Archive for October, 2009

Halloween and Missed Opportunities

Posted on October 30th, 2009 by by Jesse Michelsen

Tomorrow is Halloween and traditionally the Friday before Halloween, everyone dresses up into their Halloween costumes and go to work in them. When I was in school, it was the same deal. In Junior High or Elementary School, everyone would dress up and parade around the halls of the school to show off the costumes. [...]

5 Awesome Personal Finance Apps for Android

Posted on October 28th, 2009 by by Jesse Michelsen

I mentioned earlier this month that I got a new phone for work. This is not just any phone, but the Android powered Hero from Sprint. The phone itself is sleek and just plain awesome; everything the iPhone has become, without any of the ATT/Apple strings attached. The iPhone app store equivalent, the Android Market [...]

Linkworthy: Placebo, Placenta and Sleep Patterns

Posted on October 26th, 2009 by by Jesse Michelsen

Yea, that title does include the word placenta..I’ve witnessed birth and it’s an amazing thing but it’s quite disgusting and the placenta is no exception so why in the world would someone want to create a kids toy out of the placenta. I’m all for recycling and reusing, that’s part of my frugal lifestyle but [...]

Interviews With Top Traders

Posted on October 25th, 2009 by by Jesse Michelsen

Originally posted 2009-06-28 14:59:19. I do a bit of stock trading here and there. I started trading a few years ago, and I really shouldn’t say trading because I bought, and held, but I have never sold anything. The first stocks I purchased were for a company I was a part of. I have since [...]

Since When Is Saving Considered An Expense

Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by by Jesse Michelsen

I was having a conversation this morning with someone about in-laws, technology, advice and just kinda shooting the breeze when we touched on the topic of extended warranties. I mentioned the post I read over at Five Cent Nickel about creating your own extended warranties where you essentially create a separate savings account, put money [...]