The world absolutely sucks.  So much crap going on in the world, who cares about finances?  Okay, I still care, but lately, not as much. Since finances aren’t so important to me at the moment for some unknown resason. I thought I’d share some feelings with you–some financial, others not–of things I just don’t understand in the world today.
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I’m not nearly allocated in the stock market as I should be…but this current bull market is amazing.  Reminds me of the 90’s all over again.  Are you getting in now?  I think I’ve learned my lesson once, but what’s driving the market?  I don’t know.

I’ll admit there have been many periods during the recent months where I’ve felt like getting more into stocks, but I keep telling myself to wait. I hope I’m doing the right thing.

Hope you are all making tons of money out there!  If not, don’t worry, the markets will dip, and there will be another opportunity to invest.  Has this market treated you well?

So recently, I’ve been involved with helping out the family business.  I’ve been researching something called Eletronic Data Interchange, but more commonly known as EDI.  EDI is an electronic medium used to communicate transactions between companies.  Purchase orders and invoices are the main things I’m looking at, although it’s also used heavily by the medical field and a whole lot more.

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Many, many moons ago, NCN and I had a discussion on credit.  We definitely have differences in opinion on this topic, but it’s always a great debate.  NCN has a new post that’s worth a second look.

I don’t think debt is enslaving, after all you control the keys to getting out of debt. Debt is a good thing, if managed properly. It’s sort of like the argument on diet…moderation is the key. Properly used, debt can boost your bottom line. What do you think?

So here I am trying to catch up, and I find this post on Jonathan’s blog, My Money Blog, called “My Current Bank Account Setup to Maximize Interest.”

And I thought to myself, “Jeez, I wonder what happens to my cash.” It’s kind of complicated. Overly so, I think.  Anyway, I decided to map my “cash flow,” not in the traditional sense. Read the rest of this entry »