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January 20th, 2010
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On trash pickup days, we put our recyclable materials in curbside bins: glass bottles, plastic bottles, tin and aluminum cans. The garbage company hauls them all away for recycling.
“Do we get the CRV?” my teen son asked.
California Redemption Value is a nickel for small bottles and containers, and a dime for big ones.
“No, we just [...]
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March 23rd, 2009
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Stocks are down, home values are plummeting, portfolios are a fraction of what they once were. What’s a guy to do when he’s lost it all to a nasty recession? Buy something of real value, of course.
A woman, perhaps?
No, no. I’m not talking about prostitution, or even mail-order brides. I’m referring to a trend in [...]
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April 24th, 2008
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My twelve-year-old son and his friends are showing a nascent interest in financial planning. They want to do more with their money than simply save up for the next new skateboard deck. And so I tried teaching them about investment risk.
I told them about interest-bearing savings accounts and certificates of deposit. I explained the basics [...]