Midlife Beginnings

Jay — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:26:25 +0000

My mini-vacation is winding down. I fly out of Toronto at 3:30pm, and will be back home in Brooklyn by 7 or so. Tomorrow it’s back to the daily grind. But it’s been a good vacation, and I would recommend a 4-day weekend in Toronto to anyone who asks. In fact, 4 days [...]

Blogging from Toronto

Jay — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:16:46 +0000

A couple weeks ago I wrote about how things had slowed down at work. Well that didn’t last very long: The last few days have been brutal. So on Monday I started thinking about what I could do over the Fourth of July Weekend to escape my overworked life. I knew that, [...]

Financial Blogs

Jay — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:24:05 +0000

Now that things have calmed down at my job I have had more time to pay attention to my blog. I checked my blog roll today and was surprised to find that almost half the blogs that I have linked to are defunct. I have a few blogs I check regularly but [...]

My New Netbook

Jay — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:36:08 +0000

I don’t usually do product reviews, but I felt moved to write about my new netbook. I will be doing some travelling this summer, and have been mulling over the idea of getting a laptop. A couple months ago I started noticing little “netbooks” at Circuit City. I especially noticed the price, under $500, [...]

Debt Payment Progress

Jay — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:50:00 +0000

My third day of not working. Ah vacation, I wish it could last forever! But I only have one more day off — tomorrow — and then it’s back to the old grind. Today I decided on a new design for my blog. I liked the old one, but the template was very [...]

A Day of Budgeting

Jay — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:45:09 +0000

I’m taking a four-day weekend. And, as has been the case so often this Spring in New York City, it is gray and rainy outside. I can’t believe it’s June 12 and I haven’t turned on the air conditioner yet! I’ve spent the better part of today catching up on bills and [...]

Banks Raising Credit Card Rates, Even if You Have Good Credit

Jay — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:31:09 +0000

So we finished our special project at work last weekend, and I have been taking it easy ever since. Lots of bike rides, a couple dinners with friends, some gardening, and catching up on stuff around the house. But I’ve stayed away from the computer — until now. I just got through [...]

Sticking to My Budget

Jay — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:25:35 +0000

The long weekend is almost over, and it’s been wonderful. I’ve been biking, blogging and book-scouting, three things which I love to do. I’ve also taken hundreds of pictures with my new camera over the past three days. I’ve had time to relax, to catch up on paperwork, to catch up on reading [...]

Long Weekend

Jay — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:35:11 +0000

It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and a 3-day weekend stretches languidly before me. I’m tempted to go out book-scouting now, but from experience I know that three-day weekends are not the best times for stoop sales and flea markets in New York City. And besides, I’d really rather just take some time off [...]

Keeping My Nose to the Grindstone

Jay — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:49:39 +0000

I’m feeling deprived First, I’ve been working ungodly hours at my day job. Second, I haven’t been making much from my side business because I haven’t had time to look for books. How about that — the more I work, the less I earn. I haven’t been getting out much either. [...]