Lazy Man And Money News Updates

Wow, November kind of got away from me. We took a short 5-day trip to Puerto Rico, which was like a week off when you factor in packing and unpacking. It’s crunch time to get any last items on your New Year’s resolutions done. Are you even still keeping track… Read more »

[Editor’s Note: Sorry about not getting an article last week. I’m hoping to get another out later this week while I’m on vacation to make up for it.] For years, I’ve always said that I don’t like gold. I’ve always heard that if the sh*t hits the fan, it will… Read more »

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was… Read more »

I started writing this article about three weeks ago, when the government initially shut down. Then I shelved it. There were plenty of articles already written, and it is, by definition, a politically charged topic. However, it does directly impact our finances, and it hasn’t gone away. I have been… Read more »

You may have noticed that I didn’t write about Amazon’s “Big Deals” Prime Day that just passed. Over the last few years, I’d often write a post about all the things I’m buying. This year, two things were different: I don’t need much stuff. We’re actively trying to get rid… Read more »

A view from the harbor cruise. I was having too much fun to take a better picture. With September in the books, we are now 3/4s done with the year. Realistically, this next month is the last chance to get the goals set at the beginning of the year done.… Read more »

I’ve been working on an article all week, but I didn’t get it ready in time to publish. It could easily be a 20+ page research paper or a longer book. Instead of that, you’ll have to suffer through an article that’s actually relevant to what this website is about.… Read more »

Every so often, a website puts together a gimmicky article and releases a press release. Then other publications pick up and talk about it. For years, Salary.com came up with a total salary for a mother around Mother’s Day. The did this from 2009 until 2019, but it has been… Read more »

This is going to be a short article. Since no one knows what qualifies as free speech in America anymore, the fewer words the better, right? Also, I’ve just been pretty busy with so many side projects. Investing Via the Stock Market There are at least a billion articles on… Read more »

At the start of summer, I made up a bucket list. I had the kids make one up, too. My 12-year-old took it seriously and came up with a few legit ideas. My 11-year-old wrote down “Exist.” I had a good laugh at that one because of the literal background… Read more »