Saw Your Own Lumber
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Portable saw mill. (via Cool Tools)
Archive for the ‘Misc.’ Category
Bailouts by the Federal Government Have a Long Precedent
Saturday, September 20th, 2008What a week! We a truly living in interesting (financial) times. The US Treasury and The Federal Reserve Bank took massive actions this week in order to stabilize the US financial system. Congress is expected to pass a bill next week which would allow for further, more radical intervention. Interestingly enough, this ...
Think You Are A Trader? IRS Says Think Again.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Even if you make hundreds of trades per year, the IRS may not consider you a "trader" for tax purposes. This is according to an article in today's Wall Street Journal titled: "Think You're A Trader? IRS May Disagree."It details a Florida couple who formed a trading company and performed ...
Colleges Can’t Keep Up With Demand For On Campus Housing
Friday, July 11th, 2008Photo by Dimitry BColleges across the country are experiencing shortages in on campus housing, according to this article on insidehighered.com. Large numbers of upperclassmen - who would traditionally seek off campus housing - are attempting to find an on campus residence, at the same time as "larger-than-average freshman classes" ...
Carpooling Tips
Sunday, April 20th, 2008I'm about to start back to school for a graduate program that will have me traveling about 400 miles - round trip - per week. Since my daily work commute is about two miles, I haven't really felt the higher gasoline prices as much as others that have to ...
Best Super Bowl Pool Squares
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008It's that time of year again, when the the super bowl "football squares" sheet begins to be passed around the office. While I don't think participating is a good financial decision, it is interesting to know optimal strategy. In case you are not familiar with the ...
