Archive for July, 2009
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
"Turn up the signal; wipe out the noise." -Peter Gabriel
Too many of my projects are laughing at me. Here's how I'm trying to shut them up.
The analogy is signal processing. With only a few important projects and sources of information (signal sources) it's straightforward to handle them all. But bring ...
Posted in Making Money, Organization | 6 Comments »
Friday, July 24th, 2009
A friend at work mentioned a few days ago that he was interested in getting some solar panels. He's already taken a few steps to make his family more self-sufficient and less reliant on public utilities, and this is the next step.
I began to wonder what kind of money solar ...
Posted in Gas and Oil, Three Green Rs, Uncategorized | 11 Comments »
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
This month's Wired magazine (subscribe) had a review of a couple dozen rules for tech-savvy folks, and one of them dealt with the subject of hyperopia. Hyperopia means "excessive farsightedness" and describes people who sacrifice today for gain tomorrow more than most people do. The negative consequences of hyperopia are ...
Posted in Debt Reduction, Retirement | 3 Comments »
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Received an insightful comment from S.B. at Retire At 45 following my Wegmans post:
I love Wegmans, but I have to be careful there! Just like Costco, they have a trade up / trade down business model. The prices (and selection) on the basic stuff are great, but they also tempt ...
Posted in Shopping | 2 Comments »
