Posts for Dual Income No Kids


Should You Live On a Cash Budget?

From Dual Income No Kids
April 14, 2010 at 9:22 am
Guest Post by Laura AdamsWhen I was the manager of a small business, I was always shocked to learn when a new hire didn't have a bank account. He or she would opt out of getting ... (more)

The Benefits of Investment Portfolio Diversification

From Dual Income No Kids
April 13, 2010 at 10:02 am
by Tahnya KristinaFor my first official post on DINKS Finance I have decided to stay within my comfort zone of personal financial advice. I know that generally all financial planners ... (more)

Throwing Away Money

From Dual Income No Kids
April 12, 2010 at 9:28 am
by JeremyWhat do Bill Gates and Warren Buffet have in common? Other than being the two richest men in America; they love trash.That's right, hefty bags full of cereal boxes, half-eaten ... (more)

Moby DINK

From Dual Income No Kids
April 11, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Call me Jeremy. Some time ago, never mind the particular date, having no money in my bank account despite the forty hour week that I had just worked, I thought I would start blogging ... (more)

Calling All DINKS… I Need Your Help!

From Dual Income No Kids
April 9, 2010 at 10:08 am
My new boss Jay told me that it would be cool to have a catch phrase to sign off each blog post here. Now, I have been thinking and thinking and thinking... what can I use? Of ... (more)

I do! No wait! I don’t!

From Dual Income No Kids
April 8, 2010 at 9:48 am
Hello Fellow DINKS. My name is Tahnya Kristina and as Jay mentioned I am the new daily blogger for DINKS Finance. My blog will follow market trends and report on financial news ... (more)

Hey guys! Jay here…

From Dual Income No Kids
April 7, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Just wanted to formally stop in and say hello. As James mentioned, I (Jay), will be managing good ol' DINKS Finance going forward to keep James & Miel's baby alive and successful.You ... (more)

Handing Off

From Dual Income No Kids
April 7, 2010 at 11:51 am
Folks, I just wanted to let you all know that we'll be handing off management of the DINKs blog to our friend and colleague J Money from budgetsaresexy.com. The reason for the ... (more)

You don’t have to be ready - just go.

From Dual Income No Kids
April 5, 2010 at 12:23 pm
So, a few days ago, I ended up donating a ton of my old books to the public library. The great thing about cleaning out your bookshelf is you are forced to make decisions about ... (more)

13 Ways to Save Money

From Dual Income No Kids
April 2, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Folks, It spring time in DC. The weather is beautiful here, it partly cloudy and nearly 80 degrees. Spring is typically a time to do some cleaning but its also a good opportunity ... (more)

You Are What You Read

From Dual Income No Kids
April 1, 2010 at 11:00 am
Folks,Main point of today's posting is: you are what you read. There is a ton of finance and investing information out there. Don't pollute your mind with bad investing strategies ... (more)

Taking Care of Business

From Dual Income No Kids
March 30, 2010 at 9:22 am
Hello Folks, If you've been following this blog you'll know that we've been working on closing on another property in the district.Well last night we sold our stock to raise the ... (more)

Dealing with Competing Goals

From Dual Income No Kids
March 29, 2010 at 9:18 am
Hello Folks, Lets face it, many people have aspirations that are often at odds with each other. For example a typical conundrum that many people are faced with is balancing their ... (more)

Real Wealth Requires Sacrifice

From Dual Income No Kids
March 28, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Hello Folks,So, I was browsing through a copy of Felix's Dennis' How to Get Rich. If you haven't read Dennis, its well worth the time to do so.At any rate, whenever I come back ... (more)

Investing In REITs

From Dual Income No Kids
March 26, 2010 at 11:01 am
Its trite and tired, but if you want to invest in real estate and don't want to deal with directly managing your property, then your best option is a Real Estate Investment Trust ... (more)

Four Reasons Why Gift Cards Are A Bad Idea

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March 25, 2010 at 9:27 am

Hello Folks, When it comes to gift cards, forget the card: give cash. There are a ton of reasons why you should give cash instead of cards. Here are four: 1) People Don’t Use

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Thinking About Selling

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March 24, 2010 at 9:52 am

Hi There Folks, Well it had to happen eventually. It turns out that I’ll be graduating at the end of this semester and will likely be accepting a job overseas. My wife Miel’s

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Evaluating Small Business Investments

From Dual Income No Kids
March 23, 2010 at 9:41 am
Hello Folks,At some point you may have the personal finance basics covered - got your debt paid off and have an emergency fund built up - and may be looking to juice your bottom ... (more)

Getting A Mortgage Today

From
March 22, 2010 at 1:43 am

Hello Folks,I’m getting slammed at the University and won’t get a chance to put down a longer, more substantive posting today. Instead, here is a video from Kiplinger’s personal

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Housing Market To Double Dip?

From Dual Income No Kids
March 20, 2010 at 11:59 am
Hello Folks,This quick video from Meredith Whitney caught my eye. Just as a reminder, Whitney is an independent analyst who called the housing bubble and subsequent crash back ... (more)

Are You Sure You Want to Invest In Real Estate?

From Dual Income No Kids
March 18, 2010 at 10:20 am
Hello Folks, Since we've been in the process of buying an investment property, it occurs to me that not everyone realizes the difference between getting an investment and buying ... (more)

Economics of a POW Camp

From Dual Income No Kids
March 16, 2010 at 9:37 pm
In case you were wondering...here is a write up of the some of the basic economics of a World War 2 era prisoner of war camp. ... (more)

Wealth is Back, But Not For Everybody

From Dual Income No Kids
March 16, 2010 at 11:06 am
Hi All,Well, it had to happen eventually. Evidently after the bloodletting in 2008, wealth is coming back. The Wall Street Journal's Robert Frank has two great postings on the ... (more)

IRS Visits Sacramento Carwash in Pursuit of 4 Cents.

From Dual Income No Kids
March 16, 2010 at 10:32 am
The Sacramento Bee has the story. ... (more)

Real Estate, the DC Market and Why You Need An Inspector

From Dual Income No Kids
March 15, 2010 at 11:02 am
Hello Folks,Its a soggy Monday here in the district. For today's posting I wanted to update you all on our progress in buying our second investment property. Over the past couple ... (more)