A couple weeks ago, we moved into our new old home. Unlike most folks, we look for homes in need of a little TLC. I don't care about granite counters or remodeled bathrooms. I'll get to that in a moment though.A New TownWe hastily moved into our last neighborhood in April of 2012 and couldn't stand it. We knew almost immediately that we weren't going to stay and our … [Read more...] about What we look for in a House
Saving and Investing Money
Movin’ on Down
The TV show The Jefferson's opened up with a theme song singing of how they are "Movin' on up, to the east side to a Dee-luxe apartment in the sky"The song is about how they worked hard and made money, so they moved to a better apartment.This is not the 1500's way of thinking, although it used to be. When Mr. and Mrs. 1500 first met, Mr. 1500 was living in a 1300 … [Read more...] about Movin’ on Down
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
My Weekend with Warren Buffett, Part 1
If you pay any attention to financial media, you should know that the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting took place this past weekend. This is a shareholder meeting unlike any other. 'Circus' may be a better way to describe it. It is a 3 day event with a party, question and answer session, cookout, chess Grandmaster and even a 5K race. I've been a long time shareholder of … [Read more...] about My Weekend with Warren Buffett, Part 1