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From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 17, 2020 at 8:27 pm ET
A slight break from my usual routine - I’ve added a new feature that’s pretty interesting (to me, at least). You’ll notice I’ve added a “Magazines” link above, and it takes you to a ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 17, 2020 at 8:32 am ET
Physics tell us that one of the laws of the universe is this:
You can’t unscramble an egg.
Think about it. It can’t be done. You can freeze liquid water, then heat it and turn ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 16, 2020 at 7:02 am ET
A charity, of course, may rely primarily on their reputation to obtain donations but to a large extent they need to hook you - essentially a customer - into thinking you’ll “get something out of ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 15, 2020 at 11:29 am ET
Do you ever think what the world would be like without monkeys? Probably not. Do we need monkeys? We don’t eat them, or use them to plow our fields. They don’t spend money so they ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 14, 2020 at 9:26 am ET
American kids are stupid about financial matters. That’s what a Federal Reserve study says. From the Washington Post:
High school seniors, on average, answered correctly only 48.3 percent of questions about personal finance and ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 12, 2020 at 10:59 pm ET
I finished up my taxes but I’m waiting to pull the trigger to file since it’s going to be a rough year in the Blap household for taxes. I know it doesn’t make any ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 11, 2020 at 9:58 am ET
Yesterday I talked about the downside to consulting. I presented the bad news first to make sure that it would be clear it’s not all roses. No job is, whether it’s an employee ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 10, 2020 at 10:18 am ET
The term consultant gets tossed around a little too freely these days, but the core definition of a consultant seems to be “someone brought in from outside a company to give advice.” Consultants, of course, ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 9, 2020 at 6:43 am ET
Is gold actually worth something? I know that it’s over $1000 per ounce and it’s a hot new speculative item. But in the true sense of “worth,” does gold actually have any worth?
Gold ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 8, 2020 at 11:51 am ET
I am not a budgeter. I have never thought in terms of categories of spending, partially because I view all of my expenses in a single bucket: something to be minimized where possible ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 8, 2020 at 10:42 am ET
Update to my previous post: Just in case anyone does click through on Lending Club, you’ll notice that they have an announcement up:
we will not accept new lender registrations or allow new commitments from existing ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 7, 2021 at 11:41 pm ET
The winner of the H&R Tax Cut Online Premium package was Lynne! Congratulations, Lynette, and thanks to everyone for participating!
Also, remember to sign up for Revolution Money Exchange before April 15th to take advantage of ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 7, 2021 at 8:15 am ET
My family lives in an urban environment with failing schools. The schools in our city were so bad that the state seized control of them a generation ago and has never let go. ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 6, 2021 at 4:39 am ET
The temperature goes up 10 degrees and gametime is on! I was up at 6 am this Saturday bundling the sleepless Little Buddy into his outdoor gear and heading off to the local public ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 4, 2021 at 10:01 pm ET
Haven’t done your taxes yet? Are you one of the people turned off by the cost of buying software or going to an accountant? Here’s your chance to get a copy of H&R ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 4, 2021 at 6:59 am ET
I have a stupid phrase I like to bark out at everyone (including the extraordinarily unimpressed Bubelah): “Focus and discipline! These are our watchwords!” I suppose I ripped that off from a ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 3, 2021 at 8:32 am ET
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If you’ve been on the Internet for a few seconds, you’ve probably heard of the massively popular Getting Things Done. You may even have come across Zen To Done. I’m here ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 1, 2021 at 11:03 pm ET
photo credit: lucianvenutian
I have seen some good stuff written about fat man pants. What are “fat man pants”? The idea is simply that when you gain weight, you need to buy new, comfortable ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 1, 2021 at 10:49 am ET
Today being the first of April I thought I’d run down my “top list” for March. I just finished having a good laugh at finding myself on Google cited as a reference in a very ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 31, 2021 at 6:21 am ET
Imagine your wrist is itching right now. It’s the kind of itch that just has to be scratched - it doesn’t matter what you are doing, because the urge to scratch rises up and ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 29, 2021 at 10:59 pm ET
No, not the basketball one - I’ve made the Final Four in Free Money Finance’s March Madness. I’m being killed right now by the (quite worthy) article from I’ve Paid For That Twice Already ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 28, 2021 at 11:03 pm ET
I’ll launch into the roundup by formally announcing (not that it’s a surprise to most readers by this point, although some subscribers who don’t visit the site may not have noticed) that I’ve joined The ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 28, 2021 at 8:06 am ET
After you have built up your emergency fund, started saving for your children’s college education (if you want to make that choice, which I don’t agree with) and invested in whatever retirement plans are available ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 27, 2021 at 6:19 am ET
Green acres is the place for me.
Farm livin’ is the life for me.
Land spreadin’ out so far and wide
Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside.
from “Green Acres” by Vic Mizzy
This past weekend I took the ... ( more)
From Brip Blap - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 26, 2021 at 10:15 am ET
Who knew the Brits had more debt than the Yanks? This article from the Times was disturbing, particularly so since it seems to indicate that although much of the debt incurred in the Colonies ... ( more)
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