Numbers Not Emotions: Bailing Out the Government

  In the last post, we talked about the investing mindset of relating complex investments into simpler, more understandable ideas. We took the example of the federal government’s budget and scaled it down into the budget for a typical middle class family. I left you 

Luck of the Irish

This month’s investing theme is certainly about bringing more green into your life. As a reminder that green is sometimes about money but more often about the people we love, I wanted to share these pictures from our early St. Patrick’s Day celebration (following the 

Relating Your Money: If the U.S. Government was a Person

Probably one of the biggest deterrents to learning about investing is that the learning curve is extremely steep for the beginning investor. There are so many different types of investments, so many different industries, so many types of analyses and calculations. Many people take one 

Investing Math

As a homeschooling mom, I am in the middle of teaching my daughter about the intricacies of addition and subtraction of simple numbers. She is starting to realize that math takes effort. Sometimes she looks at a complicated problem and just takes a wild guess. 

Time and Taxes

I have been enjoying the sunshine streaming in my windows each morning as I wake and sadly, this weekend that may go away. It’s daylight saving time this weekend. Time to turn those clocks forward one hour tomorrow night and start Sunday morning one hour