It’s amazing to me how bored people are today. How many T.V. apps are there? How many social media sites are there today? We have Apple TV (mostly for YouTube and so we can watch re-runs of old T.V. shows on Hulu) and I count no less than 20 apps. There’s probably more but I […]
Why no one ever told you to buy whole life insurance before now
***** Boris: Good Heavens! Natasha: Boris! You said ‘Heavens’! Boris: What can I do? They won’t let me plug the competition. — Boris and Natasha, from The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle ***** A question I often get from folks is “why haven’t I heard of anyone else using whole life insurance before?” This sort […]
2 financial truths and a lie
Long time ago, my wife and I hosted a Christmas party where we had a bunch of new guests — kind of like “friends of friends” on Flakebook, but in the flesh. Anywho, to get to know everyone a bit better, we played this little game called “2 truths and a lie”. Really simple. You […]
When spending your retirement savings helps you save more money for retirement
The whole “debt is dumb” crowd is amusing… especially when they rage against anyone who dares to defy their logic. I also find the modern financial planning advice equally amusing in that it assumes restricting access to your savings is good for you and will help you save more money. For example, conventional financial planning […]
My moronic car-buying advice that saved us $3,315
Oh look, a troll (whom I somehow overlooked) comments on my YooToob video: *** “wow another dumb video form a moron. So you are trying to say the dealer will give you the rebates if you get outside financing but wont if you get dealer financing? LMFAO!!!! Thats the funniest thing posted on youtube. Keep up the funny videos.” […]