I am a green person. I'm not a bleeding heart liberal, but I enjoy the outdoors. I like trees and looking at waterfalls. Going to a national park and hiking is my idea of a perfect vacation.Lately though, nature isn't returning the love. Quite the contrary, two trees and a shrub have been attacking my home viciously. The attacks are unprovoked and evil. I'm not sure what I … [Read more...] about Me Versus the Trees (and one reason why I appreciate my wife)
Good Role Models
SUCCESS!!! (and Sir Silly Sock Sweatband Head)
Hi there, Mrs. 1500 once again. Longtime readers will remember that in June, we moved from a neighborhood that did not suit us, to a new neighborhood that does. In the old neighborhood, success was measured by how much money you could spend. We were not considered successful there. We have our own definition of success, and that is to have money, but not seem like it. Here are … [Read more...] about SUCCESS!!! (and Sir Silly Sock Sweatband Head)
Every Little Bit Helps
Hi there, Mrs. 1500 here.A few months ago, I read this article in the finance section of Yahoo.com. (It is from their First Person series, which gives real life accounts of how people have improved their financial state.) To sum up the article, Allison and Joe were living paycheck to paycheck with $7,000 in credit card debt. They could afford little more than the … [Read more...] about Every Little Bit Helps
My Weekend with Warren Buffett, Part 3
This is part 3 of a 3 part series about my weekend at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. Part 1 was an overview of the meeting while in part 2, I discussed the famous question and answer session. Today’s post is about what I felt was the big lesson of the weekend. Ducks! Remember to tune in tomorrow for the duck giveaway. I have 2 sets to hand out. One set will go to a … [Read more...] about My Weekend with Warren Buffett, Part 3
My Weekend with Warren Buffett, Part 2
This is part 2 of a 3 part series about my weekend at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. Part 1 was an overview of the meeting while part 3 will be about what I feel was the big lesson. Today's post is about the Question and Answer session that is the real meat of the meeting. Ducks!The upcoming duck giveaway has generated excitement and I'm going to change things … [Read more...] about My Weekend with Warren Buffett, Part 2