Archive for December, 2007
« Previous EntriesThe “link” where YooperSmith learned about money
Thursday, December 27th, 2007I gave my co-worker, Liz, some advice today. I said, “Liz, you need to take that money you have out of that annuity (ummm?) and put it in a self directed brokerage account so you can invest in some index based stock mutual funds and ETFs.” (or something like that). Then I showed her how [...]
Christmas on the beach
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007Tags: travel, RV, beach, holiday
Yayoi and I decided to take the RV out to the beach on Christmas eve. This was a last minute idea, so we had to get to the RV park (Dockweiler State Beach) as soon as we could because it was first come first serve. Since the park is only about [...]
Oh, so everyone is using a blog client…and I was using the web!!
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007So, now I feel like a total Noob!!!
I love wordpress, but the the web post tool is very limited (!). So, I figured out that you can get a blog client (I am posting this with BLOGDESK). and posting is a lost less wonky.
Cell Phone Post: Cabazon Outlet Mall
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007We are shopping @ the cabazon outlet mall. No wifi, so i am using my cell to text this in. I need a better cell, cuz this is too much work!
Travel Log: 7 Springs Inn and Suites, Palm Springs, CA
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007I am writing this post from my bed in the 7 Springs Inn and Suites room right next to the Jacuzzi. This trip is part of our holiday present to each other. Yayoi and I don’t exchange gifts, but we do spend money on trips like this. This is a pretty nice [...]
Step 0: What do you think about money?
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007I have an admission. I am the “spender” in my family. Before I married my AWESOME wife Yayoi, I had wracked up well over $10k of credit card debt. Wait a second, let me write that again and put all the zeros behind to get the message through: OVER $10,000!! And what were the life [...]
YooperSmith “I know nothing” disclaimer.
Sunday, December 16th, 2007YooperSmith only knows one thing: I know nothing. So, everything I write, is what I currently think/believe is as true as things get on earth for me. Everything that I think/believe is subject to change without notice.
How to Meditate the YooperSmith way
Sunday, December 16th, 2007Meditation is very important to me. I meditate one way or another practically everyday. To me, meditation is a very easy because I have been praticing since 2004. The good news is you can learn how to mediatate rather quickly and the more you practice, the easier it gets.
(Part of) Meditation, Yoga & Spiritual Growth [...]
Dreams are great, when they lead you to ACTION!
Sunday, December 16th, 2007Today I took some very fun ACTIONS:
Paid about $512 to start YooperSmith.com, LLC.
Signed up for Google AdSense
Added 1 ad unit to my Home page
Added a google search to my Home page.
I did most of these things WHILE watching the packer game, wearing shorts and slippers.
Oh yeah, I want my webpage to provide [...]
I had a fun day playing with my blog.
Sunday, December 16th, 2007Today was a lazy day at home. So here is what I did:
Put YooperSmith.com on Google. (It was not on there before.)
Upgraded to the latest version of WordPress. (I had never done that before.)
Had to find a new theme (old theme no longer worked after upgrade.)
Backed up the “entire site” and [...]