The Worst Time To Buy Something
To most of us, October 2006 has no material significance. For me, the date didn’t matter much either. However, it was a sign that the odds were against me. When was in my basement this week, I happened to notice a pool of water coating the floor in one of the unfinished rooms. Naturally, my […]
The Opoids of the Personal Finance World
Over the last couple of years, the financial services industry has been making it easier and easier to heal your financial pain through new or more accessible products and services. Let’s take a look at some of the offerings I’m referring to: While the offerings seem great on the surface, they come with the very […]
3 Simple Tests to Know If You Can Afford Anything
My brother is a gearhead with dreams of owning a airplane hanger full of Ferraris.* Even though it’ll be some time until his dreams come true (as of this post, anyway), I half-jokingly pressed him to buy a used Porsche. After all, he could snag a pre-owned Boxster for maybe $40k. He chided my sarcastic […]