Love. Love comes first and foremost. It’s more important than anything I’m writing about in this post. But this is a financial blog. We gotta talk about the financial aspects of getting married. Talking about money may not be romantic but it is important. Money-related fights are the number one reason for divorce. Statistically, it’s … Read more
If you’ve been around the personal finance blogosphere for more than a day, you’ve read about emergency funds. I haven’t written about emergency funds until because I thought they had already been covered to death. But what hasn’t been covered to death is the why. Most people write about how an emergency fund is just … Read more
I went on a guided fishing trip in Florida last winter and our guide, Larry was one of the best saltwater fishing guides I have ever met, and he happened to leave an impression on me. It wasn’t necessarily his proficiency at locating fish, although we did happen to land a couple big ones. It … Read more
I had an interesting call from my farm tenant a couple weeks ago who said that there was a note in the her mailbox which she assumed was for me. It read “I want to buy your house, please call Ms. Thomas”… Me being the ever inquisitive investor, I promptly called Ms. Thomas. Turns out … Read more
I realize this is not necessarily about finances or economics but to me, it is all intertwined. I read this verse, and am not really sure where it came from, but I think it has great meaning. “I place all my power in your care and trust you to do for me what I … Read more