May 2007

California…knows how to party!

May 31, 2007

This posting has little to do with money, but we thought our readers would be interested in our travels and a few tidbits here and there. Yesterday we traveled down from the Lake Tahoe area to Yosemite National Park. We had been staying in our family cabin that James’ grandfather bought in 1964. It is [...]

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Galavanting Through California

May 28, 2007

Hi All, We DINKs are currently visiting family in California! So our postings will be somewhat spotty for the next couple of days until our return later on this week! Thanks and please stay tuned for our regular programming ! Best, James

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Power Plan Appears to be Paying Off

May 25, 2007

Hi All, It looks like it’s going to be a busy memorial day weekend, but I wanted to give our readers an update on the situation with our power bill. A few days ago we blogged about the escalating situation with our power bill. Well, it turns out that this month the bill came at [...]

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Wealth Transparency

May 24, 2007

Last weekend my mind got to wandering at a crab shack on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I got to thinking about how interesting it would if finances were more transparent. Given social norms, finances are one of those things that we deal with each and every day, with quite a variety of people, but [...]

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Conscious Spending For Couples

May 23, 2007

Last weekend I was at a used book outlet in rural Virginia and I came across an inexpensive copy of Deborah Knuckey‘s Conscious Spending for Couples. Knuckey is a free lance author and marketer. She’s written a number of interesting articles on a wide variety of topics. For example, she’s penned on extreme dating, politics, [...]

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The DINKS May Networth

May 22, 2007

After dragging ourselves home from work yesterday, we sat down and added up our net worth. We are happy to report that our wealth has grown to $356,000, an all time high. While we’d like to say that we’ve been particularly clever, most of our $27,000 gain over last month has been due to the [...]

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Blogger Spotlight: Financial Tip of the Week

May 18, 2007

Hello Everyone! While nursing my morning coffee, I came across a website you might be interested in. The page is called “The Financial Tip of the Week” and it’s run by Mark Oleson. Oleson has a PhD in family financial counseling and is the financial aid guru at the University of Colombia-Missouri. Oleson’s webpage has [...]

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Financial planning 101

May 17, 2007
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Warren Buffet on the Charlie Rose Show

May 16, 2007

Today while I was surfing the net studying for my finals, I came cross the latest interview with Warren Buffet on the Charlie Rose Show. Of course, you know that Warren Buffet is one of America’s most successful investors. He’s also very popular because of his easy manner and folks speaking style. His investing newsletters [...]

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Travel the World For Free

May 16, 2007

I know it might feel like a dream or some hype, but it was actually quite an informative class that I went to this evening with my friend (who will be leaving sooner than I on a round the world trip). While I won’t share all the tips now, I’m tired, I will give a [...]

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