You’re Retired - Start Acting Like It
With the purchase of our home in Napa, plus some additional re-evaluation of our future finances, Julie and I have done a deep dive into our processes for ma...
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A Letter to Jacob and Matthew about Early Career Personal Finance
Note – I was planning to write a private letter to my two sons Jacob and Matthew about early career personal finance. Because, well they are both just about ...
Jetta TDI Fuel Economy After 3 Months
We bought a new 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI on Oct 31 2010. It is my primary commuting car and I couldn't be happier. It has more-than-adequate iPhone integ...
Extreme Cash Budgeting with Wesabe
I’ve long been a personal finance geek, starting as an early user of Quicken and CheckFree in the early 90s, and culminating in my role as CTO at Corillian w...
Mini-Retirement vs. Semi-Retirement
A few folks have emailed me and congratulated me on my semi-retirement. I’m very grateful for the remarks and support, but I do feel the need to make a clar...
Debt-Free Living
Note: this is going to be a personal, lengthy, non-gaming related post. Don’t worry - I’m not going to turn this into a personal finance blog. There are a ...
Developing Healthy Money Management Habits with Kids - Our Plan for Matthew and Jacob
Julie and I launched a new program for the boys last night – it will officially kick in on Oct 1, but they got the program last night over dinner and seem to...