Category Archives: BJ News

RESP Book Winner

The RESP Book

Thanks very much to everyone who read and commented on my recent review of The RESP Book by Mike Holman. As I do for each of these draws, I numbered the comments and had my youngest son pick a number. The person with comment matching that number wins the book. This time, the winner is…

Book Winner: Consumed

Expectant of greater things, We try climbing – Higher And Higher; An effort that costs us much, Leaving us short of breath To find only The ground below is much prettier ~Phillip Pulfrey, “Mountains” Love, Abstraction and other Speculations Last Friday I posted a review of the book Consumed: Rethinking Business in the Era of…

Balance Junkie Summer Update

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. ~J. Lubbock I hope everyone is having an enjoyable summer so far. This is just to…

Balance Junkie Joins Seeking Alpha

I’d like to thank the editors at Seeking Alpha for inviting me to become a contributing author. That just means that they can republish any investing or market-related articles I write here on Balance Junkie over on Seeking Alpha. If you’re not familiar with Seeking Alpha, but are interested in the markets, investing, or economics,…

Book Winner & Financial News Roundup

Last week I posted a book review on Smart Tips for Estate Planning by Marvin Toy and Jim Yih. Jim was kind enough to offer a free copy to one reader. I included anyone who commented on the review itself or the free book post that went out the next day. I numbered the comments…

Free Book: Smart Tips for Estate Planning

Jim Yih has generously offered to send a free copy of his book, Smart Tips for Estate Planning, to one lucky reader. All you have to do is leave a comment on yesterday’s post (Book Review: Smart Tips for Estate Planning) and you’ll be entered in a draw to receive the book. Any comments left…

BJ Schedule Change

Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance. ~ Epicurus This post is just to let you know that I’ll be writing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from now on. Previously, I had been posting on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. School will be out soon, so my commitments at home…

Your Money Ratios Winner & Weekend Reading

I recently reviewed Your Money Ratios by Charles Farrell and the publisher was kind enough to offer a free copy to one of my readers. If you left a comment on the review, you were entered in the draw. I received 8 comments, so I numbered them from first to eighth. I asked my youngest son…