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Closing up shop plus an opening at Chautauqua, my new podcast, phone, book and other random cool stuff 2 Aug 2013 | 08:29 pm
Drowning in debt? Great Ted-Talk on Debt. Short, too. My apologies. I should have posted this a few weeks back. As regular readers know, I tend to disappear each summer for a few weeks of extended ...
They Will Kill You For Your Shoes! 8 Jul 2013 | 07:46 pm
If you decide to pursue financial freedom you are going to have to choose to spend your money on investments. Somehow in our culture this has come to be seen by most people as deprivation. That has ne...
Stocks — Part VIII-b: Should you avoid your company’s 401k? 28 Jun 2013 | 11:28 pm
Sometimes the universe has a way of telling us to look more closely or again at something we thought we knew. In my case, two jlcollinsnh readers have caused me to take another look at 401k programs. ...
Shilpan’s Seven Habits to Live More with Less 22 Jun 2013 | 02:34 am
One of the over-riding themes here on jlcollinsnh is that when it comes to investing simple is not just easier, it is more effective and more profitable. My pal Shilpan runs a blog I read faithfully: ...
Stocks — Part XIX: How to think about money 15 Jun 2013 | 06:07 am
Level I: It’s not just about spending Get yourself a nice, crisp one of these: Or one of these: Or one of these: Or one of these: Or one of these: Or one of these: Or about 16 of these: Now prop it (o...
My path for my kid — the first 10 years 5 Jun 2013 | 07:04 am
A year from now my daughter graduates from college. Here’s the early life path I suggest to her: Avoid debt. Nothing is worth paying interest to own. Avoid fiscally irresponsible people and certainly ...
Why your house is a terrible investment 30 May 2013 | 01:55 am
My pal James Altucher calls homeownership a part of The American Religion, so I know I’m treading dangerous ground here. But before you get out the tar and feathers, let’s do a little thought experime...
Stocks — Part XVIII: Investing in a raging bull 23 May 2013 | 03:12 am
As I sit here typing this afternoon, the S&P 500 is trading at 1670, up 14% since the beginning of the year. 27% over the last 12 months. The very definition of a raging Bull Market. Add to this the f...
Dining with the Ghosts of Sarah Bernhardt and Alfons Mucha 16 May 2013 | 07:31 am
The lobby of Hotel Pariz, Prague For the jlcollinsnh family, so far 2013 has been a very good year. The house is finally sold, freeing up some capital. The stock market has been on a tear. Our daughte...
How we finally got the house sold 9 May 2013 | 01:32 pm
painting by Sergey Gusev April has long held some significant dates for me. My wife’s birthday is April 9th. My daughter’s is April 1st. How I was hoping she’d also be born on the 9th so I’d have onl...
