Posted in Books, Retirement on February 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A reader emailed moi for advice on how to get started investing in a Roth IRA. I was pretty excited that she thought of me (disclaimer: I am NOT a financial adviser). I don’t particularly talk about my investments on this blog (except to say that I DO invest) because investing is different for everyone, [...]
Posted in Books on February 14, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Now that you have so graciously shared your recs with me, it’s my turn to return the literary love. Below are just some of the books that I love, and can read over and over again
The Hours by Michael Cunningham: A flawless weaving of the lives of three women, all tied to the novel Mrs. [...]
Posted in Books, Life on February 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Using the public library is one of those standard personal finance advice - you know, get a library card & cut back on renting movies or buying books to save a bundle.
That advice is almost trite, but it works.
And I LOVE it! I frequent 2 libraries - one near work, and one on the way [...]
Posted in Books on February 7, 2008 | 31 Comments »
I grew up in a book-lovin’ family, and I am a book-lovin’ gal. (I’ve also been listening to alot of country lately… so pardon me for that country-esque line).
Seriously - I’d like to ask for your recommendations on books to read.
Books on my To Check Out List include:
–> Ishmael - Daniel Quinn
–> Eat, Pray, Love [...]
Posted in Books on November 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Today was my lucky day because I found three books that I’ve been meaning to buy - all in excellent condition - at the local library sale.
I got Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking, Calvin Trillin’s About Alice, and Nathaniel Hawthrone’s The Scarlet Letter for $2 each. And they were all in hardcovers [...]
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 Books, Life on April 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Kurt Vonnegut,
b. November 11, 1922.
d. April 11, 2007.
I only read a few of his stories in Welcome to the Monkey House, but “Long Walk to Forever” was one of my favorites.
If you have a chance, read it. It’s short and simple, but, wow.
Here is an excerpt:
They had grown up next door to each other, [...]
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