Lazy Man and Money

I had never been to Washington D.C. Recently my wife had the opportunity to go for work and I figured this was a good opportunity for me to see the sights. She was able to get a couple of days off of work and on her first day...

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With tax season around the corner, I finally got around to opening up a SEP-IRA at Fidelity. (I don't know what took me so long, the process was very, very quick.) For those unfamiliar with SEP-IRA's, they are a retirement vehicle for self-employed individuals (Read more about SEP-IRAs...

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Last night, my wife and I were fortunate enough to entertain a few bloggers at our home. While we typically hang out with The Digerati Life and Stop Buying Crap once a month, this time, a couple of other bloggers dropped by while they were in town. If...

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Recently I've been rocking out to a new song by the band Paramore. If you haven't heard of them, well they'd probably say that ignorance is your new best friend. In fact, I've been rocking to them so much lately that lead singer Hayley Williams has replaced Taylor...

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If you were wondering why I haven't posted very much this week, it's because I spent the weekend in Las Vegas. It was my first trip there in about ten years. It's a little hard to say which changed more, Vegas or me. It's probably pretty close. We...

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This guest post comes to you from The Digerati Life, a site that covers financial topics that range from which online brokers to choose, to how you can teach your kids about money. The blog is up for a Plutus Award for best career blog... I encourage you to...

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When you think of great minds in personal finance you may think of Suze Orman, Dave Ramsey, or Jean Chatzky. You probably don't think of a dog, but perhaps you should. A few months ago my dog started doing something I had only read about in children's books... burying dog...

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If you've been following the news lately, you may have come across a story where a Pennsylvania school system has been allegedly spying on their students. The Rosemont's Harriton High School's computers included software that would allow them to turn on the webcam whenever they wanted. This would...

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This past holiday weekend my wife, my dog, and I headed down to the wine country of Paso Robles, California. Each year a group of 17 vineyards called the Far Out Wineries get together to host a wine tasting event. For a price of $35 you can spend...

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I've written before about how to Save Money with Yard Sales. I decided it's about time to put my money with my fingers were typing ("money where you mouth is" doesn't translate nearly as well as in blogging). With few exceptions most of the following things in the...

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I'm off to celebrate President's Day weekend with my wife and our puppy (though he's over a year old now). I hope to be back on Monday with a light post and then kick off Tuesday with a brief tour of Lazy Man headquarters and some of the bargains...

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Financially, I feel I couldn't me less organized right now. I haven't done my net worth in a few months. Haven't asked the wife to do hers in much longer. I also need to look over the cash flow of my web-based business (this website being a...

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I really wanted to get two things out today - hence the unusually forced title. Unless you've been asleep over the last 3 days, you know that Denny's is giving out free breakfast today. Like in most cases, you get what you pay for. Last year Denny's...

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Today, I'm focused on three thoughts. In a few hours, I'll probably be partaking of more calories in one meal than I should have in a whole day... or two days. Many of you will probably do the same. Having spent some 90%+ of my life in Boston, I'm a New...

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[Last year I posted these tips to save money. I'm disappointed in myself for not being able to come up with more original ideas. I'm going to pay that penalty with my wallet. The person with the idea that I like the best will earn $25 via...

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I love it when a blog post writes itself. I'm that Lazy. For instance, watch this commercial for Public Storage: I saw this yesterday. Fortunately, through the magic of DVR, I was set it up for my wife to watch. I asked her if she could...

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About 6 weeks ago, my wife and I decided to finally bite the bullet and hired a cleaning service. I'm a frugal person, so I put this off for a long time thinking that things were "good enough." For the most part they were. However, when I...

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I got a request a couple of weeks ago from a company to see if I wanted to review a business book. I get a lot of these as my email address seems to have gotten out on some public relations circles. Usually, the pitch goes something like: PR...

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I'm trying to spread the word of HaitiHealth.org. It's an organization that people close to me have been supporting with their time for more than a dozen years. If you are able to donate some money, it's a worthwhile cause. [Update: A reader passes on that they...

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My friend from Rich Credit Debt Loan asked me a simple, but thought-provoking question last week. I'm probably going to tease you with the actual question for a little while. We decided the best answer for the question was to create a calculator and I haven't had the...

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