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jlcollinsnh gets a new suit

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Suit Hollywood-drape-suit

Welcome to our still classic new look!

Just about three years ago jlcollinsnh.com underwent its first redesign and the sweeping changes you have become used to were ushered in.

There were lots of reasons for this but the tipping point was when Sean over at Renewable Wealth, in the nicest possible way, said

“…your current design makes my eyes bleed.”

Hard to hear, but true at the time.

With that critique ringing in my ears, the goal became a design of “stark elegance” and, not meaning to sound immodest, I think we hit the mark. At least no one has again complained of their eyes bleeding.

The further good news is that we got most of the functional things right that time as well and so, if the new changes you see today don’t strike you as all that dramatic, well they are not meant to be.

Indeed, our goal for this new version was to maintain a similar look and feel of the old version but updated to work functionally better across more devices. If we’ve hit our mark:

  • Site should work much better on both mobile phones and tablets
  • With some typography improvements you should find the site easier to read
  • Some pages (especially the home page) should load much faster

You’ll also notice the main navigation has been cleaned up a bit. There are now fewer buttons across the top and one has been added.

New:

Books shows some of the recent reads I’ve enjoyed, plus a few past favorites as they occur to me. This is something I’ve included at the end of recent posts and it has gotten a nice reception. Plus it’s fun for me to occasionally look back and remember.

Gone:

Make My Day, which simply outlived its usefulness.

UraniumC a link to my other, long neglected blog. If and when I turn my attention to it again I’ll let you know but for now it doesn’t need to be here. However it does still have that eye-bleeding design if you want to check it out.

As Seen On, has moved to the bottom of the Right Hand Column Sidebar where it can showcase some cool logos.

Speaking of the Right Hand Column Sidebar and working our way down…

At the top, first in line, is an invitation to subscribe. Because, well, I want you to! That way when I put up a new post you’ll hear about it. And, since I don’t do that all that often, I can promise not to overload your inbox.

Search function

This works surprisingly well and I use it all the time myself. Mostly in answering your questions in the comments when I know I’ve said something about it and can’t remember where. Something getting more common in my dotage.

Important Resources

Like my Reading List, this is something I have been adding to the end of posts recently and that has gotten a good response.

These are the few companies that I routinely recommend and, except for Vanguard, they are affiliate partners. That means if you chose to link to them from this blog and then accept their product or service, the blog earns a commission.

Please note that, while I have selected these carefully, even they are not necessarily right for everybody in every circumstance. Note that in each case you’ll find a link to my post about them. In it you’ll find my unvarnished opinion.

Support jlcollinsnh

Gratifyingly, this blog has grown substantially over the now 5 years it has been around. But the cloud in that silver lining is that the cost of operating it has grown as well. This is why I now have the affiliate partners mentioned above. But the truth is there are very few companies, products and services I am willing to recommend and I will never feature any just for the money.

The other source of revenue is the Google Adsense banner ad you see at the top of each page. While effective, I have no control over the ads that show up there and the truth is sometimes they make me cringe. You, of course, recognize them for what they are. But I’d still rather see them gone.

So this Buy at Amazon button is an experiment. The beauty is that if you use it to go to Amazon this blog earns a commission on whatever you buy and the prices to you are the same.

So if you are going to shop Amazon anyway, and you want a cost-free way to support the blog, please go to them thru me. Of course, you don’t want to shop there or buy stuff just to support the blog. But I didn’t need to tell you that, did I?

Recent – Favorites – Comments

As before, here you’ll find a quick reference to some of the posts around here (most recent and favorites), but now in a cleaner easier to use format. Plus it will show you the posts with the latest comments.

Categories…

…organizes the various posts by topic for your browsing pleasure.

Archives…

…does the same by year and month

Blogroll…

…features a very few of my personal favorites.

As Seen On…

…replaces the button that used to be on the top and the link takes you to a list of podcasts, articles, videos and interviews where I have been honored to be featured.

Finally, in the main section of the Home Page, you’ll now see at a glance brief introductions to recent posts. Before each entire post was presented, making a quick overview for recent history impossible. Plus it just looks cooler!

None of this could have happened without the hard work, creativity, patience and perseverance of my newest personal hero, Lucas. If that name sounds familiar, you likely remember him as the savior who rescued the blog last Spring when its growing readership had it crashing repeatedly and the hosting service threatening to shut it down altogether.

After months of frustration and dead ends, Lucas arrived on the scene riding a snow-white charger (I recall it as yesterday!), slew the various dragons and evil knights and brought peace and tranquility to my kingdom. Oh, and we kicked that pesky host to the curb.

I was hoping, in turn, to bring him fame and business with a nice mention and link here. But, alas, like many great and noble champions, he is a shy and retiring sort already with more work than he can handle.

Still, if your need is great and your heart is pure, let me know and maybe I can persuade him to accept an introduction.

Enjoy the new format and should you encounter any issues let us know in the comments. Please be sure to include what device and browser you are using as this will be very helpful.

The comments are also the place to heap your praise upon the new design.

On an unrelated note:

Personal Capital special Valentine’s Day promotion:

Go to the link above and you’ll see a narrow banner about this across the top.

Any new user who signs up between Friday, Feb 5th and Valentine’s Day Feb 14th is eligible to win a free trip for two to Hawaii. That’s right. A free trip to Hawaii! The prize is $2000 for roundtrip airfare and $1000 for accommodations. Any new user is eligible, so long as you link an investment account. It doesn’t matter how much money you have — you just need to sign up and link.

Signing up and using their service is free.

Even so, you don’t want to do this just to enter a contest. That’s not the jlcollinsnh way! 🙂 But if you are thinking of giving them a try anyway, now is a good time. Good luck!

And a note on Art: 

I love using original art in my posts. If you are an artist and would like to see your work featured here, let me know. Anytime I use one of your pieces you’ll get a credit and a link to your own site.

I look forward to seeing your stuff!

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  • Personal Capital is a free tool to manage and evaluate your investments. With great visuals you can track your net worth, asset allocation, and portfolio performance, including costs. At a glance you'll see what's working and what you might want to change. Here's my full review.
  • Betterment is my recommendation for hands-off investors who prefer a DIFM (Do It For Me) approach. It is also a great tool for reaching short-term savings goals. Here is my Betterment Review
  • NewRetirement offers cool tools to help guide you in answering the question: Do I have enough money to retire? And getting started is free. Sign up and you will be offered two paths into their retirement planner. I was also on their podcast and you can check that out here:Video version, Podcast version.
  • Tuft & Needle (T&N) helps me sleep at night. They are a very cool company with a great product. Here’s my review of what we are currently sleeping on: Our Walnut Frame and Mint Mattress.
  • Vanguard.com

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Comments

  1. Chris says

    February 7, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    Congrats Jim!

    I’m checking out the upgrades now on my mobile device????

    One thing that does not need to be updated is your continued great information and counsel!

    For what it is worth – I think it’s pretty cool of you – to comment on the need to advertise due to costs –

    I always found your site to be more “organic” with a true feeling of compassion and experience- it reads real to me – for that —-I am one (of many ) grateful readers

    Have a great night!

    Chris

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 7, 2016 at 10:34 pm

      Thanks Chris…

      That’s very high praise indeed and very much appreciated!

      Reply
  2. Kyle says

    February 7, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    Nice, I told you that over a year ago(in a less harsh way). Looks like you did all the changes I wanted for you, everything looks really good. The biggest thing, as you planned, is you should see a lot less overhead on your server now.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 7, 2016 at 10:36 pm

      Thanks Kyle…

      I frequently need more and longer prodding than most. 😉

      As for less overhead on the server, if there was planning for that the credit goes entirely to my man Lucas! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Adam says

    February 7, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    It looks like your RSS feed has started clipping the contents, which means people like me that use readers have to click through to the site to read the contents, which besides being annoying may mean no access if the device isn’t online at the time. Think it started with this post.

    Reply
    • Adam says

      February 8, 2016 at 1:52 am

      Correction. Just looked through the last few posts, it looks like the clipping started with this post: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2015/09/10/hotel-living/

      Before that one entire post is contained in the RSS feed.

      Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 8, 2016 at 9:18 am

      Hi Adam…

      This was an intentional change designed to send readers to the blog for its content. Better for the blog and a common practice in my experience with the other blogs I personally read.

      That said, none of this is carved in stone and if the feedback on it mirrors yours we’ll certainly consider changing back.

      Thanks for weighing in on it!

      Reply
      • Bill says

        February 8, 2016 at 7:26 pm

        Also not a fan of the clipped RSS feed. In my experience it’s not common except for sites heavy on the ads and wanting to juice the viewership numbers

        Reply
      • simeon says

        February 10, 2016 at 12:20 pm

        A lot of websites have RSS feeds that publish just the title and first sentence or two of a new post. So, followers know when a new post is available and still have to come to the website to read it.

        May I humbly recommend such a change?

        -an RSS follower who thought you had retired (from blogging)

        Reply
        • jlcollinsnh says

          February 10, 2016 at 12:23 pm

          I believe that’s the way we have it set up.

          Perhaps you need to re-subscribe?

          Reply
          • Lucas says

            February 12, 2016 at 11:15 am

            Adam, Simeon, and Bill,

            Thanks for the feedback. We’ve turned the Full feed back on for RSS and Email.

            Also, the Feedburner RSS feed should now be fixed. (You may have just gotten several older posts at once in your feed.)

            The Feedburner Feed was not updating because of a caching issue, but should be fixed now. Please let us know if you have any problems.

          • Adam says

            April 3, 2016 at 9:35 am

            Thanks Lucas 🙂 Noticed that a while back.

  4. Mr. FC says

    February 8, 2016 at 1:41 am

    Reading on an iPad, looks great Jim! Glad we have a way to support you other than just making witty comments on your entries…????

    Look forward to the book. 80 and sunny in CA today, hope you swing by again soon.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 8, 2016 at 9:24 am

      Thanks Mr. FC!

      Witty comments are always welcome here, although I can’t come up with one just now. 🙁

      Glad you are glad to have other ways to support the blog.

      Just curious. Of the three (the shop Amazon button, doing business with my affiliates or the Google Adsense ads) which appeals to you most?

      Reply
      • Kevin says

        February 8, 2016 at 6:13 pm

        I’m not FC, but I’ll comment on that one and say that in general the Amazon button. At this point the majority of things that I purchase probably come from Amazon, and it’s an easy way to support your blog without any negative consequence to me. The affiliates would be next, but one of the rare things that you recommend has to be one of the rare things that I think that I need so that support would be much more infrequent.

        Reply
        • Steve says

          March 14, 2016 at 3:17 pm

          I’ll second the Amazon links. As an Amazon Prime member, I also do pretty much all my shopping through them, so I’d be pretty quick to buy an item through an affiliate link.

          Reply
        • jlcollinsnh says

          March 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm

          Thanks, Steve…

          I appreciate that!

          Truth is, so far, the Amazon button has been a bit of a disappointment.

          I’m not entirely surprised. My guess is, even for those who would support the blog by using it, it is easy to forget about when you decide to head over to Amazon.

          Reply
      • jlcollinsnh says

        February 9, 2016 at 10:00 pm

        Thanks Kevin…

        You put your finger on exactly the problem with generating revenue from affiliate links.

        Many bloggers solve this by having lots and lots (and lots) of affiliates.

        My problem is there are very few companies and products I’m willing to recommend.

        I have high hopes for the Amazon button. 🙂

        Reply
  5. TheHappyPhilosopher says

    February 8, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    Jim,

    The site looks great. Nice job!
    I have no artistic skills at all, but I have started taking a few pictures. Feel free to use them on the blog if you want.

    https://www.instagram.com/thehappyphilosopher/

    🙂

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 9, 2016 at 10:03 pm

      Thanks HP!

      Just checked out your pictures. Some very cool and offbeat stuff you got there.

      I’ll have to find an opportunity to use something.

      Thanks for the link!

      Reply
  6. ds says

    February 9, 2016 at 1:31 pm

    looks great! one comment I have is that from the homepage, there are no dates shown of when the article was published. with some of the recurring things like Q&A and others, it makes it a bit confusing to remember which I’ve already read.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 9, 2016 at 10:07 pm

      Thanks ds!

      This was an intentional change.

      I’m told that in this age of internet speed people tend to discount what wasn’t written yesterday. Since many of my best posts (Stock Series) are older having the date is an obstacle for some readers.

      That said, you can still check out the date by looking at the URL address or the first couple of comments.

      Reply
  7. Jian says

    February 10, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    Love the redesign, esp. the homepage now showing an overview of recent posts!

    Also so happy to see a “Books” tab, finally! Thanks for recommending “Sapiens” – I only read the first 2 chapters before having to put it on hold to go on my (one small backpack only) cycling trip, but was thoroughly intrigued. It’s not necessarily a happy read, but the writing is lucid, engaging and thought-provoking, even entertaining despite the weight of the subject. Can’t wait to read the rest, as soon as I get to check it out again from the library (of course there’s a queue for it).

    Side note – I’ve not been receiving new posting notices for the last couple of posts as I used to, so I re-subscribed. Perhaps you’d want to send an email to your long-time subscribers to alert them about re-subscribing?

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 10, 2016 at 5:43 pm

      Thanks Jian…

      Glad you like it!

      Especially the “Books” tab. I think that will be fun. Assuming I remember to update it. 🙂

      I’ll check into the subscription thing. Thanks for letting me know!

      Reply
  8. jager says

    February 10, 2016 at 5:03 pm

    Mr. Collins,
    Love the new look of the site. I’m sure the facelift will make the content here even more accessible for my 20-something subordinates to whom I’ve recommended your stock series.

    Your website is valuable enough that I suspect many of us would make direct donations for its upkeep. Barring that, I think the Amazon link is perfect. We will certainly be using it (and my wife loves Amazon, so hopefully you will be well-served, too! :)).

    thanks again for all your work,

    Jager

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 10, 2016 at 5:46 pm

      Thanks Jager!

      Fortunately Lucas is closer to that age group than I and he’s been able to provide valuable guidance.

      We thought about the idea of a donation button and it is still a possibility depending how the other revenue generators pan out. I’m not entirely comfortable with the idea, but that’s probably just my internal quirk.

      Reply
      • Jager says

        February 11, 2016 at 3:32 pm

        a quick note…I think it should read “An easy (and free) way to support [this] site is by clicking this link to do your…”

        Reply
        • jlcollinsnh says

          February 11, 2016 at 7:27 pm

          Thanks!

          Reply
  9. Bill and Craig says

    February 12, 2016 at 10:25 pm

    Hey Jim and Lucas,

    The layout of the new website looks great!

    The information layout is much cleaner and easier to read and understand, like how it’s grouped. Keep up the great work on FI and Early Retirement as I know you will. You are a resource that should not be overlooked in ones journey.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 14, 2016 at 2:07 pm

      Thanks guys!

      Lucas deserves all the credit for the new look. I just type some words in once in a while…. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Nancy says

    February 13, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    I live in rural Maine. Do you know if Republic Wireless would work here? Thanks.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 14, 2016 at 2:09 pm

      I believe so, Nancy….

      Here’s my post on them: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2014/07/02/moto-x-my-new-republic-wireless-phone/

      In it you’ll find links to the website and you should be able to find the definitive answer there.

      Reply
  11. dave says

    February 22, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    Jim,, Curious as to which part of the state (NH) that you live in.
    Dave

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      February 23, 2016 at 10:42 am

      NH is as specific as I care to get.

      Reply
      • dave says

        February 23, 2016 at 7:52 pm

        Fair enough Granite Man. I happen to live in the Oldest
        Summer Resort in America. Can’t be any more specific than that….:)

        Reply
  12. Paul says

    March 1, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    Hi Jim, just a comment to say the new design looks great.

    I love the large print!

    Keep up the great work,

    Paul in Wisconsin

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      March 1, 2016 at 8:12 pm

      Thanks Paul!

      I appreciate the vote of confidence!

      Reply
  13. Steven says

    March 3, 2016 at 8:07 am

    I was excited to see you have updated/changed your WordPress theme! I love the larger print, very readable.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      March 3, 2016 at 3:29 pm

      Thanks Steven…

      Glad it is working well for you!

      Reply
  14. Don Mencke says

    March 24, 2016 at 10:50 pm

    Jim, I just tried to subscribe to get your posts via email and there was some type of error? I received the email that was generated, but when I clicked on it to verify (it took me to my wordpress account as it should have) it said there was a site error?

    What to do?

    Don
    http://www.realchristianbusinessman.com

    p.s. sorry I was able to fix it I needed to log out of my wordpress account prior to clicking the link

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      March 25, 2016 at 1:41 pm

      Hi Don..

      I gather all is well now?

      Thanks for subscribing!

      Reply

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      • Stocks -- Part XXXI: Too hot. Too cold. Not pure enough.
      • Kibanda, Part 2: Negotiating the deal
    • ► July (2)
      • Time Machine and the future returns for stocks
      • Kibanda: Mr. Anti-house buys his dream house
    • ► June (2)
      • Is there an interior designer in the house?
      • The Simple Path to Wealth goes Audio!
    • ► 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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