I’m Getting That Nielsen Survey Money
It arrived in an envelope. The crispest one dollar bill I’ve ever seen. It was a letter from the Nielsen people, the ones of television ratings fame. They wanted me to fill out a Nielsen survey. I was one of chosen ones. They said, “here’s a dollar, a brand new one, just for you, just for opening this letter.” I showed my wife, marveled at that crisp new dollar. I thought about framing it, that first Nielsen dollar, looking fresh from the treasury. That thought lasted a brief second before my wife took it, folded it and put it in her wallet. Damn, my crisp dollar, folded and ruined forever.…
Planning my Honeymoon in Hawaii
[This post about my honeymoon in Hawaii may include affiliate links at no cost to you.] It’s time to start planning my honeymoon in Hawaii! Yes, the day is finally here. The trip is booked and I’m only a few months away from being in Hawaii! The flights are all set as are all of our lodgings and now it’s time to figure out what we want to do there. That might make it sound like we just booked it all today. However, in reality, we sat down a few months ago and picked out where wanted to go. We had my fiancee’s dad help with the planning and he…
My finance blog is changing a little bit
I originally started this website with two intentions. The first was to track my spending and portfolio. In essence, it was to be a simple finance blog. The goal was to force myself to save more. In that regard, it has worked very well. The second goal was to become a better writer. What better venue to do that than a blog where I could talk about all things finance. In that regard, it has worked decently. I have written quite a bit about the world of money. My writing style and quality have both improved. People have commented and visited my blog and it’s been exciting to see it…
