Meager Income

Pay Off Debt, Retire Comfortably on Meager Income, Win the Lottery, Not Necessarily in that Order

What investment returns should you expect?

The graphic below was published in the New York Times a few weeks ago.  It contains the annualized returns for the S.& P. 500., for nearly 4,000 periods. It was created by Ed Easterling, who runs an investment management and research firm from Corvallis, Oregon.  It was a response to the question: “…whether investors should expect to […]

February 2011 Total Debt

I’ve included my total debt as of February 1, 2011 below.  I won’t be including my credit card balance moving forward.  I’m fortunate enough to be able to pay off the balance in full every month.  As an added bonus, I’m also receiving 2% cash back on purchases. My primary focus is on paying down […]

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