My wife and I arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada this past Thursday. We are in the midst of unpacking, settling in, and figuring out how to furnish and paint our new condo to our liking. I see lots of little projects in my future.
One thing I look forward to, though, is my new [...]

When we were leaving England, my company put us up in a hotel adjacent to London’s Gatwick airport. This relieved us of some stress because we could spend the night at the airport, wake up at our leisure, and walk to our flight. It was a great idea– and impressive that my company [...]

I do crazy things to save $40. In March of last year, for example, my wife and I took a scuba diving trip to Grand Cayman. On the way back, we saw a bargain I could not resist– a $120+ bottle of champagne (Dom Perignon 1995) for $90 at the airport’s duty free [...]

Sold: COSI

When: Monday, June 20, 2005

Price: 1000 @ $6.82, 105 @ $6.81

Cash Generated: $7535.05 (less fees of $10.32)

Purchase Cost: $6520.60

Net Profit: $1014.45 (15.5% gain)

Why I Did This: For a company that is not making a cent, COSI’s stock has shot up like a rocket. I initially bought in at $6.90, and then [...]

Over the weekend, I about the real estate market in USA Today. The article discussed how many people were selling their houses to cash in on the “bubble.” These people all moved out of their homes and into rental apartments.
But what to do with the profits? The article made it seem like [...]

My wife and I have been spoiled by the airlines over the past two years. We have taken so many transatlantic flights that I was a “Gold Preferred” frequent flyer on USAirways. (Now I am just a “Silver Preferred” flyer, and I probably will not fly enough to maintain my status this year.) [...]