On Friday, January 18, 2013, The Wife’s grandmother passed away. She died while we were closing on our new home and no one called us to tell us until hours after to let us have a good memory of that day. She was 92 years old and up to her last moments was sharp as… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Evan
Starting an Investment Club
Notice how the title of this blog post is not how to start an investment club, because to be honest I have absolutely no experience with the topic. Notwithstanding I am taking the plunge and starting an investment club with a few friends, and I love to hear your input. The idea for an investment… Continue Reading
We Finally Bought a House!
After month after month of updates we finally closed on our new home on Friday, January 18, 2013. It seems I provided some type of update every 6 or so weeks : My House is on the Market in March Housing Update in April 5 Months Later Housing Update December 5th Home Update My First… Continue Reading
Why Kris Jenner and Most People Should Talk to a Professional When it Comes to Life Insurance
There was a recent story about how Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian’s mom, wants her daughter’s baby daddy, Kanye West, to pick up a Ten Million life insurance policy naming the child as primary beneficiary and Kim as contingent beneficiary which raised some interesting issues that can be applied to non-celebrities of normal wealth. While no… Continue Reading
Stop Lying to Yourself About What You Spend
I don’t care if you decide to lie to me about your personal finances but I am shocked how many people lie to themselves about the very basics that make up their personal finance world. I understand that not everyone knows their monthly nut, but I was floored the other day by someone so clueless… Continue Reading
