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August 2009

Week in Review: Little League Champions Edition

by Kay Lynn on August 31, 2009

What an exciting week! A local team, the Park View Little League All-Stars from Chula Vista, won the Little League World Series. The entire San Diego metropolitan area was rooting for these guys and it’s given us pride and joy to see them play each game. It was also an exciting week for me as [...]

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Two Sources of Miscellaneous Income

by Kay Lynn on August 30, 2009

As we have probably all learned the way to have more money (other than to inherit it or win it) is to spend less or earn more. Mr. Boomer and I are pretty good at spending less than most at our income level. I am not going to get a job selling pizzas just so [...]

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5 Warehouse Club Services to save Money

by Kay Lynn on August 28, 2009

We bought our newest car, a Hyundai Sonata that I love, a little over three years ago at a time that when car dealers were not offering low interest rates (even for the high FICO people like Mr. Boomer and I).   So I went shopping for a car loan and ended up at Costco.  No, not [...]

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Dave Ramsey Sale

by Kay Lynn on August 27, 2009

In case any of my articles have sparked an interest in Financial Peace University and/or Dave Ramsey, the Dave Ramsey website is having a sale. If you’re interested in learning more about Dave Ramsey’s steps to financial peace check it out as books, DVDs and many products are on sale for $9.99. I did see [...]

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Retiree Boot Camp

by Kay Lynn on August 26, 2009

A recent New York Times article caught my interest as it related to retirement and personal finance. The article details a retirement boot camp run by two financial advisers in Charlotte, NC. Now, I’ve been through the real thing (yes, I am a Navy veteran) so I wanted to read more about this boot camp. [...]

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