Archive for the ‘Making Money’ Category

Refinancing for cash flow

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

In my ten months of owning an investment property, things have run very smoothly.  The mortgage is the same one that we had when we were living there; we had refinanced the loan in 2005 to cut 11 years off of our loan for only about $150 extra per month ...

My domains have to start pulling their weight, or they’re gone

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

J. Money culled ten web domain names from his portfolio in an effort to clean out some of the mental financial clutter from his life.  He had a bit of a domain-buying binge last year so there was room for culling. I have thirty-two domains in my Namecheap account.  Some are ...

My daughter groks negotiation … kinda

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

I have no doubt that my daughter understands negotiation.  I don't have to go any farther than the dinner table. JP (my daughter): "Daddy, can I be excused?" Me:  "You need to finish your dinner first." Three minutes later, pointing to her plate: JP:  "How's this, Daddy?" Me:  "You're not done yet." Two minutes later, pointing ...

My favorite kind of holiday party

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

I attended a wonderful holiday party this weekend.  It was in a beautifully-decorated house.  The food was abundant and delicious.  The desserts were scrumptious.  The family hosting the party was kind and gracious. I had never met them before that night.  Nor any of the guests. The only person I knew there ...