For the most part I prefer to buy things instead of renting, but when it comes to text books for college, renting may be very advantageous. When I was in college I would try to buy my books used off of half.com, and from time to time I would get …
Las Vegas is in the middle of a water crisis, essentially they are running out of water. Las Vegas gets 90% of its water from Lake Mead, the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam, one of man’s greatest industrial achievements. In the last 10 years Lake Mead has dropped 15 …
While most of us spend a ton of time and resources planning and preparing for a future without having to work, I wonder how many people plan and prepare for shorter near term events, such as several days without power. Having an emergency fund of cash is great in a …
In 2006 Warren Buffett set up a plan to donate large sums of his fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He set this up in such a way that his donations would essentially double the amount of money the charity would spend every year. Essentially, every dollar he …