“There’s always money in the banana stand” Last week, I randomly looked over at Mrs. AE and said these words. Don’t worry, I am not losing my mind, and it wasn’t after I had enjoyed 13 of MN’s finest craft beers either. I wanted to title this post something that she wouldn’t forget. In the […]
Rich Today, Broke Tomorrow
When I was actively trading, I looked at the financial news every morning to see what was going to influence the market that day. Now that I have matured (one of the only areas I consider myself “matured”) into a passive investor, I skip the doomsday predictions that once had me stressed out about short-term […]
Best Money Spent This Year
Usually, I talk about ways to CUT costs, save money or invest, but today I want to talk about the Best Money Spent in the AE household year to date. We try to spend on things that we truly enjoy and cut the rest of the crap out. This year a lot of our cash […]
Costly Financial Mistakes College Students Make
The cost of college is widely discussed as one of the biggest issues younger generations are facing. It’s forcing people back into their parent’s homes, preventing them from saving for retirement and sucking cash out of their pockets every month. I speak from experience, at one point I had over $85,000 in Student Loan debt […]
Even When You’re Down, You’re Up
Nope. I’m not throwing a riddle at you today. In my never ending crusade to rid the world of the FEAR of investing I am throwing out some mind tricks/facts about how money is really lost. I can’t count how many times I have heard people say the “stock market isn’t for me” (Hi Mom!) […]
AE Portfolio Allocation – Getting Comfortable with Risk
A few years ago if you would have asked what our Portfolio Allocation is……. The best answer I could have come up with would be “aggressive” if not a shoulder shrug while mumbling “I don’t know” I don’t like not knowing things, so I mumble in protest. I thought Portfolios were for rich folk. And […]
What is a lot of money to you?
I have been thinking a lot about the items we buy and what I consider to be “a lot” of money to spend on something. Without context, the numbers could vary from a few bucks to buy coffee up to a million dollars plus if we are talking Net Worth. Curious to see what other people […]
