Fearless Money

Today I was talking with a coworker who was lamenting his recent run of overdraft fees.

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I’ve been considering investing in Prosper.com as part of my wealth building cycle. I think it looks like a great way to get a steady income stream at 12-15% It’s funny, I wasn’t sure what to call the investment.

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On my coffee table this month, I remain focused on building my business, but I’m adding a sprinkling of personal development and religious books.This month, my “actively reading” list is: “iCon Steve Jobs : The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business” (Jeffrey S…. Simon) “Web Copy That Sells: The Revolutionary Formula for Creating Killer Copy Every Time” (Maria Veloso) “The Irresistible Offer : How to Sell Your Product or Service in 3 Seconds or Less” (Mark Joyner) “Grow Rich! : With Peace of Mind” (Napoleon Hill) - One of the most recommended self-help books of all time, a great grandaddy of them all. It is worthy of all that praise, in my opinion…. Hamilton) - Just picked up, I like Hamilton, but I haven’t started this yet. “Deadhouse Gates : Book Two of The Malazan Book of the Fallen (Malazan Book of the Fallen)” (Steven Erikson) - So far, not as gripping as the first book, but still very involving and interesting. I like the exceptionally detailed world. “Interface” (Neal Stephenson, J. Frederick George) - just picked up for my vacation trip, but didn’t get to it.

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This is the fourth edition of my “Virtual Coffee Table”, a tradition I began observing in February. Every month I take a shot of the books I am actively reading or have started and finished reading in the last month.

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Every month, I talk about my major purchases or losses for the last month.

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Last year I wrote extensively about my experiences dealing with debit fraud. Via Monkeyfilter, I just found a great resource with tips and help for other victims.
Phantom Withdrawals is a resource site with the mission statement:
Your bank statement arrives in the post, and you find a thousand pounds missing. Someone has been making ATM […]

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This is the fourth edition of my "Virtual Coffee Table", a tradition I began observing in February. Every month I take a shot of the books I am actively reading or have started and finished reading in the last month.

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In the tradition of the Virtual Coffee Table posts I’ve been making, I think I’ll start sharing about significant new possessions entering my life. For the moment, I’m picking $100 as the cutoff for a single item to be marked “significant”. Before we started the budget last year, $100 was the cutoff amount between “spend at will” and “talk to my spouse.”This month was much bigger than normal.

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This is the third edition of my "Virtual Coffee Table", a fun tradition I began observing back in February. I just take a shot of the books I’m currently “actively” reading.

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Continuing a fun idea I first explored back in February, here’s a glimpse at my "Virtual Coffee Table."These are the things I am reading at the moment, with no editing. My goal is to finish a book a week. I think I usually do hit that mark these days.

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