Archive for February, 2008

TFB’s Stumbles: Week Ending 2008-02-29

I have thought about whether I should do weekly links to interesting articles on my blog. On one hand I’d like to share with you what I found. On the other hand, it’s not easy to gather the links and compile them into a new post. That’s until blogger JLP at AllFinancialMatters introduced me to [...]

What a Recession Feels Like

I rented from Netflix the documentary Roger & Me by Michael Moore. This is the first film by Michael Moore which made his name. Whether or not you agree with Michael Moore’s liberal point of view, the film offered a good reminder of what a recession feels like.
In case you haven’t seen it (the film [...]

Restricted Stock Units (RSU) Sales and Tax Reporting

RSU stands for Restricted Stock Units. It’s the new form of stock-based compensation that has gained popularity after the employers are required to expense employee stock options. The biggest difference between RSUs and employee stock options is that RSUs are taxed at the time of vesting while stock options are usually taxed at the time [...]

Closing Oldest Credit Card Did Not Hurt My Credit Scores

I wrote about canceling my oldest credit card in July last year. At that time, I said:
“I don’t see myself borrowing any money in the foreseeable future. The rate on my mortgage is fixed. I don’t think there is any chance for refinancing unless we have another recession.”

Although I’m not sure whether we have a [...]