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Money for chores

February 8, 2010 4:49 AM
My two kids are age 2 and 4. Tonight, to have some fun, I cut up some paper and draw some money symbols on them so they could pretend they had money. They immediately started cleaning up to say they... 0
Housing in China

February 6, 2010 11:19 PM
House Hunting After arriving in China, we spent the first week holed up in my brother-in-law's condo. A lot of time was spent sleeping trying to adjust to the jet lag and time zone differences. In addition, the Chinese people... 0
Chinese New Year Lucky Money

February 6, 2010 5:31 AM
I previously wrote our Christmas spending was low but didn't think we'd get off so easy for Chinese New Year. Well that day is one week away now (February 14 for this year) so we've been busy getting ready. One... 0
A look back on asset allocation mix

February 5, 2010 6:40 AM
As I start typing (February 4, 12:37PM PST), the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 256 points (2.49%) for the day. Year to date, it is down 3.97% and financial pundits everywhere are making gloomy noises about the economy and... 0
Wedding Costs ... as Guests

February 4, 2010 7:23 AM
Chinese New Year will soon be here and among the traditions is a top-to-bottom clean up at home. In the local dialect (Taishanese), the phrase translates to roughly "hit dust". The local merchants all have long, colorful brooms displayed for... 0
Making sense of Vanguard funds

February 2, 2010 6:11 AM
For investing, I prefer Vanguard funds for their low expense and low taxable turnover. However, the array of funds can be dizzying. As a quick primer, we can group most funds together as many funds are slices of other funds.... 0
Mobile blogging platform

January 30, 2010 1:20 AM
This is not one of my usual topics of discussion. However, while looking to install a mobile blogging interface, I saw this question asked many times without an answer so this is my public service announcement.Question: The iMT plugin (iPhone... 0
Prosper Post-Mortem

January 27, 2010 9:45 PM
The process of previewing my taxes reminded me to check my Prosper account to download all my statements for 2009. I first heard about Prosper back in 2006 and was quite excited about it. Here was an investment option where... 0
Housing is cheap...er...

January 26, 2010 6:00 PM
The following story says the trailing 15 year premium-to-buy for the San Francisco metro area is 296% but it was down to 233% in 3rd quarter 2009.http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/21/buying-versus-renting-lifestyle-real-estate-homes.htmlThe local news stories are quoting and declaring it's time to buy, buy, buy!... 0
April 15 ... I mean June 15

January 25, 2010 11:31 AM
I decided to take an early look at my taxes to avoid being overly surprised by an April 15 tax bill. While I have yet to get most of my tax documents, I can make good enough guesses to get... 0

Business is Personal (Finance)

Last 10 Entries:

Money for chores

February 8, 2010 4:49 AM
My two kids are age 2 and 4. Tonight, to have some fun, I cut up some paper and draw some money symbols on them so they could pretend they had money. They immediately started cleaning up to say they... 0

Housing in China

February 6, 2010 11:19 PM
House Hunting After arriving in China, we spent the first week holed up in my brother-in-law's condo. A lot of time was spent sleeping trying to adjust to the jet lag and time zone differences. In addition, the Chinese people... 0

Chinese New Year Lucky Money

February 6, 2010 5:31 AM
I previously wrote our Christmas spending was low but didn't think we'd get off so easy for Chinese New Year. Well that day is one week away now (February 14 for this year) so we've been busy getting ready. One... 0

A look back on asset allocation mix

February 5, 2010 6:40 AM
As I start typing (February 4, 12:37PM PST), the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 256 points (2.49%) for the day. Year to date, it is down 3.97% and financial pundits everywhere are making gloomy noises about the economy and... 0

Wedding Costs ... as Guests

February 4, 2010 7:23 AM
Chinese New Year will soon be here and among the traditions is a top-to-bottom clean up at home. In the local dialect (Taishanese), the phrase translates to roughly "hit dust". The local merchants all have long, colorful brooms displayed for... 0

Making sense of Vanguard funds

February 2, 2010 6:11 AM
For investing, I prefer Vanguard funds for their low expense and low taxable turnover. However, the array of funds can be dizzying. As a quick primer, we can group most funds together as many funds are slices of other funds.... 0

Mobile blogging platform

January 30, 2010 1:20 AM
This is not one of my usual topics of discussion. However, while looking to install a mobile blogging interface, I saw this question asked many times without an answer so this is my public service announcement.Question: The iMT plugin (iPhone... 0

Prosper Post-Mortem

January 27, 2010 9:45 PM
The process of previewing my taxes reminded me to check my Prosper account to download all my statements for 2009. I first heard about Prosper back in 2006 and was quite excited about it. Here was an investment option where... 0

Housing is cheap...er...

April 15 ... I mean June 15

January 25, 2010 11:31 AM
I decided to take an early look at my taxes to avoid being overly surprised by an April 15 tax bill. While I have yet to get most of my tax documents, I can make good enough guesses to get... 0

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Business is Personal (Finance)

Last 10 Entries:

Money for chores

February 8, 2010 4:49 AM My two kids are age 2 and 4. Tonight, to have some fun, I cut up some paper and draw some money symbols on them so they could pretend they had money. They immediately started cleaning up to say they... 0

Housing in China

February 6, 2010 11:19 PM House Hunting After arriving in China, we spent the first week holed up in my brother-in-law's condo. A lot of time was spent sleeping trying to adjust to the jet lag and time zone differences. In addition, the Chinese people... 0

Chinese New Year Lucky Money

February 6, 2010 5:31 AM I previously wrote our Christmas spending was low but didn't think we'd get off so easy for Chinese New Year. Well that day is one week away now (February 14 for this year) so we've been busy getting ready. One... 0

A look back on asset allocation mix

February 5, 2010 6:40 AM As I start typing (February 4, 12:37PM PST), the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 256 points (2.49%) for the day. Year to date, it is down 3.97% and financial pundits everywhere are making gloomy noises about the economy and... 0

Wedding Costs ... as Guests

February 4, 2010 7:23 AM Chinese New Year will soon be here and among the traditions is a top-to-bottom clean up at home. In the local dialect (Taishanese), the phrase translates to roughly "hit dust". The local merchants all have long, colorful brooms displayed for... 0

Making sense of Vanguard funds

February 2, 2010 6:11 AM For investing, I prefer Vanguard funds for their low expense and low taxable turnover. However, the array of funds can be dizzying. As a quick primer, we can group most funds together as many funds are slices of other funds.... 0

Mobile blogging platform

January 30, 2010 1:20 AM This is not one of my usual topics of discussion. However, while looking to install a mobile blogging interface, I saw this question asked many times without an answer so this is my public service announcement.Question: The iMT plugin (iPhone... 0

Prosper Post-Mortem

January 27, 2010 9:45 PM The process of previewing my taxes reminded me to check my Prosper account to download all my statements for 2009. I first heard about Prosper back in 2006 and was quite excited about it. Here was an investment option where... 0

Housing is cheap...er...

April 15 ... I mean June 15

January 25, 2010 11:31 AM I decided to take an early look at my taxes to avoid being overly surprised by an April 15 tax bill. While I have yet to get most of my tax documents, I can make good enough guesses to get... 0

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February 8, 2010 4:49 AM
My two kids are age 2 and 4. Tonight, to have some fun, I cut up some paper and draw some money symbols on them so they could pretend they had money. They immediately started cleaning up to say they... 0

February 6, 2010 11:19 PM
House Hunting After arriving in China, we spent the first week holed up in my brother-in-law's condo. A lot of time was spent sleeping trying to adjust to the jet lag and time zone differences. In addition, the Chinese people... 0

February 6, 2010 5:31 AM
I previously wrote our Christmas spending was low but didn't think we'd get off so easy for Chinese New Year. Well that day is one week away now (February 14 for this year) so we've been busy getting ready. One... 0

February 5, 2010 6:40 AM
As I start typing (February 4, 12:37PM PST), the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 256 points (2.49%) for the day. Year to date, it is down 3.97% and financial pundits everywhere are making gloomy noises about the economy and... 0

February 4, 2010 7:23 AM
Chinese New Year will soon be here and among the traditions is a top-to-bottom clean up at home. In the local dialect (Taishanese), the phrase translates to roughly "hit dust". The local merchants all have long, colorful brooms displayed for... 0

February 2, 2010 6:11 AM
For investing, I prefer Vanguard funds for their low expense and low taxable turnover. However, the array of funds can be dizzying. As a quick primer, we can group most funds together as many funds are slices of other funds.... 0

January 30, 2010 1:20 AM
This is not one of my usual topics of discussion. However, while looking to install a mobile blogging interface, I saw this question asked many times without an answer so this is my public service announcement.Question: The iMT plugin (iPhone... 0

January 27, 2010 9:45 PM
The process of previewing my taxes reminded me to check my Prosper account to download all my statements for 2009. I first heard about Prosper back in 2006 and was quite excited about it. Here was an investment option where... 0

January 25, 2010 11:31 AM
I decided to take an early look at my taxes to avoid being overly surprised by an April 15 tax bill. While I have yet to get most of my tax documents, I can make good enough guesses to get... 0