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Retire At 30: Fundamental value in the housing market
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A blog about Personal Finance and Investing in your 20's as told through the (insane) attempt to retire at age 30. Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Fundamental value in the housing market. An asset has no value absent three things: what people are willing to pay for it, what people can pay for it, and it's fundamental value (i.e. an NPV of all present and future dividends and costs). Here is how you can calculate the fundamental value of housing:. Maximum loan down payment = house price. Housing budget has two...
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Retire At 30: The Tao of Personal Finance
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A blog about Personal Finance and Investing in your 20's as told through the (insane) attempt to retire at age 30. Saturday, December 12, 2009. The Tao of Personal Finance. From the Tao de Ching, I found a fantastic quote that summarizes at least half of responsible money management:. He who knows he has enough is rich. When you ask yourself "what do I need" vs "what do I want" it puts your spending into the right perspective. Why do I need a car? Posted by R.a.T. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Retire At 30: Good Insurance vs. Bad Insurance
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A blog about Personal Finance and Investing in your 20's as told through the (insane) attempt to retire at age 30. Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Good Insurance vs. Bad Insurance. Here's the dirty secret of insurance - it is a loosing bet for the person purchasing it. Always*. But from a consumer perspective the average insurance policy has about the same expected value as a lottery ticket - you can expect to get back about 50% of the money you put in. Life insurance - Why do you need it? Should they not be...
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James D. Miller: McCain is now the favorite
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James D. Miller. Sep 10, 2008. McCain is now the favorite. According to the betting market intrade.com the chance of McCain winning is 50.7%. My Principles of Microeconomics Textbook. Subscribe in a reader. Game Theory at Work. View my complete profile. Adam Smith's Lost Legacy. An Economist in Paradise. Carnival of the Capitalists. Economics, Markets and Probablilities. Environmental and Urban Economics. Http:/ laglux.blogspot.com/. Poverty and Growth Blog. The Indian Economy Blog. William J. Polley.
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James D. Miller: Capitalism, failure and Sitemeter
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James D. Miller. Sep 15, 2008. Capitalism, failure and Sitemeter. The changes that SiteMeter made to its website and so within 24 hour SiteMeter rolled back these changes. Fear of failure is a fantastic motivator for private companies. If SiteMeter had been a government run program (with a government granted monopoly) it would have taken at least a 1,000 times a long for it to respond to customers' desires. My Principles of Microeconomics Textbook. Subscribe in a reader. Game Theory at Work.
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James D. Miller: Alaska's Senate Seat
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James D. Miller. Aug 29, 2008. The Dems were likely to pick up Republican Ted Stevens' Alaskan Senate seat. But now the Republicans can argue that a VP Sarah Palin would need help from Ted Stevens, and so the seat is probably safe for Republicans. It just got a lot harder for the Dems to get a filibuster proof majority in the Senate. My Principles of Microeconomics Textbook. Subscribe in a reader. Game Theory at Work. View my complete profile. Adam Smith's Lost Legacy. An Economist in Paradise.
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James D. Miller: Commercials in Congress
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James D. Miller. Aug 23, 2008. From the New York Post. Michael Moore] seethes about movie theaters' showing endless ads before features. 'Why stop at just showing ads before movies? How about Pepsi commercials each day as Congress is called to order? My Principles of Microeconomics Textbook. Subscribe in a reader. Game Theory at Work. View my complete profile. Adam Smith's Lost Legacy. An Economist in Paradise. Carnival of the Capitalists. Economics, Markets and Probablilities. Poverty and Growth Blog.
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James D. Miller: Presidential Debate Option Value
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James D. Miller. Aug 21, 2008. Presidential Debate Option Value. Obama wants to have a lot fewer head-to-head debates. Than McCain does. When Obama was ahead he probably wanted to avoid debates in part because they add volatility to a race. But now that McCain has pulled even in the polls why does Obama still resist having many debates? McCain should eliminate Obama's debate option value by placing a time limit on his willingness to agree to have new debates. This way if McCain takes, say, a 10% lead...
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Retire At 30: January 2006
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A blog about Personal Finance and Investing in your 20's as told through the (insane) attempt to retire at age 30. Monday, January 30, 2006. The 7th edition of the carnival of inveting is now up at Canadian Capitalist's site. Check it out here. Posted by R.a.T. Wednesday, January 25, 2006. Advertising isn't dead, but it is dying. The new york times just ran this article entitled " Advertising Is Obsolete. Everyone Says So. First step: Why does advertising exist in the first place? Why is this important?
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Retire At 30: What is an Investment
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A blog about Personal Finance and Investing in your 20's as told through the (insane) attempt to retire at age 30. Tuesday, December 01, 2009. What is an Investment. Most people will answer this by saying "Saving money," or "Stocks, Bonds, and mutual funds." And, these are most certainly investments. What then is the essence of an investment? It is putting to action today something of value with the reasonable expectation that by doing so you will receive more value in the future. Posted by R.a.T. The In...