I generally try to post information that is useful and helpful to other people, but now and then I need to reserve a post for an outpouring of personal information and emotion. This is one of those posts. I admit: I’m downright nervous about jobs, or in this case, the lack thereof. As some of [...]
Archive for January 2009
Desperately Seeking a Job
Posted 28 January 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Education, Frugal living | 2 Comments
Savings Rate Wiki – Complete Overhaul
Posted 23 January 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Banking, Savings | Comments Off
I just performed a complete overhaul of the savings rate wiki. It was in dire need of an update, and bank rates have been dropping so frequently that almost every existing rate changed. Wow. Some highlights Dollar Savings Direct is no longer 4.00%. Oh how far the mighty has fallen! It is now down to [...]
The Great Portfolio Pummeling of 2008
Posted 2 January 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Market, Mutual funds, Retirement | Comments Off
A New Year is upon us. At the end of a year, I normally have feelings of pensiveness and of reflective nostalgia about the year past and the inexhaustible marching forward of time. This time, not so much. Sure, I still have those nostalgic feelings on a personal level, but economically, I’m ready to kick [...]
