Author: Mr. Groovy
Have You Stress-Tested Your Financial Situation Lately?
In 1961, the year I was born, our national debt was $289 billion. Today, it’s $21.1 trillion. We clearly have a problem living within our means. We also have a problem managing our public pensions and our premiere safety net program, Social Security. Consider the following: According to Bloomberg, only two states in the union…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 15
Eight showings. Good feedback. No offers. Those are the results of Groovy Home’s first week on the market. We’re a little disappointed, but far from panic mode. Should we fail to get any offers over the next two months, though, our realtor Hailey will have to talk us down from the ledge. Or, at the…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 14
Our major news this week is that our home went on the market on last Thursday. Since then we’ve had six showings. Not bad for six days, two of which were Good Friday and Easter. The weather here in Charlotte has finally shed its wintry countenance. Highs are in the mid-70s and lows are in…
How Saving for Retirement Is Like Removing Dingleberries from Your Ass
One of my go-to bloggers these days is Tonya from Budget and the Beach. She recently posted a fantastic yarn about a “dumb-ass” purchase she had just gotten roped into by some clever advertising. Yes, even the great ones make a financial faux pas every now and then. And I encourage you to read it,…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 12
To paraphrase the Airplane character Steve McCroskey, “It looks like I picked the wrong year to write an ebook.” Yeah, even though my ebook, The Groovy Guide to Financial Independence, is sure to revolutionize how Americans approach personal finance, it’s not coming to an ebook reader near you anytime soon. My goal was to publish…