1099 Misc from Independent Foreclosure Review
It is that time of year again! Tax time! I view it as filling out a yearly self-evaluation. You get to see where you did well and where you need to improve for the next year. This year is going to be particularly painful for a lot of folks that were foreclosed on and filed a claim […]
Rebalancing my portfolio 2013
I haven’t done much trading in my accounts this past year. The stock market kept going up so I just monitored my holdings. Toward the end of the year, I decided to lock in a loss I had in FNFG and offset it with some gains. I bought INTC in December 2008. Since then, I’ve […]
Denial in Congress
Day 8 of the government shutdown. Congress is still getting paid yet thousands of Federal workers have been forced to stay home. There is a chance that the workers will get paid during the government shutdown but it will be retroactively. It sounds a little like a forced vacation. I’ve been reading a lot of […]
Waiting on iOS 7
It is just after midnight and I’m waiting to see if I can download iOS 7. I’m excited to get the new features Apple has been promoting since they unveiled the new software on June 10th. I anticipate that my iPhone and iPad will feel like new devices with the new software. In addition to […]
Positive Net Worth, finally!
I’ve been tracking my Net Worth for a while now and I was excited to see that I’m back to a positive net worth! I’ve analyzed my records and found that most of the gains came from the stock market, of course. I’m still trying to find the right contribution amount to my 401k that […]
PMI
I hate Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI). I’m not sure why it is allowed to exist. The fee is paid by the borrower to protect the lender. I think that because there is no benefit to the borrower and it only benefits the lender the lender should be pay for it. I’m paying $123.50 a month […]
Request timed out on Mint.com
I’ve been using Mint.com for a few years now. Overall, I’ve been fairly happy with the service. They’ve had bugs and there were times when I wanted to close my account but overall they’ve been doing a good job. I’m particularly annoyed at the most recent bug though. I can’t log in to my account […]
Meager Income Update for November
I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving! I’m finally getting around to updating my monthly income and debt. I’m approaching two years worth of data, too. Soon, I’ll be able to compare year over year over year and spot trends. I’ve also added my net worth to my site. If you were to […]
Buffett Argues For a Minimum Tax For the Wealthy
I’m not sure if you had a chance to read Mr. Buffett’s op-ed in the New York Times on Nov 25th. As you know, I’m a fan of his. You can read the full opinion piece here. He has some interesting facts in his article like: The Forbes 400, the wealthiest individuals in America, hit a […]
Republicans Don’t Want You to Read This Report
According to the New York Times and Huffington Post, Republicans applied pressure to the Congressional Research Service so that they would not release the report that states that trickle down economics does not work! Of course many of us already knew this but the nonpartisan group confirmed it. A link to the report: Congressional Research […]
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