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New Hampshire – Home

A couple of weeks ago we made it home from South America.

It was the best of times.  It was the worst of times.  With apologies to Mr. Dickens.

While I’ve been meaning to resume posting here it always seems to take me a while to re-engage.  Writing is hard work for me.  Plus returning from a trip means wading thru phone messages, mail and emails (I don’t travel with a laptop or smart phone.  Don’t own either in fact.)

If you’ve posted a comment or asked a question on the blog while I was gone, take a look.  I’ve responded to all those now.  If you are just curious, on the left side of the blog, below the list of posts, you’ll find links to the recent comments.  BTW, some of the best stuff is in the comments.

I’ve also managed to catch up on some of my favorite blogs and have even taken time to comment on a couple of their recent posts:

Mr. MM  Like me, Mr. MM was also on vacation this summer.  Unlike me, he carted along his laptop (which as you all now know, I don’t own) and continued to post.  Making me look bad.  🙂

Quite a few readers migrate over here from MMM and I’ve noticed jlcollinsnh has been the topic on a couple of the discussion forums there:

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/forum/ask-a-mustachian/any-post-fi-blogs-out-there/

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/forum/real-estate-and-landlording/rent-vs-owning-with/msg14222/#msg14222

On this one, gestalt162 does a nice job of clarifying some of my points — so thank you sir.  Let me just add, while I would prefer to be a renter now, I am not saying one should never own a home. As a careful reading of my piece shows.  But run the numbers as I show you.  Most often, they will show owning is the more expensive option.  But not always and not in all places.  And that’s fine if that’s how you want to spend your money.  But do it with your eyes open.

Here’s some more mentions if you care:  http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/forum/search2/

ERE  Great site and, BTW, Jacob over there even tipped me my for my post:  stocks-part-vii-can-everyone-really-retire-a-millionaire?  Of course I have no idea how to collect this tip, but the acknowledgment from a blogger of his calibre is enough.

Lacking Ambition  Superbly written by a recent law school graduate, entrepreneur and real estate mogul.  Lacking ambition, indeed.

Street Smart Finance  Shilpan is a brilliant guy who’s actually walked the walk.  The rare times I disagree with him makes me sit back reassess what I think I know.

Renewable Wealth  In his blogroll, in which Sean is kind enough to include jlcollinsnh, he mentions we met over a disagreement on MMM.  I don’t recall that, but I have learned he’s a guy worth reading.

I do recall disagreeing with Dividend Mantra.  Still do.  Basically I don’t believe we can constantly pick winning individual stocks.  He does.  That doesn’t keep me from reading and learning from him and, if you’re going to try that path, you should to.  His approach is thoughtful, careful and though.  You’ll need all those to stand a chance.  But please, read this first:  https://jlcollinsnh.com/2011/12/27/dividend-growth-investing/

101 centavos  Ranges wildly and never fails to capture my imagination.

Wine and Work combines travel and wine, two of my favorite things.  In this post, Tom tracks down and educates me on a little Peruvian wine we discovered a few weeks back in Arequipa.  I’ve never been famous on a wine blog before!  🙂

As if all those weren’t enough distraction, my local library also had several requested books waiting upon my return.  Reading them has provided a further excuse to avoid writing.

Given my interests, I was really looking forward to this one.  Mostly a disappointment and I found myself skimming large parts.  Maybe I’m the wrong audience, but better and clearer info is available elsewhere.  Still, Ramit has done a great job of marketing himself and he’s sold a ton of books.  If I ever get mine done…

This is another that was recommended on one of the blogs I follow and no disappointment here.  I’m only sorry I can’t remember where to offer my thanks.  It is an engaging discussion of the usefulness of having a philosophy of life and why that of the Stoics is worth consideration.  Many would say it is a little late in life for me, but everyone should take a bit of time to think about how to live their life and why.  Seems I stumbled upon Stoicism along the way.  So this is filling in some blanks and assuring me that if indeed I’m crazy, so were some pretty smart Greeks and Romans.  Oh, and Stoicism isn’t what I thought it was.  Might not be what you think it is either.

Boris Johnson is the mayor of London, known for his quick wit in the British fashion, and, as it happens, a very entertaining writer.  Life of London is the city’s history told in chronological order with vignettes of the key people, places and things that made the place the city it is today; starting with Boudica.  No, I didn’t know who she was either.  But now I can tell you there were a lot of Romans at the time who came to wish they didn’t either.  As another Johnson (Samuel) once said:  “when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.”  Boris tells the story as to why.

Writing is tough work.  At least I find it so.  As such I am always intrigued when authors seem to go out of their way to make it tougher.  Like when a male author presents his novel in the first person voice of his female narrator.  This is the story of Karen Hollander, who at the pinnacle of a brilliant career steps away from consideration for a nomination to the Supreme Court.  That she would be one year older than I and she recounts growing up in Wilmette, the same Chicago suburb as did I, makes this one especially fun for me.   But it’s also a page-turning story that would hold my attention anyway.  Anderson has a great ear for the attitudes and beliefs across generations.  And genders.

So there are my excuses and some options to maybe keep you entertained.  Later.

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Comments

  1. Executioner says

    August 28, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Welcome back to NH. We had a hot, dry July, but August has been nice.

    I submit that there are some intangible benefits to owning that will never show up on a rent/own comparison analysis. These have to do with stability and flexibility.

    Stability:
    – Rent can increase
    – Landlord/Property Manager can go bankrupt, die, decide not to renew the rent, decide to sell, forcing you to move

    Flexibility:
    If you are a renter, it is much more difficult (if not impossible) to do the following:
    – Cultivate and harvest natural resources from your land (timber, crops, livestock, etc)
    – Add-on or remodel at will (add a garage, plant a tree, repaint the interior, add energy-saving improvements, build a shed, destroy a shed, knock down a wall, add a window, remove a door, build a moat and drawbridge, and so on)

    I also re-iterate the point that I’ve made on many blogs in the past (including yours I believe) that if you rent, you are indirectly paying the landlord’s taxes, insurance, and fees. Those costs are unavoidable. The only thing you can avoid as a renter is maintenance costs in the short term, although in the long run you’ll probably end up subsidizing them through your rent payments too.

    Finally, if you value privacy and elbow room, it’s a lot more difficult to find a rental property without neighbors on all sides (often sharing walls or floor/ceiling).

    I’m not saying it doesn’t make sense to rent. However I don’t think it is quite so straightforward as running a financial analysis and going with the cheaper result.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 28, 2012 at 5:40 pm

      Hi E…

      Yeah, I heard we dodged some ugly hot weather here in NH while we were freezing up on the Altiplano.

      RE: Your real estate comments, do me a favor? Post them over here:
      https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/02/23/rent-v-owning-your-home-opportunity-cost-and-running-some-numbers/

      more people wrestling with this decision will see them there. thanks!

      Reply
      • jlcollinsnh says

        August 28, 2012 at 10:27 pm

        thanks E. just saw you moved it over there. Much appreciated and I added my two cents.

        Reply
  2. Fritz Hahn says

    August 28, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    So glad you are finally back!
    Now life can return to normal!
    new Mexico Lobo

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 28, 2012 at 5:32 pm

      Normal is overrated. but thanks!

      Reply
  3. Matt G says

    August 28, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    jlcollinsnh,

    Glad to have you back posting again.

    I’m also glad that you’ve read A Guide to the Good Life. My suggestion was in response to your blog post on MMM “The older I get the more real that becomes. My response has been to increasingly hold each day precious.” But don’t thank me, thank Mr. William B. Irvine & the Romans.

    Matt G

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 28, 2012 at 5:30 pm

      Yep! You’re the guy!

      I thank you and Mr. Irvine, the Romans and the Greeks.

      Still reading it.

      Reply
  4. Betty says

    August 28, 2012 at 5:52 pm

    Nice to have you back. 🙂
    So, not much to say about the vacation?
    Thanks for the book reviews, I’ll be looking into a couple of them.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 28, 2012 at 10:07 pm

      thanks Betty….

      ….I do plan to post a couple of stories from the trip. Hope you’re not the only one interested! 🙂

      Reply
  5. renewablewealth says

    August 28, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    To refresh your memory, our disagreement was similar to the one you have with Dividend Mantra: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/01/02/magic-beans/

    I’m in his camp 😉 But still love your blog.

    Also, I recommended a Guide to the Good life here: http://renewablewealth.com/articles/on-the-resurgence-of-stoicism/

    But then, so did Mr. ‘Stache: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/10/22/what-is-hedonic-adaptation-and-how-can-it-turn-you-into-a-sukka/

    Glad to have you back!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 28, 2012 at 10:11 pm

      Oh yeah. Yer still wrong. 😉 and I still love your blog, too.

      Great recommendation on a Guide to the Good Life. It usually takes more than one to get my attention!

      thanks!

      Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 29, 2012 at 7:17 am

      Hey Sean….

      Just hit the link you provided and re-read your review of “Good Life.” Really well done and I encourage anyone thinking of picking it up, or just wanting to get a sense of what it’s about, to read it too.

      thanks!

      Reply
  6. arebelspy says

    August 28, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    Glad you’re back. Saw you post a comment on an MMM post a day or two ago and was hoping you’d be posting a new blog entry soon.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 28, 2012 at 10:11 pm

      thank you, sir!

      Reply
  7. Shilpan says

    August 28, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    I am so glad to see one of my favorite bloggers back in action. You are an awesome writer my friend. I am so glad that your tenacity to speak from heart attracts lots of readers. Your trip and renewed energy reminds me that time is far more important than money as each sun set that we witness. Thanks for the mention. I am truly honored.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 28, 2012 at 10:13 pm

      Thanks for checking in and the kind words. any list of my favorite, and most thought provoking, bloggers is gonna include you!

      Reply
  8. Mr. Risky Startup says

    August 28, 2012 at 11:01 pm

    Welcome back! Looking forward to reading new posts.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 29, 2012 at 7:15 am

      Thanks Mr. RS….

      and I look forward to your comments!

      Reply
  9. Jan says

    August 29, 2012 at 1:38 am

    Welcome home! You have been missed…..

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 29, 2012 at 7:18 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  10. Rod says

    August 29, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Now I have a travelin’ jones, everyone seems to have been on the go! I thought you left for good and I just found your blog. I have been hoping to read more of what you type! Travelling is wonderful, but it sure is nice to be home after a grand journey. Welcome back. Now please make some more of those helpful posts once you get sorted out at home!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 30, 2012 at 9:51 am

      Thanks Rod…

      after my guest post on MMM https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/05/26/mr-money-mustache/ there was a flood of new readers over here. Great stuff and it made me feel bad to shut down a month later.

      not bad enough to cancel the trip, of course. Hey, I’m a retired guy and can’t be expected to be responsible after all. 🙂

      Reply
  11. DENNIS LAUGHLIN says

    August 29, 2012 at 10:44 am

    Good to see you and see that your were not a yellow fever victim. For a moment I thought I would have to dig another lock for the canal. I will be looking forward to your thoughts on hedging the election results from your financial perspective. You know me, I am staying tangible. Good to see you back. Now start writing.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 30, 2012 at 10:02 am

      Welcome Dennis!

      I’m working on more writing, but the weather’s gorgeous, there are motorcycle to be ridden and visiting pals to have dinner with….

      Reply
  12. gestalt162 says

    August 29, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    You’re welcome, and welcome back!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 30, 2012 at 10:03 am

      glad you checked in, and thanks again for you clarifications on the MMM forums!

      Reply
  13. vinoexpressions says

    August 29, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    Welcome home. Love the Boris Johnson book recommendation. Down to earth chap who rides his bicycle to work every day. And I have to check out some of your other recommended finance/money management blogs. Thanks!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 30, 2012 at 10:09 am

      Yeah, Boris is a very interesting guy and, by most accounts, a very successful mayor of London.

      Rumor is he might go after David Cameron’s job next. (British PM)

      But the more interesting speculation I’ve read is the idea he might be the next mayor of NYC. Not as outlandish as it might seem. He was born there after all.

      Mayor of London
      Mayor of NYC

      now THAT would be an interesting resume!

      Reply
  14. Dividend Mantra says

    August 29, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    Hey, glad to have you back posting again. Always enjoy your writing. Your story on your real estate troubles in Chicago was engaging indeed.

    As far as our disagreement goes, I think indexing is a fine way to invest…but just not for me. I want a strong dividend that grows annually above the rate of inflation. Index funds typically offer low yields and inconsistent growth of the payouts. So, I’d have to sell shares once I retire. I plan to live solely off my dividend income and allow my equities to continue growing in price. Just sayin.

    Looking forward to future posts!!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      August 30, 2012 at 10:21 am

      Thanks DM, always good to see you here.

      For anyone who is interested in why I prefer index funds and my take on dividend invest can read it here:

      https://jlcollinsnh.com/2011/12/27/dividend-growth-investing/

      For anyone out there who, after reading this, finds the dividend approach attractive, DM does a great job on his site of implementing it. So check it out.

      But
      Far more important than which you choose:

      Spend less than you earn, invest the surplus and avoid debt.

      Reply
  15. PFgal says

    August 30, 2012 at 11:35 am

    Welcome back! I’m excited to see the new posts you have coming our way.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      September 1, 2012 at 10:17 am

      Thanks PF!

      Reply
  16. Trish Rempen says

    August 30, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    Nice to have you back!
    I already ordered “A Guide to the Good Life”, based on your recommendation (I checked the library first, no luck). Looking forward to reading the links and your upcoming posts!
    Here’s a link for you – it’s been my lifestyle goal for a while, and it sounds like a lifestyle you’ve mentioned, and your long-term Ecuador trip. Other articles include ones on “living cheap” and “traveling well”. It’s not necessarily “Business”, but it certainly fits in the “Life – Money” part.
    http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/12-07/why-and-how-to-embrace-long-term-slow-travel.html
    …of course, we’re all a bit curious about the “best of times – worst of times” remark…!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      September 1, 2012 at 10:16 am

      Thanks Trish….

      and thanks for the link! Have just skimmed it so far but it looks exactly like the type of travel we like/recommend, and what we did in Ecuador.

      Glad you picked up on the best/worst remark. more on that coming, but part of it was this summer was travel as touring.

      Reply
  17. 101 Centavos says

    August 31, 2012 at 9:20 pm

    Welcome home, Jim, and thanks for the mention. Wouldn’t have caught it, except I took a rare noodle through some traffic stats. I’ve put “Guide to the good life” on the wish list. Humans being humans and as such constant, two-thousand-year-old truths are still fresh today. Thanks again.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      September 1, 2012 at 10:18 am

      My pleasure, 101….

      …glad to hear some jlcnh readers are finding their way over to you.

      Reply
  18. femmefrugality says

    September 1, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    Yay! You’re back! Writing can be difficult, but you’re great at it. Would love to hear more about your recent travels!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      September 1, 2012 at 11:09 pm

      Ha! thanks FF. you brought a smile to my face. glad you want to hear more about the trip, ’cause those are the posts I have planned!

      Reply

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    • ► May (1)
      • Life on the Beach
    • ► April (1)
      • Sell! Sell!! Sell!!! Sell?
    • ► March (1)
      • Vicki comes to Chautauqua: United Kingdom
    • ► January (2)
      • Chautauqua - Ecuador 2017 open for reservations
      • Chautauqua - United Kingdom: August 2017
  • ► 2016 (22)
    • ► December (3)
      • Season's Greetings and other cool stuff
      • Angel Investing, or Angel Philanthropy?
      • Mr. Bogle and me
    • ► November (1)
      • Where did you learn about money?
    • ► October (2)
      • Buy Your Freedom; Rent the Rest
      • So, what do you drive?
    • ► September (2)
      • Stocks -- Part XXX: jlcollinsnh vs. Vanguard
      • A visit to the Frugalwoods
    • ► August (1)
      • What the naysayers are missing
    • ► July (1)
      • Reviews of The Simple Path to Wealth; gone for summer
    • ► June (2)
      • The Simple Path to Wealth is now Published!
      • A peek into The Simple Path to Wealth
    • ► May (1)
      • It's better in the wind. Still.
    • ► April (3)
      • Cool things to check out while I'm gone
      • Stocks — Part XXIX: How to save money for college. Or not.
      • Help Wanted: The Book
    • ► March (1)
      • F-You Money: John Goodman v. jlcollinsnh
    • ► February (2)
      • Q&A - V: The Women of Amphissa
      • jlcollinsnh gets a new suit
    • ► January (3)
      • Chautauqua 2015 Reviews, 2016 registration open
      • Case Study #15: The Scavenger Life -- Freedom first, then Financial Independence
      • 3rd Annual (2015) Louis Rukeyser Memorial Market Prediction Contest results, and my forecast for 2016
  • ► 2015 (18)
    • ► December (2)
      • Q&A - IV: Strawberry Patch
      • Seasons Greetings! and other cool stuff
    • ► October (2)
      • Personal Capital; and how to unload your unwanted stocks and funds
      • Stockchoker: A look back at what your investment might have been
    • ► September (2)
      • Case Study #14: To Dream the Impossible Dream (and then realize it)
      • Hotel Living
    • ► August (1)
      • Mr. Market's Wild Ride
    • ► June (4)
      • Gone for Summer, an important note on comments and random cool stuff that caught my eye
      • Around the world with an Aussie Biker
      • Case Study #13: The Power of Flexibility
      • Stocks — Part VIII: The 401(k), 403(b), TSP, IRA & Roth Buckets
    • ► March (2)
      • Stocks -- Part XXVIII: Debt - The Unacceptable Burden
      • Chautauqua October 2015: Times Two!
    • ► February (2)
      • YNAB: Best Place to Work Ever?
      • Case Study #12: Escaping a soul-crushing job before you're 70
    • ► January (3)
      • Case Study #11: John, a small business owner in transition
      • Trish and Stan take an Intrepid Sailing Voyage
      • 2014 Annual Louis Rukeyser Memorial Market Prediction Contest results, and my forecast for 2015
  • ► 2014 (29)
    • ► December (2)
      • Diamonds and Happy Holidays!
      • Micro-Lending with Kiva
    • ► November (3)
      • Chautauqua February 7-14, 2015: Escape from Winter
      • Stocks -- Part XXVII: Why I Don’t Like Dollar Cost Averaging
      • Jack Bogle and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
    • ► October (3)
      • Tuft & Needle: A better path to sleep
      • Nightmare on Wall Street: Will the Blood Bath Continue?
      • Help Wanted
    • ► September (1)
      • Chautauqua 2014: Lightning strikes again!
    • ► August (2)
      • Stocks -- Part XXVI: Pulling the 4%
      • Stocks -- Part XXV: HSAs, more than just a way to pay your medical bills.
    • ► July (3)
      • Stocks -- Part XXIV: RMDs, the ugly surprise at the end of the tax-deferred rainbow
      • Summer travels, writing, reading and other amusements
      • Moto X, my new Republic Wireless Phone
    • ► June (1)
      • Stocks -- Part XXIII: Selecting your asset allocation
    • ► May (1)
      • Stocks -- Part XXII: Stepping away from REITs
    • ► April (3)
      • Q&A III: Vamos
      • Q&A II: Salamat
      • Q&A I: Gaijin Shogun
    • ► March (2)
      • Top 10 posts
      • Cafe No Se
    • ► February (4)
      • Chautauqua 2014 preview, closing up for travel and other random cool things that caught my eye of late.
      • Case Study #10: Should Josiah buy his parents a house?
      • Case Study #9: Lars -- maximizing some good fortune and considering "dollar cost averaging"
      • Case Study #8: Ron's mother - she's doin' all right!
    • ► January (4)
      • roundup: Some random cool things
      • Stocks — Part XXI: Investing with Vanguard for Europeans
      • Case Study #7: What it looks like when everything financial goes wrong
      • 1st Annual Louis Rukeyser Memorial Market Prediction Contest 2013 results, and my forecast for 2014
  • ► 2013 (41)
    • ► December (4)
      • Closing up for the Holidays, see you in 2014
      • Betterment: a simpler path to wealth
      • Case Study 6: Helping an ill and elderly parent
      • Stocks -- Part XX: Early Retirement Withdrawal Strategies and Roth Conversion Ladders from a Mad Fientist
    • ► November (3)
      • Death, Taxes, Estate Plans, Probate and Prob8
      • Case Study #5: Zero to 2.6 million in 25 years
      • Case Study #4: Using the 4% rule and asset allocations.
    • ► October (3)
      • Republic Wireless and my $19 per month phone plan
      • Case Study #3: Let's get Tom to Latin America!
      • The Stock Series gets its own page
    • ► September (2)
      • Case Study #2: Joe -- off to a fast start!
      • Chautauqua 2013: A Week of Dreams
    • ► August (1)
      • Closing up shop plus an opening at Chautauqua, my new podcast, phone, book and other random cool stuff
    • ► July (1)
      • They Will Kill You For Your Shoes!
    • ► June (4)
      • Stocks -- Part VIII-b: Should you avoid your company's 401k?
      • Shilpan's Seven Habits to Live More with Less
      • Stocks -- Part XIX: How to think about money
      • My path for my kid -- the first 10 years
    • ► May (5)
      • Why your house is a terrible investment
      • Stocks — Part XVIII: Investing in a raging bull
      • Dining with the Ghosts of Sarah Bernhardt and Alfons Mucha
      • How we finally got the house sold
      • Stocks — Part XVII: What if you can't buy VTSAX? Or even Vanguard?
    • ► April (4)
      • Greetings from Prague & a computer question
      • Swimming with Tigers, a 2nd chance on the Chautauqua, a financial article gets it wrong and I'm off to Prague
      • Storage, Moving and Movers
      • Homeless, and a bit on the strategy of dollar cost averaging
    • ► March (4)
      • Wild Turkeys, Motorcycles, Dining Room Sets & Greed
      • Roots v. Wings: considering home ownership
      • How about that stock market?!
      • The Blog has New Clothes
    • ► February (5)
      • Meet Mr. Money Mustache, JD Roth, Cheryl Reed & me for a Chautauqua in Ecuador
      • High School Poetry, Carnival, cool ads and random pictures that caught my eye
      • Consignment Shops: Best business model ever?
      • Cafes
      • Stocks -- Part XVI: Index Funds are really just for lazy people, right?
    • ► January (5)
      • Social Security: How secure and when to take it
      • Fighting giraffes, surreal landscapes, dancing with unicorns and restoring a Vanagon
      • My plan for 2013
      • VITA, income taxes and the IRS
      • How to be a stock market guru and get on MSNBC
  • ► 2012 (53)
    • ► December (6)
      • See you next year....until then: The Origin of Life, Life on Other Worlds, Mechanical Graveyards, Great Art, Alternative Lifestyles and Finding Freedom
      • Stocks -- Part XV: Target Retirement Funds, the simplest path to wealth of all
      • Stocks -- Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
      • Stocks Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
      • Stocks -- Part XIII: The 4% rule, withdrawal rates and how much can I spend anyway?
      • How I learned to stop worrying about the Fiscal Cliff and you can too.
    • ► November (2)
      • Rent v. owning: A couple of case studies in Ecuador
      • So, what does a month in Ecuador cost anyway?
    • ► October (4)
      • See you in December....
      • Meet me in Ecuador?
      • The Podcast: You can hear me now.
      • Stocks -- Part XII: Bonds
    • ► September (6)
      • Stocks -- Part XI: International Funds
      • The Smoother Path to Wealth
      • Case Study #I: Putting the Simple Path to Wealth into Action
      • Tales of Bolivia: Calle de las Brujas
      • Stocks -- Part X: What if Vanguard gets Nuked?
      • Travels in South America: It was the best of times....
    • ► August (1)
      • Home again
    • ► June (4)
      • Yellow Fever, closing up shop for the summer and heading to Peru y Bolivia
      • I could not have said it better myself...
      • Stocks -- Part IX: Why I don't like investment advisors
      • Happy Birthday, jlcollinsnh; and thanks for the gift Mr. MM!
    • ► May (6)
      • Stocks -- Part VIII: The 401K, 403b, TSP, IRA & Roth Buckets
      • Mr. Money Mustache
      • The College Conundrum
      • Stocks -- Part VII: Can everyone really retire a millionaire?
      • Stocks -- Part VI: Portfolio ideas to build and keep your wealth
      • Stocks -- Part V: Keeping it simple, considerations and tools
    • ► April (6)
      • Stocks -- Part IV: The Big Ugly Event, Deflation and a bit on Inflation
      • Stocks -- Part III: Most people lose money in the market.
      • Stocks -- Part II: The Market Always Goes Up
      • Stocks -- Part 1: There's a major market crash coming!!!! and Dr. Lo can't save you.
      • You can eat my Vindaloo, mega lottery, Blondie, Noa, Israel Kamakawiwo 'Ole, art, film and a ride on the Space Shuttle
      • Where in the world are you?
    • ► March (7)
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part V: Sold! and the taxman cometh.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part IV: I become a Landlord.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part III: The Battle is Joined.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part II: The Limits of the Law.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part I: Impossibly Naive.
      • You, too, can be conned
      • Armageddon and the value of practical skills
    • ► February (6)
      • Rent v. Owning Your Home, opportunity cost and running some numbers
      • The Casanova Kid, a Shit Knife, a Good Book, Having No Regrets, Dark Matter and a bit of Magic
      • What Poker, Basketball and Mike Whitaker taught me about Luck
      • How to Give like a Billionaire
      • Go ahead, make my day
      • Muk Finds Success in Tahiti
    • ► January (5)
      • Travels with "Esperando un Camino"
      • Beanie Babies, Naked Barbie, American Pickers and Old Coots
      • Selling the House and Adventures in Staging
      • The bashing of Index Funds, Jack Bogle and a Jedi dog trick
      • Magic Beans
  • ► 2011 (22)
    • ► December (1)
      • Dividend Growth Investing
    • ► November (2)
      • The Mummy's head, Particle Physics and "Knocking on Heaven's Door"
      • "It's Better in the Wind" or why I ride a motorcycle
    • ► October (1)
      • Lazy Days and School Days
    • ► July (2)
      • The road to Zanzibar sometimes goes thru Ecuador...
      • Johnny wins the lotto and heads to Paris
    • ► June (16)
      • Chainsaws, Elm Trees and paying for College
      • Stuff I’ve failed at: the early years
      • Snatching Victory from the Jaws of Defeat
      • The. Worst. Used. Car. Ever.
      • Top Ten reasons your future is so bright it hurts my eyes to look at it
      • The Most Dangerous Words Your Customer Can Say
      • How not to drown in The Sea of Assholes
      • What we own and why we own it
      • The Ten Sales Commandments
      • My ever so formal and oh so dry CV
      • How I failed my daughter and a simple path to wealth
      • The Myth of Motivation
      • Why you need F-you money
      • My short attention span
      • Why I can’t pick winning stocks, and you can’t either
      • The Monk and the Minister

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