Month: April 2024

Review – Can I Retire by Mike Piper

The Technicals Can I Retire? – How Much Money You Need to Retire and How to Manage Your Retirement Savings, Explained in 100 pages or Less. Author in his own words: “Mike Piper is the author of seven personal finance…

How To Beat The Stock Market

How? Be a member of the United States Congress. According to a recent academic study of common stock trades made by members of the House of Representatives, members were able to beat the market by pretty significant margains. In a…

My first Lending Club NAR – 10.87%

I previously wrote  about my experience signing up for Lending Club and now I am here to report my first Net Annualized Return (NAR). My first NAR came in at 10.87%. This is a result I am pretty happy with, but…

My Debt Story, Our Debt Story

The Story Begins…. I got my first credit card right around when I turned 18. Yup,  the got the banks teeth into me at a young age. It was a secured card with a low limit of $200.  I didn’t…

2011 Goals

Seems like every personal finance blogger I read did their goals for 2011, so here are mine. I know its almost March but I just got this blog up in the last couple of weeks, so now is as good…

Vacation – A Wonderful Thing

As you may have noticed I have not been very active in blogging recently. This is because my wife and I recently went on vacation and between prepping, going on vacation,  and being out of town for work as soon…

Grave Matters: The Essential Guide to Preserving Calgary’s Gravestones

Gravestones serve as more than the final markers of where the deceased rest; they are profound historical and cultural beacons that offer insight into the lives of past generations. Each gravestone tells a unique story, revealing details about individual lives,…