Author Archives: Evan

Updating My Dividend Champion Watch List for February 2013

I would venture to guess that most people that follow their finances and investments closely have a favorite account or investment account.  Mine would have to be my dividend investment account made up of companies that have raised their dividends every year for the past twenty-five years.  As such, every few months I update theContinue Reading

Do You Consider Little Increases When Making Monthly Subscription Decisions?

I am in a constant fight with cable companies, cell phone companies, and most other monthly fees I am forced to pay.  Granted they may not know we are fighting, but trust me, we are.  Other than the internet I don’t feel like I ever get enough utility or satisfaction from most monthly services soContinue Reading

January 2013 Net Worth Update – Thank F’n God its Over!

I am very excited to have made it out of January 2013 alive and without a drinking problem as it was filled with some great highs mixed in with some terrible, awful lows.   First, The Wife and I moved out of the home we started our family (and somewhere along the line became adultsContinue Reading

The World Lost a Great Personal Finance Role Model

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 asContinue Reading

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 investmentContinue 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 FirstContinue Reading