Now that I quit my job, it’s about time that you get to know me a little better. Because of my career and my industry, I’ve steered clear from some great financial topics. Once I no longer have a conflict of interest, I’ll be able to write much more on some topics that I have a wealth of knowledge on. Stay tuned…
In addition, I can be much more open with details about me personally. So what do you want to know? Feel free to ask anything whether it’s related to finance or not. (Of course, there’s some stuff I probably won’t answer… this is the internet after all.)
For example, if you want to know what kind of TV I watch, just ask! (I love Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and I’m a reality TV series junkie - did you see that an Extreme Home Makeover house is going into foreclosure?) Funny that I write about TV, just after Marc and Angel detailed the 40 Positive Effects of a TV Free Week!
Leave your questions in the comments or email me and I’ll work on putting together some future articles that address your questions!
On to my favorite articles of the week…
From The Life Skills Network:
- Wreck YOUR Retirement in 10 Easy Steps at The Wisdom Journal
- How to Make Your Income More Passive at Frugal Dad
- 20 Ways To Train Your Brain For Peak Performance at My Super-Charged Life
- What does that subscribe button mean? at Simple Mom
From The Money Writers:
- How the Money Writers Investments Stacked Upat The Digerati Life
- $1.8 Million Net Worth - How I Got From There to Here at Million Dollar Journey
- The Top 10 Exchange-Traded Funds at Money Smart Life
- How to Give Money to Charity at Brip Blap
- HSBC Direct 3.50% APY Promotion Extended at Sun’s Financial Diary
- How to Tell if You Have a Bad 401k Plan at Generation X Finance
- Reader Email: Help Me, I’ve Been Evicted! at Lazy Man and Money
I just found your site yesterday and read a ton of posts. Here are some things I was wondering….
* Where did you take the houseboat vacation? What was the houseboat like (bedrooms, space, etc)? How was the motion (vis a vis someone who gets motion sick on boats). Was it like a floating house or a luxury yacht or something else completely?
And umm…I can’t remember what I was thinking about…..
July 30th, 2008 at 10:56 am
That’s interesting and sad that an Extreme Home Makeover house is going to foreclosure. People can certainly do foolish things with their money. Hopefully, those that read sites like yours will not fall into such traps.
Thanks for mentioning my article about ways to train your brain!
July 30th, 2008 at 11:20 am
It doesn’t surprise me in the least that an Extreme Home Makeover house is in foreclosure. I’ve seen one of these families first hand, and the nicest thing I can say is that it doesn’t do anyone any good to give someone a substantial asset, but not give him any money management training.
August 6th, 2008 at 8:37 am
@ AnnMarie: Here’s an update on the houseboat adventure: Ask Madison: Reader Mail
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:03 am
How much have you saved and how did you calculate what you would need to retire?
October 30th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Ok, so I get you’ve been saving a long time and have been frugal. But considering the average woman’s lifespan is 80+ today, I don’t see how you could’ve accumulated the $1 million ++ you’d need to permanently retire in just a few short years post-college, considering somehow you had to also finance graduate school and I assume you are going to have to pay for your children’s housing, education, healthcare, etc. I have an MBA in finance, a brokerage license and am planning to sit for my financial planner certification this summer. The numbers just don’t add up to me unless your husband already had a sizable nest egg, your parents helped you finance your first home, and/or you lived in your car while working on Wall Street for 5 years from age 23 on. I’ve been saving from the age of 16 as well and have had a 401k since the age of 22, and have always have been frugal, but there is no way I am close to full-time retirement.
October 30th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
I agree with Kristina. I think it really is an inaccurate description to describe Madison as retired. If that is the case then my wife has been retired since she was 30. We didn’t call it that. We called it “being a stay at home mom”. Plus blogging to generate ad revenue (off of this blog etc) is participating in the work force. Therefore still not retired.
If you both dropped your jobs and didn’t have any side “business” then you would actually meet the definition of retired.
November 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Here is more of the information that you are looking for: Leaving My Job: Q & A.
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:14 pm