Words of Wisdom from Warren Buffett
During this economic turmoil and financial crisis, I have been asking myself how is the Oracle of Omaha navigating so smoothly through these tough waters. In the last week or so, Warren Buffett and his company Berkshire Hathaway have decided to invest just shy of $12.7 Billion or 40% of the cash balance in “attractive” [...]
No Car Payments….Finally
So today is the day that we own our Jeep Liberty free and clear. This is the first time that I have owned my car outright and I have to admit, I enjoy it. In a previous post, you might recall how we finalized our lease and I have been saving those payments ever since.
With [...]
Eagles on Sunday Night Football
This post is slightly off topic, but I thought it would be fun as I am watching some football tonight:
It is tough being a Philadelphia Eagles fan in Boston….First of all, I need to somehow erase SuperBowl XXXIX from my memory…..After that, every weekend I struggle going out to a bar to watch my home [...]
CD Ladder Investment: Two-Thirds Complete
I am getting one step closer to completing my 1st short-term financial goal of creating a CD Ladder investment worth $3,000, opening up my 4th CD in September. These are dollars that I can save and/or earn through this blog. This $3,000 investment would be made up of six $500 CD’s that have a 6-month [...]
Design Within Reach, a nice small cap for your portfolio
Would you be willing to pay the book value of a stock that is growing the revenue line versus prior year? I know I would, especially in this current market environment. Looking at my daily value stock screen, I came across a nice find with Design Within Reach Inc. (DWRI).
If you are not familiar with [...]
Coffee Maker = Savings Account
It has been widely publicized by David Bach in the Automatic Millionaire on how much you can save by skipping that Latte every morning and saving the $3.50 every day. But if you are like me, you can’t get through the day without at least one cup of java in the morning. By planning every night and setting [...]
Blog Carnival: Investing Carnival #11
My Bank of America Equity Collar Option post was just recently included in the most recent investment carnival hosted by Old School Value. This carnival is a great collection of simply investing blog posts from across the web. I would like to thank Old School Value for hosting the 11th edition of this investing carnival.
