How To Invest In Foreign Currencies & Foreign Stocks

Previously I had mentioned several ways to invest for a recession or a major downturn in the US economy. In that post, I stated that one of the ways to hedge against the declining dollar (apart from my favorite method of buying gold) was investing in f…

Building up my Down Payment Account

I added $257.85 to my down payment account from my second job. I have to admit that I was shocked at the size of my pay check because I haven’t felt overwhelmed with work. With the $2.03 deduction (oops), I currently have $3,277.83 in my down payment account (10.9% of my $30,000 goal). I have added $432.37 (including interest and the withdrawal) to my down payment account during the month of May, which means I met my May goal of adding $300 to my down payment account….

Home Depot Makes It Seven In a Row

After the market closed on May 22, 2008 Home Depot (HD) announced that its board of directors declared a first quarter cash dividend of 22.5 cents per share. The dividend is payable on June 19 to shareholders of record on the close of business on June 5.

This extends the string of flat dividends to seven dating back to the November 2006 dividend. Since 2004, HD has raised its dividend in the month of November (except November 2007). The flat dividend this quarter did not surprise me. I also…

Why You Should Not Go Garage Saling

I was brought up in a family that is infatuated with garage sales.  I used to secretly love going to garage sales and auctions with my mom.  But here’s the problem:  you’re buying stuff.  Cheap stuff, but still, you’re buying stuf…

Renting Vs Buying: How To Live Beyond Your Means!

The debate over renting versus owning isn’t dead. According to the WSJ, you can buy a 2 bedroom condo in Miami with a  wrap-around  balcony and stunning, jaw-dropping views for $400,000 (and this is after the market has already correctedly sign…

Beginning Investor

I’ve got around 9 more house payments and I’m free from my mortgage.  The thing is, I’m kind of interested in investing, and I know I will be able to more than max out DH’s and my 401k and Roths.  So I’m looking at some …

Changing How I Save Money in My ING Accounts

With my focus on ways to save money one thing I look at is the interest rate I am getting.
I have been a loyal fan of ING and it is currently my main savings and main checking account. I was speaking to Baz earlier and he mentioned opening a new savin…

Stock Analysis: PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)

Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) (alt.1, alt.2). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) is a global snack and beverage company. The Company manufactures, markets and sells a range of salty, convenient, sweet and grain-based snacks, carbonated and non-carbonated beverages and foods.

Fair Value: I consider four calculations of fair value, see page 2 of the linked PDF for a detailed description:…

Bed for $100

Some guy at work put a full-size Paul Bunyan (I don’t know) style bed for sale for $250 on our bulletin board.  I told him I’ve got $100 budgeted for our guest room and I would come get it from him if he can’t sell it.  DH is all wo…

The Banana Roundup : Week 21

Editor’s Note : I will be posting a weekly roundup of postings on personal finance topics I enjoyed reading in the personal finance blogosphere. These bloggers can be found my Blogroll page. Whenever possible, if I come across a new one I like, I wil…

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