Personal finance
How to be Successful in Investing from Kiplinger — Part I
Kiplinger's Personal Finance has an on-going special series on successful investing. Today, the first segment of the "The Five Keys to Investing Success" is out and key number one is Make Investing a Habit, a principle that I couldn't agree more.
The article begins with a suggestion to people with small amount to invest every [...]
How Safe is Your City? Here’s the Best, Worst, and in Between
When buying real estate, everybody knows "location, location, location." However, the difference between locations shouldn't just be neighborhoods in the city, the city itself should also be on your mind. You certainly don't want to live in one of those "most dangerous" cities, even though you may find a perfect location in the city.
Morgan [...]
Year-end Giving Schedule
When it comes to charitable givings, I consider myself below average, though I can’t tell what that average is. In the past five years since we started to work, we donated above 200 dollars every year to a couple of organizations such as March of Dimes, American Red Cross, and local police department. One exception [...]
House for Sale: Then $639,900, Now $624,900
Early last month, we saw an open house sign nearby. We were not really shopping for a new house back then (even now), but since it was in the area we like, we decided to take a tour. The house, built in 1998, has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 car garage, and a unfinished basement. [...]
Did You Receive the Small Gift from EmigrantDirect?
A surprise was in the mail last night: a gift from EmigrantDirect.
Nothing big or fancy, but I take it as a gesture from EmigrantDirect of being their customer for the past year.
So what's the gift? It is a small writing pad with my name printed on every page, the kind of gift that you [...]
