Entries from March 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

I <3 Taxes

Over the last 16 years, since I was of legal age for paid employment, I have been inundated with advice about how to take advantage of tax laws while planning for retirement. Never mind that traditional retirement was 40+ years away. Most people have seen the graphs illustrating the power of compounding e.g. if one […]

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Dubious Dubai

Last year, my wife and I planned a trip to Dubai and Pakistan (for a friend’s brother’s wedding). February 20 – 22 we’d be in Dubai and the rest of the trip would be spent in various parts of Pakistan. While my friends and many people on the Internet claimed a Desert Safari should be […]