In Monday's post's comments, some readers used the term "frugal weirdo." This term makes me happy and sad, all at the same time. It makes me sad because we frugal people are so few and far between, we are outcasts. On the other hand, Frugal Weirdo is a badge of honor. I'd rather be a wealthy weirdo than a broke, normal guy any day of the week. Unless you live on the moon, you … [Read more...] about How I Almost got Arrested for Being a Frugal Weirdo
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Thursday Rant: Mr. 1500’s Fashion Guide
I was on a flight recently and popped open one of my favorite business magazines. I was a bit taken aback when I opened an article that discussed a watch that costs $176,300. Holy hell, people pay one-hundred and seventy-six freakin' thousand dollars for a watch?!? To put this in perspective, the home we bought in June of 2013 set us back $176,000. Yes, this watch costs $300 … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: Mr. 1500’s Fashion Guide
Thursday Rant: 1500 Portfolio, Part 3: No Empire Lasts Forever
"No empire lasts forever." -a sign on a co-workers desk"There have been thousands of American car companies. Almost all of them are now gone. When the car came out, instead of investing in a car company, a better idea would have been to short horses." -Warren Buffett at the 2013 shareholders meeting.What do those quotes mean? More on that in a moment. First of all, I … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: 1500 Portfolio, Part 3: No Empire Lasts Forever
Thursday Rant: Corn cobbin’ it!
Last week in my rant, I wrote about how some people who struggle with money bring on their own problems through ridiculous spending*. There is no shortage of folks who live like that here in the States. However, I recently read about the opposite; people who have gazillions of dollars, but pay loads of money in an effort to live like those who struggle.I love living in … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: Corn cobbin’ it!
Thursday Rant: The day we almost got kicked out of Disney
Mrs. 1500's question on Monday was about cheap family fun. Justin from Root of Good followed up with a nice post on what he does for family fun. All of this got me thinking to my own childhood and what my best and worst memories are. One of my worst was the day my dad lost his mind at Disney's Epcot Center. Disney Disaster My parents decided to take us to Epcot the first year … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: The day we almost got kicked out of Disney