It’s complicated. I wanted to start this post with the phrase ‘it’s complicated’ because if you don’t like complicated things then this post isn’t for you. In my post, “How I’m Investing My Buckets of Money: Taxable” bucket I gave an example of how I’m investing funds from my taxable bucket but I merely scratched…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – April Edition
It’s time for an update on my Zepbound weight loss journey for end of April. This is month 3 of my journey (see links below for other editions) and I am happy to report that I’ve lost 16 pounds total in 3 months. I actually had to redo the math several times since I didn’t…
I’m Buying PUTS on the S&P 500
This isn’t financial or trading advice so don’t do something just because someone on the internet is doing it. Having written that disclaimer, I am buying put options on the S&P 500 for September although May is very tempting too. One of the things I do to protect my investment portfolio is to occasionally buy…
Do You Have A Budget Plan For All Your Life Events?
I asked AI to tell me what the major life events are for a human. Here is what it wrote: Major life events for humans generally refer to significant occurrences that impact one’s life trajectory and personal development. These events can be broadly categorized into social, educational, professional, personal, and health-related events. Here’s an outline…
It’s Not High Income That Makes You Rich
I got into a discussion with someone this weekend over how to get rich. His point is that it’s super easy to get rich when you have a high income such as anything over $100k per year but I don’t believe that’s the case at all and I found two cases to prove my point….
Financial Regrets: Chicken & The Egg
My mother has chickens at her home. I asked her why she got the chickens and she said it was because eggs were too expensive at the grocery store. Of course, she only wants the organic farm free range well cultured chick eggs and since that variety cost is high she decided that she would…
Money Calendars
I have at least a dozen calendars that I manage and half of those are for managing money. I’m going to focus on the money calendars for this post so let’s get started. Bond Calendar The first money calendar is my bond calendar. There are several components to this calendar. First there is the US…
Games (& Investing) For Ages 20 & Up
Do you have young kids? If so, you’re probably aware that kids love to play games. My kids favorite when they were young was Monopoly (Ages 8 and up), Settlers of Katan (10 and up) and lately, Secret Hitler (17 and up). Games & Age Groups My kids didn’t start playing Monopoly right off the…
AI – Create Your Own Music With UDIO
This is a personal finance blog but every now and then I will go off on a tangent because AI is going to change the face of the world in ways people can’t even begin to imagine yet. On Sunday’s I like to watch YouTube videos on a variety of topics and I was browsing…
Buying 5 Year TIPS Bond This Week
The US Treasury will auction off 5 year TIPS bond this week on April 18th and I already put my order to in acquire some for my bond portfolio. The bond is expected to have a real yield above 2 percent and will be inflation protected so it’s a good time to buy especially since…