Monthly Archives: August 2017

What I Read This week and Loved

A few things I read this week that I thought were especially thought-provoking: From Our Next Life – How they calculated their “Enough Number”

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Fear Loses to Critical Thinking Every Time

When I was younger I used to love to travel.  I am fortunate to have had the opportunity in my life to do some extensive international travel (again, mostly when I was younger).  However, with the frequency of terrorist attacks … Continue reading

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The Case for Rental Property Now

A couple of posts ago I talked about the Oldsters buying a house.  It has been a while since we’ve been in the mortgage market so, though I try to pay attention to these things, I was a bit surprised … Continue reading

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Wholesale Shopping Clubs May Be Costing You More Money Than You Think

I live in a fairly rural area of the country.  I remember when we got a Wal-Mart; it was very exciting.  But when Sam’s Club opened a store in our area, you’d have thought we’d died and gone to heaven.  … Continue reading

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The Oldsters Buy a House

The Oldsters are buying a new house (well, new to us anyway).  To be honest, it is not something I thought I’d be doing at this point in life.  Oh, I knew that I’d eventually buy another house.  Where we … Continue reading

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