Let me give you a scenario: You have a car that gets 15 miles to the gallon. The cost of gasoline is $3/gallon. Your favorite grocery store is 7 miles away and it takes you 15 minutes to get there. You go to the grocery store, buy a bunch of stuff then drive home. When…
Category: Financial Regrets
Financial Regrets: Giving Money To Politicians
In my continuing series of financial regrets and some “lessons learned” the biggest financial regret in my life is ever giving money to politicians. This year is an election year and because I have given money to candidates in the past, I am now bombarded with requests via email, texts and occasional calls to send…
Financial Regrets: Accumulating Junk
When my wife and I got married we lived in a small one bedroom apartment. All of our possessions could fit comfortably in a space no bigger than 10ft x 10ft. When we were expecting our first child, we bought our first house which was a two story five bedroom house. When we moved in…