Wow, I can't believe I forgot to add this story to the posts about what I'd been reading recently: From the New York Times, Aug. 22, a story about a guy who spends $30,000 a year on lottery tickets.

Last week, an application turned the iPhone into a megaphone to proclaim: “I Am Rich.” That is the name of a downloadable program that promised to do nothing except signal to the world that its buyer was wealthy enough to have spent $1,000...

I think this rule has never been truer than now, during a financial crisis of historic proportions. It remains to be seen how the credit crunch will play out, but why did it happen in the first place? People bought too much house.

From my new favorite website, Not Always Right... as in "The Customer is Not Always Right." If you've ever worked in retail or food service (as I have), you will especially enjoy it! Me: “Hey there, can I help you out?” Customer: “Were...

Found via Curbed, this is a VERY interesting interactive map of New York city, showing income ranges in different neighborhoods and how many families would be able to afford a certain level of rent. Try it out!

It's actually not a bad topic for a post this week... The other night, I went to see a play at St Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn (The New Electric Ballroom, well worth seeing. You can get discounted tickets using a code from Broadway Box). Before the...

I got a kick out of this article from the NY Times yesterday: Commuters Overlooking Free Treasure: I might not have appreciated the marvel of the Grand Central Terminal water fountain if it hadn’t been for the notebook. I had run into Posman Books...

It's a bit late to be getting to this but here's a look at October's results! My net worth at the end of October was $383,344, a decline of 1.5% from last month. The decline was entirely due to the stock market being down a bit. Also, my credit card...