Archive for January, 2009
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Who Needs Quicken When I’ve Got American Express?
One of the reasons I love American Express is due to their efficient creation of an annual year end statement summary. I got an e-mail that my year end summary was ready so for all you financial voyeurs out there here is a breakdown of my American Express spending for the 2008 year. American Express [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Money Management by RichSlick
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
My Vehicle Purchasing Philosophy and True Cost of Ownership
I believe in purchasing new cars and owning them for a period of no less than 10 years. I prefer to use the amortization model for vehicle purchases. I take how much a vehicle costs ($34,000) and divide that over a 10 year period to arrive at an annual cost, $3,400. I then ask myself [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Philosophy by RichSlick
Monday, January 12th, 2009
Dual Gym Memberships – The Locker Fiasco, Tough Times
An interesting thing has happened at the gym at the beginning of the year. One of the gym memberships I have had a LONG waiting list to get a private locker so I had been assigned a smaller (crappy) locker when I signed on but I went to the gym last week, I was astounded [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Philosophy by RichSlick
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
Eureka – We’re All On The Same Train, Just Different Cars
I’m truly impressed with Trent over at The Simple Dollar and this particular post. Evidently, Get Rich Slowly seems to have similar sentiments as he posted this in a comment: Great post, Trent. This conversation has been occurring behind the scenes at GRS lately, too, and I plan to write about it over the next [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Raves by RichSlick
Friday, January 9th, 2009
Why Is Everyone Getting Divorced?
I saw a news clip that stated divorces were going down because of tough economic times made it difficult for couples to separate but in my environment it seems almost everyone is getting divorced. At least four co-workers have or are going through divorces right now and most of them were initiated by the woman [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Observations by RichSlick
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Suicide Billionaires
There seems to be a rash of billionaires committing suicide lately but the real question is why? Adolf Merckle, billionaire, threw himself in front of a train Kirk Stephenson, billionaire, threw himself in front of a train Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet, billionaire, found dead at his desk I’m wondering if the suicide phenomenon will [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Observations by RichSlick
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
The Baby Boomer Lottery, Winners and Losers
Last week I watched a montage of all the celebrities that died in 2008 and I couldn’t help but notice that many of them were born in the 1930′s which means most of them lived till their 70′s. Because these were celebrities it occurred to me that the surviving family members likely inherited their wealth [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Observations by RichSlick
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
The Family Vacation That Never Happens
Every year, almost like clockwork, during the holidays, we get together to visit family and friends that we haven’t seen in a while and almost inevitably, a decision is made to make plans for a “group” vacation sometime in the upcoming year. Usually the idea revolves around a cruise to the Caribbean or maybe a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Misc by RichSlick
Monday, January 5th, 2009
What Risks Will You Take in 2009?
Life is about risk and reward. No doubt, countless blogs have written new years resolutions by now and I suspect that most of them won’t include a statement that reads, “I will take more risks on ___________ in 2009″ which leads me to the belief that few(er) people will have more rewarding lives in 2009. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in MMO,Philosophy by RichSlick
Thursday, January 1st, 2009
Predictions for 2009
My crystal ball is finally back from the shop and it looks beautiful! I had it upgraded with a new fractal chromaton stabilization chip AND high gloss finish to get a really clear view of the future. So here’s what the crystal ball displays: 1. Massive earthquake 8.0 or better to hit in 2009. I [...]