Category: Talking Trash
See You in 2018
Man, 2017 flew by. And what a year it’s been. Mrs. G and I finally got to meet some of our blogging heroes—Claudia and Garrett from Two Cup House, JW and Lucy from The Green Swan, Fritz from The Retirement Manifesto, and Jillian from Montana Money Adventures. And I can say unequivocally that they’re all…
Weirdest YouTube Recommendations of the Week
I know I’m weird. The YouTube recommendation algorithm says so. Just look at some of the things it served up for my viewing pleasure this past week. 1. Prison Talk. Does YouTube know something that I don’t? Is Mueller coming after me when he’s done with Trump? 2. Taxi Sitcom. I love Taxi. I consider…
Housing Costs in Charlotte, North Carolina
Do you live in a high-cost city or state? Are you geo-curious?* Anyone familiar with this blog knows I’m a big fan of geoarbitrage. In 2006, Mrs. Groovy and I left high-cost Long Island for low-cost Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the best move we ever made. In one fell swoop, we dramatically changed the…
Ten Bloggers Who Inspired Me This Week
Haha! I think I read the blog post of the year this week on Rockstar Finance. It was written by Crispy Doc, and it expertly explained how anyone can freeze his or her credit. Here’s Crispy’s exquisite how-to in its entirety: “Links below to freeze your credit report, can be done completely online:” Freakin’ beautiful.…
Hail Asian American Financial Bloggers!
A while back, I wrote a post that payed homage to Asian Americans. This homage was richly deserved. Just take a look at the statistics regarding median household income by race and ethnicity. Asian Americans are kicking ass. And they’re doing it the old-fashioned way. They’re working hard, both in school and out, procreating responsibly,…