Being from Boston and born into a family of Boston College Alumnis... that was a particularly painful loss yesterday. (Yes, worse than the Notre Dame losses... which weren't all that unexpected, eh?)
Well, it's Sunday, and I haven't shared my fantasy team yet. 10 team, let me know how I did on the auction:
QB Aaron Rodgers 56
RB Jamaal Charles 65
RB Chris Johnson 11
RB/WR Steven Jackson 7
WR Randall Cobb 19
WR Vincent Jackson 11
TE Vernon Davis 11
D/ST Panthers D/ST 1
K Mason Crosby 1
BE Andre Ellington 9
BE Kendall Wright 2
BE Bishop Sankey 2
BE Terrance Williams 2
BE Tony Romo 1
BE Dwayne Bowe 1
BE Donald Brown 1
Yes, we thought the Bowe/Ellington/Sankey picks were particularly smart (and we don't feel too bad about overpaying for Rodgers) - but there's not a ton of evidence to back that up yet. Wish us luck!
Links We Liked!
- Jason Hull does the math on whether or not you'll need life insurance. You'll want to read his conclusions on households with children, wealth - and the age of 39 (and debt).
- Some areas of the economy may have recovered, but Political Calculations turns the spotlight on an ignored stat: teen employment, which has been depressed since 2007. They'll also be tracking the effects of the California minimum wage increase in July (next one comes in 2016).
- At Boomer & Echo, an excellent post on the best time to invest.
- Len Penzo is NOT impressed with your luxury car.
- Morgan Housel, writing in the Wall Street Journal, shares three mistakes that we investors continually make.
- Matt at Mom and Dad Money asks whether a 15% savings rate is the right amount to recommend to a young saver. (We attempted to ask a similar question in calculator form, if you're interested!)
- SaveSpendSplurge asks: "are girls more expensive to raise than boys?". Discuss over there!
- Pauline at Reach Financial Independence tantalizes us with month 19 of the 'little' house in Guatemala (now expanded by another room).
