Lake Cuicocha: Where we had lunch and a boat ride in the crater of a volcano. First, thank you for you patience. I always feel a bit bad closing down the blog and leaving you with only past posts while I wander about during my summer travels. Not bad enough to stay home and write,… [Continue Reading]
Archives for 2013
Closing up shop plus an opening at Chautauqua, my new podcast, phone, book and other random cool stuff
Drowning in debt? Great Ted-Talk on Debt. Short, too. My apologies. I should have posted this a few weeks back. As regular readers know, I tend to disappear each summer for a few weeks of extended travel. We roam around at other times during the year too, but usually only for a week or two… [Continue Reading]
They Will Kill You For Your Shoes!
If you decide to pursue financial freedom you are going to have to choose to spend your money on investments. Somehow in our culture this has come to be seen by most people as deprivation. That has never made much sense to me. Personally, there is nothing I’d rather buy or own than F-You Money…. [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part VIII-b: Should you avoid your company’s 401k?
Sometimes the universe has a way of telling us to look more closely or again at something we thought we knew. In my case, two jlcollinsnh readers have caused me to take another look at 401k programs. I don’t like what I see. Caution! Pickpockets at work. 401Ks were enacted into law in 1978. In… [Continue Reading]
Shilpan’s Seven Habits to Live More with Less
One of the over-riding themes here on jlcollinsnh is that when it comes to investing simple is not just easier, it is more effective and more profitable. My pal Shilpan runs a blog I read faithfully: Street Smart Finance. What is most appealing to me is the wisdom he brings from a lifetime of learning,… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XIX: How to think about money
Level I: It’s not just about spending Get yourself a nice, crisp one of these: Or one of these: Or one of these: Or one of these: Or one of these: Or one of these: Or about 16 of these: Now prop it (or them) up on the table in front of you, or in… [Continue Reading]
Financial Independence Checklist for College Graduates (My path for my kid — the first 10 years)
Intro by JL’s Team As college seniors across the country receive their diplomas this week, we thought it would be the perfect time to resurface one of JL’s most popular posts. In this post, JL offers advice for his daughter a year before her college graduation. If you’re a graduating senior who wants the avoid… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XVIII: Investing in a raging bull
As I sit here typing this afternoon the S&P 500 is trading at 1670, up 14% since the beginning of the year. 27% over the last 12 months. The very definition of a raging Bull Market. Add to this the fact that it has more than doubled since the Spring of 2009. Whether you are… [Continue Reading]
Dining with the Ghosts of Sarah Bernhardt and Alfons Mucha
The lobby of Hotel Pariz, Prague For the jlcollinsnh family, so far 2013 has been a very good year. The house is finally sold, freeing up some capital. The stock market has been on a tear. Our daughter had her milestone 21st birthday April 1st. Unfortunately, for that last, she’s in Rennes, France and we… [Continue Reading]
How we finally got the house sold
painting by Sergey Gusev April has long held some significant dates for me. My wife’s birthday is April 9th. My daughter’s is April 1st. How I was hoping she’d also be born on the 9th so I’d have only one date to remember. April 15th is Tax Day here in the USA. And now I have… [Continue Reading]
