What book could you read over and over again? If you are anywhere near the Twitter account for Thrifty Investing or on the blog, then you’ve read about this book before I absolutely love this book and everything it teaches you. The book is set in old Babylon, a fictional city with the richest ofContinue reading “The Richest Man in Babylon”
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How To Get Started Investing
We live in a wonderful time where information is at our fingertips. We have the internet, apps, and the smartphone to run it all from the palm of our hands. You no longer need to call up your broker and pay huge transaction fees, just to buy a few shares. With better access to theContinue reading “How To Get Started Investing”
Bond Buying In This Environment
If you have been reading or listening to any sort of financial news in the past year or so, you know that inflation had hit a pretty high point. So high in fact, it’s incredibly hard to leave the store, any store, without spending $100 or more. It’s impacting the wallet, the bank accounts, andContinue reading “Bond Buying In This Environment”
What Did I Want To Be When I Grew Up?
This is an interesting question as I approach the ripe old age of 36. When I was five? Good grief, I don’t know if I remember anything at five. This is a financial site and I’ll try my best to loop this around, bear with me! When I was younger, my calling was to beContinue reading “What Did I Want To Be When I Grew Up?”
Something Most People Don’t Understand
Since we’re called Thrifty Investing, we’re going to talk about something within the investing and financial world that most people don’t understand, The Economy. What do we really know about the economy? Obviously if you are an economist, you know a bit more about this subject, but what about the rest of us? We watchContinue reading “Something Most People Don’t Understand”
How Technology Has Changed My Job
The longer you live, the more advancements in technology you witness. When I first started in IT, I was in High School, and WiFi was just starting to take off in the residential with Wireless A, B, and eventually C. I remember my blue dual antenna Linksys like yesterday! Now that was an absolute amazingContinue reading “How Technology Has Changed My Job”
How Often Do I Say No?
These writing prompts are an excellent form of introspect. I would say that I rarely say no to anything that may help myself and my family achieve our goals. We have been on the same page regarding our retirement as well as our investing goals, so there isn’t much room to say no. We putContinue reading “How Often Do I Say No?”
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Hello and thank you for taking some time to read about changes made to this site. For the last 2 to 3 years, I’ve been reading and learning about the financial world. I’ve been reading not only books about the stock market, but also about the Economy in a whole. Learning about the bigger pictureContinue reading “Thrifty Investing”
A Secret Skill or Ability I Wish I had
I enjoy these writing prompts! It gives me something to think about for the day. I have a skill in which I have a pretty good memory for remembering movie quotes, actors, actor’s voices, and the catalogue of movies and TV shows they’ve been in. I am also really good at picking out faces inContinue reading “A Secret Skill or Ability I Wish I had”
What I Wish I Could Do More Of
What a question! I wish I could do more for my family in the pursuit of financial freedom. All of this financial stuff takes time and dedication, so if I could, I’d do more of it every day. It seems if I did do more of something, it would be to add more time toContinue reading “What I Wish I Could Do More Of”
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