A reminder of how not to manage money arrives every day at around lunchtime, when the phone rings.
I am currently sub-letting this flat via an agency, so I’ve never met the guy who actually owns it. But I know something about him: he has bad credit. Let’s call him Mr X.
The phone runs to answerphone […]
Forgive me, Bank Account, for I have sinned. This is my first confession, but far from my first misdemeanour.
Today I was browsing the MoMA Design Store in the Village. It is full of wonderful knick-knacks; pens, wallets, vases, jewellery and umbrellas. In fact, I was particularly taken with a special brolly that, when opened, reveals […]
(I was going for a kind of Merchants-of-Venice spin there in the title, but it didn’t really work. Better suggestions on the back of an envelope.)
I went to an event last night that, naturally, sold merchandise. You’ll know about merchandise. You probably have an old rock t-shirt in the closet that you’ve never worn because […]
Two things have happened to me that made me rethink the concept of ‘wasting’ money a little.
Consider this: you might save and splurge on theatre tickets, thinking it’s worth the spend for a culture injection or just a night of fun. But then you discover the Man With The Giant Head sitting in front of […]
The other night I went to an evening seminar on blogging. While some of it was by necessity rather basic (What’s a blog? What’s a url? etc), it was nevertheless very inspiring because the speaker was Melissa Lafsky, a former lawyer-turned-blogger whose blog Opinionistas.com shot to fame when it was profiled in the media just […]
Hey, my first tag as Rich Minx, from No Limits Ladies! Thanks, Ladies.
My Five Obsessions
Hmm, how to choose just five? But here we are:
1. Checking things. My stocks (more about those another post), my stats, my earnings, my emails, news.google.com, my blog feeds… yes, much time is spent this way. And when employed my job […]
The Simple Dollar has a very personal post today about his lowest point, debt-wise, and how it made him resolve to learn more and be free of it.
“So, what finally happened? One night, I came home from work and found five bills in the mail that added up to more than I had or would […]
I’ve moved to New York for a few months, so have naturally been doing loads of sightseeing. Much of it is on the steep side. Museum? $20. Tour bus? $40. Concert? $50. Etc. This is money I’m willing to part with, for now, because New York is full of experiences not to be missed and […]
Until recently I would’ve said plastic. It’s more convenient. But I’m re-thinking this.
I’m referring to both purchasing big items on the spot (ie not adding cars, washing machines etc to your credit card debt, as outlined here) and also using paper instread of a debit card to keep better track of your spending. It’s easy […]
Today I wandered around one of the world’s largest art museums. It was so huge I got tired and couldn’t possibly see all of it, but I wandered past quite a few Monets, Vermeers, Rodins and Van Goghs before my legs started aching.
I got to thinking about art as investment. Some bright sparks are particularly […]
