Posted in Real estate, Saving on August 31, 2007 | 9 Comments »
I have set up my newly-updated Save-O-Meters (see right sidebar). Retirement savings now rest at around $11,400 (breaking the five-figure barrier… it’s like the 4-minute mile!). Emergency saving is at $5,600. Down payment is currently ZERO (which is ironic because this blog is supposed to document my journey toward home ownership… well, I never said [...]
Posted in Blogging, Spending on August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
More than three weeks after moving into my apartment, I STILL don’t have internet access at home. (Which is why I haven’t posted in what seems like an eternity in blog-time).
For a moment last week I thought I could survive without internet at home (I could just bum off wireless or go to [...]
Posted in Books, Life on August 16, 2007 | 9 Comments »
My job right now is very numbers-oriented. But I love words. I love the way that hardcovers feel. Or the way that old books smell. During college, one of my favorite way to spend a Sunday morning is to rummage through a book yard sale (after a HUGE brunch, of course) - I’d buy books [...]
Posted in Goals on August 16, 2007 | 9 Comments »
It’s nice to have some goals to work towards, no?
So here they are - my end-of-2007 goals:
1. put $12,000 towards retirement (or $2,400 per month from August to December).
2. save $1,250 for emergency fund (or $250 per month, or $125 per paycheck).
3. have a positive net worth.
4. keep in touch with mentors - 2-3 emails/phone [...]
Posted in Love on August 13, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Does anyone here watch Platinum Weddings? The tagline is: “Most little girls dream of the day they marry. But some little girls dream big.”
Dream big is right. Some of these dream weddings profiled cost over $500,000. One of them had a $1.2 million price tag.
Anyhow, I caught one of the episodes about a young bride [...]
Posted in Spending, Travel on August 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Since I’ve came back from NYC several days ago, I’ve had a chance to get a rough tally of how much I’ve spent.
The good thing is most of my spending went to “experiences” instead of “stuff.” I spent a small fortune on dining out. I don’t even want to know how much the total tab [...]
Posted in Articles on August 7, 2007 | 8 Comments »
A lot of bloggers have talked about a recent New York Times article on the “working class millionaires” of Silicon Valley. One of the people profiled is Hal Steger, a 51-year-old marketing executive who has a $3.5 million net worth but still works 60-70 hour weeks looking for his big strike.
This article reminded me of [...]
Posted in Food, Saving, Spending on August 2, 2007 | 14 Comments »
One of my favorite drinks is a honey tea latte (really just a milk tea with honey) from a little coffee shop a few blocks from where I live. It costs $4, but it tastes delicious.
Today, I was about to turn in the parking lot to get the drink when I thought, well, if I just get a [...]
Posted in Saving on August 1, 2007 | 10 Comments »
If you look at my emergency fund progress bar to the right, you’ll see that I’ve achieved 50% of my goal (thanks to my first paycheck!). That $5,000 means that I’ve got roughly 3 months of living expenses saved up.
That $5,000 could very well stretch to 5 months if I move home during an emergency.
I [...]
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