Yet Another Geek Blog

MorningStar Tutorials

jay — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 19:46:39 +0000

This is cool stuff. Free tutorials about Stocks, Bonds, Funds and Portfolio on MorningStar. Definitely worth a look. I’ll update the post after I’ve had a chance to take a few tutorials.

Comprehensive Link of Personal Development Sites

jay — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:47:28 +0000

Make sure you add RSS feeds from these sites to your feed reader to keep on top of new articles.

A List of Excellent Personal Development Sites

Effective Budgeting

jay — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:18:43 +0000

We all know budgeting is a good thing. But, somehow, it always get cumbersome and goes the way of the dodo.

Sally has a quick way to build an effective budget and a sample spreadsheet to help you get started.

You may want to read why most budgets don’t work and how to fix them first.

And, if you do not like Sally’s spreadsheet, check out this list of finance spreadsheets. You will surely find something that fits you here.

Start the Year Off Right

jay — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:04:47 +0000

Things to do in 2007

Build an emergency fund [3 to 6 months living expenses].
- 8 ways to save for a short-term emergency fund (or any personal finance savings goal)
- 6 ways a short-term emergency fund can help save your budget
Pay off credit cards.
Budget to save for short-term expenses [under 2 years]
Retirement Planning
1. Max out 401(k) or 403(b) [$15,000]
2. Max out IRA [$4000]
Taxable Investments
Educational Planning
1. 529 Plans
2. Educational Savings Account [$2000]
Tax Planning

Blog from a finance newbie

jay — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:39:56 +0000

Lately I’ve been getting interested in the area of personal finance and investment. Although I read quite a bit, it is difficult to keep track of all the details. The two goals i have for this blog are:

Serve as a resource for a newbie interested in invesing to learn the basic financial terms.
Serve as a storage area for the things I read about in financial magazines, websites.

Hopefully you’ll also find this blog helpful. Thanks for stopping by.