Here's a mid-2013 update of our retirement portfolio, including employer 401(k) plans, self-employed retirement plans, Traditional and Roth IRAs, and taxable brokerage holdings. Cash reserves (emergency fund), college savings accounts, experimental … [Read the rest]
Businessweek's cover story this week is about how fathers do the work/family balancing act. The article talks about how men want to be more involved in family life as well as women but face their own unique obstacles yada yada, but this part caught … [Read the rest]
I recently finished reading the biography of Charles Munger done by Janet Lowe, Damn Right! Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger, originally published in 2000. The book did a pretty good job of filling in details … [Read the rest]
As part of our transition to parenthood (less time) and part-time work (less income), Mrs. MMB and I have been trying to get more organized with our finances. I've eased up on my control-freak ways and we've shifted as many bills as we can to … [Read the rest]
Here is a promotional Costco membership certificate for prospective new members. You buy a certificate for full price on the promotional page and then bring it in to Costco to activate your membership. I have done this promotion in the past. … [Read the rest]
Joe Davis and Andy Clarke of The Vanguard Blog had a thought-provoking post comparing the increasing popularity of broadly-diversified, low-cost portfolios to the historical spread of certain technologies: Much like electricity, refrigeration, and … [Read the rest]
I've been falling behind on my book reviews. Here's an older book I found that made for good airplane reading - Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions by Ben Mezrich. The book is … [Read the rest]
I've been getting my butt kicked by a bout of food poisoning, so posting will be light this week. Fever, chills, sweats, and I haven't been able to keep down any solid food in over 48 hours. Blech. … [Read the rest]
Over the weekend I read all 73 posts of Arctic Dream, a blog written by the family who took a DIY sabbatical from their comfortable American life and spent a year living on a small Norwegian island in the Arctic Circle with only 180 residents. … [Read the rest]
The problem with choosing between sunscreens is that they all claim to do everything. The July 2013 issue of Consumer Reports magazine again tested a variety of sunscreens against their claims. For example, one important thing that CR tested for … [Read the rest]
Designer Stefan Sagmeister did another TEDtalk titled Happiness by design where the best part was when he shared the list below of "Things I have learned in my life so far" (which later became a book of typographic artwork). Complaining is … [Read the rest]
NPR Morning Edition featured a story today about non-traditional retirements: Seeing The (Northern) Light: A Temporary Arctic Retirement. Instead of waiting until 65, Winston Chen decided to stop working for an entire year mid-career and moved his … [Read the rest]
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