intents and purchases

08.06.07

Home Sweet Rental Property goals, intents and purchases, real estate, retirement, wealth | (5)
Every Monday is Intents and Purchases day at Living Behind the Curve Dani and I don't fight about much, but there is one dispute we have yet to iron out: our plan for real estate investment. It's an important thing to figure out, since investing properly would mean a vast majority of our retirement will be tied up in these properties. We're definitely of two minds on the subject, and yet our plans work out pretty similarly in the beginning and end, it's just the execution that differs. Dani thinks we should make our money on rents, and I think we ...
07.30.07

Eschewing Insurance and Cashing out the 401(k), Part 2 emergency fund, frugality, goals, insurance, intents and purchases, lifestyle, personal finance, real estate, retirement, wealth, world domination | (0)
Every Monday is Intents and Purchases day at Living Behind the Curve. When last we left our tale of financial intrigue, I had given up on the medical insurance game and was seeking a $10,000 self-insurance starter kit, in the form of my 401(k). Rather than bet my health and wealth on a blind roll of the dice, I decided to poke at the glorious interweb and see what I could find. Before I get started, a few happy little disclaimers: I'm not a professional, I have no idea what the hell I'm doing, and I don't recommend this to anyone. ...
07.23.07

Eschewing Insurance and Cashing out the 401(k), Part 1 career, frugality, goals, health and fitness, insurance, intents and purchases, personal finance, retirement | (8)
Every Monday is Intents and Purchases day at Living Behind the Curve. Health insurance is one of those must-haves, right? Everybody needs it, and living without it can be devastating... except when it's not. When I made the decision to look for part-time work, I had to take a very hard look at not only our finances, but also how I would take care of my health (Mer's company doesn't offer Domestic Partner coverage.) I did some research into self-insurance, and then sat Mer down in front of the whiteboard a little over a week ago to spew ...
07.16.07

The Power of Money — What PF Blogs Don’t Teach You debt reduction, frugality, goals, intents and purchases, life hacking, personal finance, self help, wealth, world domination | (8)
Every Monday is Intents and Purchases day at Living Behind the Curve. I'm gonna take another swipe at the Personal Finance blogosphere. This might turn into a regular series. Please, helmets on. A couple of things happened this weekend that really changed how I look at money and its place in my life. First, I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Love it or hate it, I think it's become a perennial classic in modern personal finance literature. (There will be a full detailed book review in the near future, I promise.) Secondly, Dani basically sat me down for a financial meeting ...
07.09.07

An Emergency Fund in Action: Our $500 Weekend buying in bulk, emergency fund, home improvement, intents and purchases, personal finance | (9)
Every Monday is Intents and Purchases day at Living Behind the Curve. Direct your browser to just about any personal finance blog, and you'll be able to find at least one post about emergency funds: why you should have one, how to build it, when you should start, and exactly how much (or how little) you should sock away. What I don't see a lot of is emergency funds being used for, you know, emergencies. (A planned car purchase is not an emergency.) Maybe they don't have many emergencies, or perhaps personal finance bloggers aren't willing to admit it ...

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