit cards are often pushed on the young and inexperienced, who often end up learning about high interest rate debt the hard way. [...]
64 Comments Kevin on Dec 13th 2010
This year is definitely not looking to be a green Christmas… and that’s great! We’ve already had a couple of heavy snow falls this winter, and the snow is already getting pretty deep. I haven’t been home for the holidays for the past three years, so I’m looking forward to enjoying a snowy Christmas. Favorable [...]
30 Comments Kevin on Dec 12th 2010
