Archives for May 2006

This week’s Carnival of Investing is up at Mighty Bargain Hunter. The Carnival has been a bit neglected recently, as work demands has put the founder RetireAt30 on the sidelines. I asked him a while back if I could help him out, and after some intermittent discussion I got his permission to take it over. I’ve been waiting patiently for some public acknowledgment of this on the original Carnival page, but since we are running out of future hosts I can’t wait any longer.
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Thanks for all the SF restaurant tips, here’s where I ended up eating:

Cheeseboard, Home, Swan Oyster Depot, A16, Brothers, Saigon (East Bay), Slanted Door, Dottie’s True Blue Cafe (Tenderloin), In-N-Out, Blue Fin Sushi (Marina), L&L Hawaiian BBQ (Kearny), House of Prime Rib, Naan N Curry (O’Farrell), and Sushi House (Alameda).

I’m fine with being called cheap, but I personally think of it as hating to waste money on things I don’t want. I am perfectly willing to pay for things I value. Top on the list are food and travel. On this trip I’m eating my way through the Bay Area of California. Here’s a taste of my culinary itinerary. I tend to prefer smaller restaurants that aren’t too pretentious or overpriced.

East Bay
La Note – Berkeley; Provencal cuisine, excellent breakfast
CheeseBoard Pizza – N. Berkeley; Awesome vegetarian pizza.
Gregoire – N. Berkeley; Affordable French. You must try their potato puffs.
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Given that money matters are hardly taught at school at all, much of people’s financial knowledge comes from their parents. Given that I grew up in an apartment smaller than the one I live in now with just my wife, I learned quickly the value of money and not to waste things. At the same time, I also resented at times not being able to have what the other kids had when growing up.

But now, I see that being taught to live within your means and to have to work for what you get is infinitely more valuable than simply being given whatever I wanted. While I try to be more financially successful than my parents (as they want as well), I hope that I can pass these same values on to my own children. On that thought, I say – Thanks Mom (and Dad)!