One Caveman’s Financial Journey

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As the dust settled from yesterday’s near-implosion of the stock market, we saw the end result of a pointless panic and rush on the markets. In all, nearly $1.2 trillion in value was lost through the mindless selling across all sectors.  If you didn’t sell then - and I hope [...]

I’ve been suffering from a major writing funk this month. Hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance right at the beginning of the month seems to have burned me out on writing for some reason.  It took me more than 12 hours over two days to complete it and was up until 3 am on that [...]

Starting this weekend, we will begin the process of finishing our basement. Finally, I’m going to get a real office of my own, a “proper” home theater area, a play room for the kids, a kitchenette for entertaining, and a respectable bathroom in what is currently unfinished, dead space. But finishing a basement [...]

Every year, my family makes a “pilgrimage” to Branson, MO, as a relaxing family vacation. For years, we would pack up for Labor Day weekend and make the long drive down, but everyone else seemed to do the same, too. Yes, one last gasp of summer air is nice at the water park, [...]