My company went to “flexible vacation time” meaning, basically, there’s no set amount you can take, just make sure your manager’s okay with it. This was ostensibly to make it easier for us but of course the real reason is so the company doesn’t have to carry a liability on their books for the accrued time. I used to…

My idea of a well stocked fallout pantry. Of course the choice of liquors may vary.

He ran outta funds, ok. That would explain the next few months, maybe a year, but not 44 freaking years. Did he forget he owned it, or have amnesia, or what?

As for how much to pass on to your kids, Buffett once offered a good rule of thumb: The perfect amount to leave to your kids, he told Fortune in 1986, is ‘’enough money so that they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing.’’

Starting a new business is not a retirement.

“Ann was getting a little chummy. When people get too chummy with me, I like to call them by the wrong name to let them know I don’t really care.”

This logic is entirely too sound for the internet. Away with you! But seriously, you’re totally right.

If that was an option I would have done it the day I started earning a paycheck

Just ignore all financial advice that comes from our parents because the world no longer works economically the way it did when they were having kids, buying cars and houses, saving for retirement, getting jobs and promotions, negotiating pay, etc. Wages have stagnated for over 40 years, the economy has become more…

Your primary home isn’t an investment? That’s the most ridiculous statement I’ve heard on here. It’s real estate. Sure, it might not go up in value in the short term, such is the risk of an investment. But it probably will in the long term given history. It’s interesting your advice on the stock market acknowledging…

So - this article is titled “Measure Your Ability to Handle Economic Downturns With This New FICO Score” - then - it doesn’t have a link to get this score, then - after some digging, I find out that I can’t “Measure MY Ability to Handle Economic Downturns With This New FICO Score” because the score is only available…

Yeah, let’s take a perfectly good AP1 S2000 and stupid it up beyond recognition.

Long sigh . . . another Some Guys Project where he wants all his “investment” back. Doesn’t work that way.

Is it really learning if you don't curse, have bloody knuckles and lose at least one 10mm socket?

My nephew was making $150 a week. His unemployment payment would be $90 a week in California without the stimulus $600. Right now he is getting $690 in unemployment payment a week. There are many people like that. Basically, if your salary was $20 an hour or less, it makes no sense to look for a job. You will get more…

Remember kids, you can tell me you are Enterprising and Passionate, but if you can’t show me via the stories you tell, I’m going to be upset I wasted my time.

I keep a jump start battery (from Autozone) in my closet. It has a usb port and an emergency light built in (as well as jump start cables). I have a note on my calendar reminding me to charge it once/month. I have no idea how many times it could charge my phone, but I suspect it would out perform the typical phone…

I had an interesting conversation with a coworker about how the 401k is still an experiment with unknown success. Sure, many people have used it for their retirement savings, but it was introduced in 1978, so those that were 18 at that time are now only 60. The only people that have been able to contribute to their…

Good timing on this article. I’m soon to close on a house and I just paid off my car in the meantime - and I realized immediately after that it might have an adverse impact on my score, and that my lender might inquire why I closed an account (uh, because I want to have less debt before having a mortgage?)